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Shoes: A Reluctant Fairy Tale
A Short Fairy Tale.
It’s pretty obvious if you think about it that it wasn’t a magical girdle that Aphrodite had. It was a pair of magic shoes. So where are those shoes now? Making the rounds with mortal women!
Grace Gallagher would be the first to say she’s nothing special. Short, on the plump side, with a failing bookstore, she is the black sheep of her large family. More than anything she wants to live her own life, have an adventure, maybe even a little romance like in those books she hides from her parents.
Then a strangely handsome man drops off a package at the shop, addressed to her. Inside are a pair of shoes.
It’s pretty obvious if you think about it that it wasn’t a magical girdle that Aphrodite had. It was a pair of magic shoes. So where are those shoes now? Making the rounds with mortal women!
Grace Gallagher would be the first to say she’s nothing special. Short, on the plump side, with a failing bookstore, she is the black sheep of her large family. More than anything she wants to live her own life, have an adventure, maybe even a little romance like in those books she hides from her parents.
Then a strangely handsome man drops off a package at the shop, addressed to her. Inside are a pair of shoes.
90 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2014
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December 11, 2014
*Potential spoiler
An OK sweet and to the point short story (btw I knew going in this was a short story). I think it could of been a little more fleshed out so it didn't seem so rushed. And what about the shoes?? That was the whole center point of the story! I've read (and highly enjoyed) two other series by this author but didn't feel this one was up to her usual writing skills. Also, could use another look through for errors. Overall a decent read for some quick, light reading.
An OK sweet and to the point short story (btw I knew going in this was a short story). I think it could of been a little more fleshed out so it didn't seem so rushed. And what about the shoes?? That was the whole center point of the story! I've read (and highly enjoyed) two other series by this author but didn't feel this one was up to her usual writing skills. Also, could use another look through for errors. Overall a decent read for some quick, light reading.
January 7, 2017
It was cute. Suffered from some editorial flaws, but not horrendously so. Likely would have given 4 stars except that at about the 3/4 point, it just seemed to be dragging; I just needed to get to the end game.
December 29, 2019
Every Girl Needs the Perfect Pair of Shoes!!
Fantastic read. Truly a comical fairytale. OMP I will never in all my days think of cucumbers the same again.
Fantastic read. Truly a comical fairytale. OMP I will never in all my days think of cucumbers the same again.
November 7, 2020
Duality in many forms.
A very interesting take on the Cinderella story mixing in a different form of magic and the duality of love. It is unusual and whilst slow at times for me gets bonus points for the use of Oma (Austrian way of saying Grandma) in the book! It made me miss my Oma. I enjoyed the boost in confidence whilst at the same time the crashes of societal attitudes. I highly enjoyed this growth of the main character even though there was a level of shallowness to all the others. A fun read.
A very interesting take on the Cinderella story mixing in a different form of magic and the duality of love. It is unusual and whilst slow at times for me gets bonus points for the use of Oma (Austrian way of saying Grandma) in the book! It made me miss my Oma. I enjoyed the boost in confidence whilst at the same time the crashes of societal attitudes. I highly enjoyed this growth of the main character even though there was a level of shallowness to all the others. A fun read.
April 25, 2023
interesting fairytale
Lots to unpack in this story, but a sweet ending, I felt really sorry for the groom, and disliked her whole family.
Lots to unpack in this story, but a sweet ending, I felt really sorry for the groom, and disliked her whole family.
December 13, 2014
Not bad...
I liked this book but it was obvious from the minute Gracie got the shoes that she'd end up with Rafe. I just found the end a bit too neat and yet with so many loose ends. A bit of comeuppance for her evil family would have been nice too....
I liked this book but it was obvious from the minute Gracie got the shoes that she'd end up with Rafe. I just found the end a bit too neat and yet with so many loose ends. A bit of comeuppance for her evil family would have been nice too....
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