If the Shoe Fits by Julie MurphyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a fresh take on the Cinderella story featuring a plus-size heroine.
Cindy has just graduated from design school (Parsons in NYC). She struggled the last year (delayed grief from losing her father suddenly 3 years prior) and has been blocked creatively. So on graduation, she moves in with her step-mom with plans to nanny her triplet 1/2 siblings while she figures out her next step(s). On the way home she has a chance encounter with a guy on the plane that she clicks with. But she doesn't get his number. Nor he hers.
Erica (her step-mom) is a producer for a Bachelor-like show called "After Midnight." She (and her step-sisters Anna and Drew) go on the show. She hopes to find some inspiration and get her name out there in fashion as a fresh shoe designer. And the Bachelor is none other than Henry, the man from the plane.
I liked the behind the scenes of the reality show (I've watched both the Bachelor and Bachelorette). I think the best parts of this was the fact that Erica is a nice step-mother. Anna and Drew are supportive step-sisters. That is not to say they aren't flawed (they are), but they aren't bad like the fairy tale. I also liked how "After Midnight" ended and the actual end of the book. I would have liked an epilogue however (like this is where Cindy
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