Julie Wright is back with another delightful romance! Glass Slippers, Ever After, and Me is based on the classic fairy tale Cinderella, but manages to be imaginative, smart, and wildly entertaining. This modern-day love story follows Lettie, a struggling writer with commitment issues, and Anders, a hard-working Swede with a keen sense of family duty. Scenes between the two produce great chemistry and readers will enjoy seeing the couple navigate their relationship through a myriad of challenges. Glass Slippers is unique in that Wright takes a look at what role social media plays in her characters’ careers, family life and relationships. Discussion questions at the back of the book make the story a perfect book club read. As the days grow colder, Glass Slippers, Ever After, and Me is the perfect Proper Romance to cozy up with!
Review of an Advance Reading Copy
This book was sent to Compass Book Ratings for review by Shadow Mountain
Content Analysis:
Profanity/Language: None
Violence/Gore: A character recalls receiving death threats about killing off her fictional character; a joke about taking care of someone by using a shovel and going to the woods; joking about killing a character’s mom out of frustration; sarcastic comment about taking one’s own life, an analogy is made involving domestic abuse; a joke is made about Hansel and Gretel and children being put into ovens.
Sex/Nudity: Several incidents of kissing; a few sexual references regarding a joke about pregnancy and mention of teenage pregnancy statistics; a joke about a ‘male escort’.
Mature Subject Matter:
Death of family member, divorce, stepfamilies, a character’s job in the medical profession involves death and dying, secondhand retelling of racist comments, incarceration.
Alcohol / Drug Use:
Mention of someone ‘downing drinks’; a drunk man is mentioned.
