| Title | : | The Perrault Vow (The Grimm Legacy Book 5) |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 245 |
| Publication | : | Published September 2, 2016 |
The Big Day is on the horizon, a special wedding day for a very special couple, but Janie and her friends have a to-do list a mile long before the ceremony, not the least of which is sitting for the bar exam. Of course a magical emergency comes up at the most stressful week in their lives, with a pair of glass slippers appearing in the stacks of wedding gifts piling up at their house. Who could have left them and what could they mean for Janie, Aiden, Mia, Jonah, Bert, and Allie, as they try to determine the name of the gift giver, their magical danger, and the rightful owner of those delicate shoes?
But bigger problems are on the horizon. Evangeline has secured a pass to attend the wedding, a witch is targeting Bert, and a woman is searching for her stepsister, jealous of her magical talents. Who is in danger? Who is the mastermind bringing all of these bad guys together? Buttercream or fondant? Satin or Tulle? Contracts or Torts? Evidence or Civil Procedure? All of this converges on Janie’s house, along with a cat named Bob, searching for a lost set of boots, during the week that Mia and Janie’s careers hang in the balance. Can they solve the mystery, keep everyone safe, pass the bar exam, and pull off a wedding without a magical catastrophe?
The Perrault Vow (The Grimm Legacy Book 5) Reviews
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I had trouble reading this book. Many characters with various problems were hard to keep track of while reading. One specific chapter about an abusive husband had nothing to do with the story & should have been edited out. I always finish a book when I begin reading it but it was hard to keep going with this one.
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Janie Grimm and her fiance Aiden are planning their wedding, which will take place at their house. As if that wasn't stressful enough, Janie & her housemate Mia are taking the Bar exam. And of course, a magical mystery in the form of a long ago hidden pair of glass slippers being left on the steps of their house, as if they were meant as a wedding gift, falls into their lap during the middle of it all.
This book centers around the tales of Charles Perrault, the french writer that many might more easily recognize under the name of Mother Goose. I grew up reading those tales, though the versions I read as a child were likely not as dark as the original tales.
In this book, Perrault was a human who had become aware of the dangers of many magical items & beings. He had gathered & hidden away as many such items as he could, including the glass slippers. So now Janie & her friends need to figure out how the shoes arrived at her door, who left them there, as well as what to do about all of it. Unfortunately, the one person who knows the truth of what took place back in those days is bound by a magical vow not to reveal the location of the hidden items.
I enjoyed reading this story. I have always enjoyed fairy tales and the many variations that I have been fortunate enough to come across. While this book may have been centered around the tale of Cinderella, it also included a number of other recognizable fairy tale references worked into the story.
Ms. King has succeeded in holding my interest in this book, as well as in the previous ones in the series. I would gladly return to read more of these books if she were to decide to continue on with the series, but given what is shared in the epilogue, I doubt that she currently has plans for this series to continue.
If you enjoy reading twisted fairy tales or stories of the faerie realms, I do recommend giving this book, as well as the previous ones in the series a try. I found them all to be very enjoyable.
