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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “Jude Devereaux is one of my favorite authors. I like the way she weaves a good story line into a little supernatural. There is also romanace, without it being too smarmy. In this story Berni has not gotten it right the first time. She ends up in the "kitchen" and has to go back to earth and to...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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walkbyfaith wrote this review Tuesday, August 2, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Jace Mongomery was a stranger in Chandler. Tall, proud, and ruggedly handsome, he would make any woman's heart beat faster... Even shy, sweet Nellie Grayson -- Nellie, who thought only of her beautiful younger sister's happiness. With Nellie's tireless aid, Terel Grayson easily became the belle of Chandler, Colorado. Yet Jace, homesick for his closeknit family in Maine, took immediately to Nellie. For the first time, Nellie was the center of attention. It was a heady, delightful feeling...almost as wonderful as the moment when Jace gave her her very first kiss. Nellie was sure her romantic idyll would end -- how long could Jace resist the lovely Terel's charms? But with the help of an enchanting new friend, Nellie would discover that her flirtatious sister might not be the woman to win the gallant Jace Montgomery....”
Kinga wrote this review Tuesday, July 26, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This is a quick read - but that does not keep it from being a fantastic little book! Its a great romance that takes you from a high to a low like it should.”
Joan Højberg wrote this review Thursday, July 14, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“One of my all time favorite books - sometimes what you think you want isn't what you wanted at all. ”
Constance Ruth Clark wrote this review Thursday, April 28, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“A cute story - wonderful heroine and a sweet hero. Despised the obnoxious sister and could have done without the fairy godmother. ”
Lauren B wrote this review Sunday, April 24, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“nellie hearts jace.....................enchanting..[3[3[3”
sherazade l wrote this review Saturday, January 1, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Good book....easy read.
Therese D wrote this review Friday, July 23, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
I hate the sister!”“This is my favorite Jude Deveraux book. I don't know why, but I just love it.”
Mara P wrote this review Friday, May 21, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book begins with the death of Berni, a woman who made a living of marrying rich men, spending money to look young at other's expense and was basically a self centered selfish person. Berni dies and goes to the "Kitchen" a kind of half way place between heaven and earth where she must do a good deed for someone on earth to earn a place in heaven. Berni is assigned Nellie an overweight woman who is used by a servant by her selfish sister and father. Berni is turned off by Nellie because she is fat and thinks she wants to help Terel instead. Berni gives Nellie three wishes to use thinking it will show she is really a selfish person and will use them to get even with her family.
Amy wrote this review Thursday, April 22, 2010. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Nellie's sister Terel has the same kind of personality that Berni had while alive and Terel is very jealous of Nellie. Even though Terel has always been the popular sister, she is jealous that Nellie always draws people to love her because she is such a good person and is actually very beautiful. Terel keeps sweets around to feed Nellie when she is feeling depressed because she wants Nellie to stay fat so she never marries and always is there to take care of her. Nellie secretly wishes her family will always be comfortable, Terel will be popular and her father will be successful. She unknowingly uses her three wishes on other people.
Jace Montgomery, a wealthy associate of Nellie and Terel's father comes to dinner one night and instantly falls in love with Nellie. Nellie can't believe he actually likes her and Terel is extremely jealous. Terel plots to keep the two apart and spreads rumors that Jace is seeing women all over town and is actually dating Nellie to get to their father's money. What Terel knows and Nellie doesn't is that Jace is several times wealthier than their father. When Berni sees Nellie didn't use her wishes for herself she finally realizes that Nellie is a good person who deserves to be happy. Berni wishes Nellie to be thin thinking that will make her happy. Of course, that doesn't work.
After Terel plots and schemes, Nellie and Jace never get together. Berni comes to earth to straighten things out.
This story is a kind of cinderella and her fairy god mother story and is sweet.”
“A retelling on the classic Cinderella story with an unlikely fairy godmother! The concept of the kitchen is hilarious! Basically the kitchen is purgatory for women who did neither good nor evil in their life and thus they must experience everything for the first time in it. Definite great book once more by Jude Deveraux!”
Invincible Cardboard Hero wrote this review Tuesday, November 3, 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
