Cinderella Effect

by Miriam Morrison

Serial fiance and struggling artist Lila Barton lives with her family in a dilapidated mansion. Penniless, directionless and having sworn off men, Lila is delighted to land a job working for her famous godfather who is directing a star-studded charity production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. She is even more thrilled to learn that Hollywood heart-throb Mitch Clayton will be one of the stars, although she's promised her sister she won't get engaged again ... this year at least!But avoiding Mitch's advances is proving tricky. And then there's Mitch's stepbrother, Johnny, the Cinderfella of the Clayton clan. It turns out he's a man of many secrets and Lila can't help but be intrigued ...

Genres: Chick Lit, Romance

Paperback

First published February 1, 2009

Reviews

[Jack · Rating 4 out of 5]

To bet honest, I am most definitely not a chick flick person. I get bored of the genre quite easily that at some point I got really annoyed with myself. Still, that didn't stop me from keeping on trying to find just the book to read that could keep my attention to it for more than 10 minutes (I have trouble concentrating). From the very first page, I've loved the book. Miriam Morrison is indeed a fun-filled writer and not afraid to fill random lines with her humour. Lila cracked me up almost every chapter, yet, she was not exactly tragic. I'd have to say she was fairly likable. She had her flaws, insecurities, etc. Johnny was brilliant in my opinion. I couldn't help myself from rooting for him from the very beginning. He is indeed sarcastic and bitter, yet he isn't. It's just his very presence I suppose. Mitch really crack me up, he's a typial all brawn and no brain who thinks every girl on the planet wanted to shag him... Honestly, those lads still exist? I was thoroughly entertain by the time I finished the last sentence. Male version of Cinderella - who would have thought, eh? Of course, I might just read it again =D

[Fluffychick · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not sure i would have picked this up from the shelf, but it came as an Amazon recommendation and as I was buying other stuff I decided to try it. It loses a star for taking me a while to get into it, a lot of chick-lit is written in first person which is fine, but when it alternatives between Lila and Johnny's voice, I found it a bit irritating...and probably made me less sympathetic towards the main female character. Yes, it's predictable, aren't they all? But it's a pleasant holiday weekend read.

[Aileen · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was a bit disappointed with this book from the description it sounded
really good, it started off ok, however after Chapter 4 I got bored
with the book, and couldn’t wait to finish it, however a good ending.
An ok read.

[Preet · Rating 3 out of 5]

I loved reading about the eccentric Barton family and Willow Barton. The characters were interesting and everyone had their own road blocks from being the best versions of themselves. It made for some interesting reading. There weren't really any shocking twists, but it's an enjoyable read.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very fun, easy, silly

[Vicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good as brain candy. It's just too bad all her characters sounded British. Even the ones who weren't.

[Bookwurm23]

touching yet awesome