"The Amaranth Enchantment" -Julie Berry

I can't believe this is my first post of 2014!! So late in the month. Ah well, that's the way it goes etc. etc.

I haven't done much reading these past holidays because of my change in commute. I drive more than sit on a bus which reduces my "spare" time for reading. I know, shame on me. But this one was a fairly quick read regardless.

This Cinderella-esque tale is about Lucinda, a girl whose parents died when she was young, leaving her penniless. She's taken in by her uncle and step-aunt who treats her like a servant. She meets a prince when he comes into the shop but she also meets a thief, Peter. Peter teaches her how to steal and Beryl (essentially an alien & fairy godmother) gives her an opportunity to regain her property. Book includes a ball, surprise clothes & carriage, and even teasing over the midnight hour.

It was not a bad read. I don't even remember why I got it in the first place. A little bit too supernatural for a good fairy tale-to-novel transition though.

Read Also:

Jessica Day George's Princess of the Glass (book 2 of the trilogy).

Cameron Dokey's Before Midnight, part of the "Once Upon a Time" series.

Paula Brandon's "Veiled Isles" trilogy struck me as an adult version of the same book (complete with zombies!)