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Original Title: | A Kiss at Midnight |
ISBN: | 0061626848 (ISBN13: 9780061626845) |
Edition Language: | English URL http://www.eloisajames.com/bookshelf/kiss-midnight.php |
Series: | Fairy Tales #1 |
Characters: | Katherine Daltry, Gabriel Albrecht-Frederick William von Aschenberg, Jonas Berwick, Mariana Daltry, Victoria Daltry |
Setting: | Lancashire, England England |
Literary Awards: | RITA Award by Romance Writers of America Nominee for Historical Romance (2011) |
Eloisa James
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 370 pages Rating: 3.8 | 15854 Users | 1479 Reviews
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Title | : | A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales #1) |
Author | : | Eloisa James |
Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 370 pages |
Published | : | July 27th 2010 by Avon |
Categories | : | Romance. Historical Romance. Historical. Historical Fiction. Fantasy. Fairy Tales |
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Miss Kate Daltry doesn't believe in fairy tales . . . or happily ever after.Forced by her stepmother to attend a ball, Kate meets a prince... and decides he's anything but charming. A clash of wits and wills ensues, but they both know their irresistible attraction will lead nowhere. For Gabriel is promised to another woman—a princess whose hand in marriage will fulfill his ruthless ambitions.
Gabriel likes his fiancee, which is a welcome turn of events, but he doesn't love her. Obviously, he should be wooing his bride-to-be, not the witty, impoverished beauty who refuses to fawn over him.
Godmothers and glass slippers notwithstanding, this is one fairy tale in which destiny conspires to destroy any chance that Kate and Gabriel might have a happily ever after.
Unless a prince throws away everything that makes him noble...
Unless a dowry of an unruly heart trumps a fortune...
Unless one kiss at the stroke of midnight changes everything.
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Ratings: 3.8 From 15854 Users | 1479 ReviewsNotice Of Books A Kiss at Midnight (Fairy Tales #1)
What an original and charming take on the traditional Perrault's storyline! But don't worry, you'll all the same get the selfish stepmother, the vacuous stepsister, a castle, a faux-glass slipper, a very particular version of "the rats" and an outrageously cheeky and meddling fairy godmother who gets the best lines.Oh, and of course there are a prince and a down-on-her-luck heroine sharing a passionate and sexy romance.Regency fluff at its best, with an engaging writing and sparkling dialogues.
Really good retelling of Cinderella!I loved both characters of Kate and the Prince of Marburg, Gabriel. Both were written to be witty, honorable and likable characters.The chemistry between the two was well done and you could tell they were interested in each other, more then just lust. It really didn't start until about 40% in when they were actually interacting more with each other and the plot had been developed.Lots of secondary characters in the book and I really enjoyed them as well,
In the authors note in the back of this book, Eloisa James writes A Kiss at Midnight, I cannot emphasize too firmly, is a fairy tale, not an historical novel. I think this statement would have benefited from being at the front of the book. Whether that would have improved my enjoyment of the first part of this novel is unlikely, but I think I would have preferred that knowledge going in.For the first several chapters of this novel (in fact, it was probably more like a third of the book), I was
Once upon a time..not to long ago. A reviewer named Rane came across a book, but not just any book- a book with a beautiful cover in shades of the fairy tale Cinderella. Now Rane has read many good things about this book, and the stars bestowed upon showed its favor to other readers. So taking a chance, she picked up this book and took it home with her, hoping all turned out well, if not she could complain loudly. Thankfully, Rane did not have to complain and saved her vocal cords the trauma.
4.5My friends Catherine and Uniquelymoi recommended this book to me, and it is official: they can recommend books to me anytime!I started this really late, like 10 pm late. I just wanted to read a bit before bed. Big mistake. I got so caught up that I didn't stop reading til about 2 am when I finished the book!I'm not a huge fan of any new takes on classic fairy tales, so this never rated high on my to-read list, but with the reviews my friends had given this book, I bumped it up. I loved it. I
27 November 2015: $2.99 on Kindle23 September 2015: $1.99 on Kindle2 September 2015: $3.99 on Kindle9 June 2015: $1.99 on Kindle4 March 2015: $2.99 on Kindle27 January 2015: $2.99 on Kindle6/13/2012: $0.993.5 Stars I think. A slow start kept me from getting into right away, and it took me a little bit to start to feel anything more than 'meh' for Kate. But after it started to pick up, I loved it. Gabriel is awesome. Secondary characters are fantastic. And the romance is sigh worthy. Ending?
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