Personally, I Blame my Fairy Godmother by Claudia Carroll

Original Title: Personally, I blame my Fairy Godmother
Year Published: 2010
Published by: HarperCollinsPublishers
Number of Pages: 411
First Sentence; "Once upon a time, there was a little girl whose favourite fairytale character was Cinderella."
Goodreads Rating: 4/5

Plot:
Jessie Woods absolutely believes in fairytale endings. So would you if you had a high flying carer as a daredevil TV host, a palatial pink mansion and the dream boyfriend.

But, quicker than you can say Cinderella, her life falls to pieces and suddenly her prince isn't quite so charming, her party-loving friends disappear and even her faithful friend Visa no longer loves her...

Utterly heartbroken and jobless, Jessie is forced back home, to live with her stepmum and two evil stepsisters.

Is it time fore her to give up on the dream - or will Jessie learn that happy endings can come in the strangest of places?

My thoughts:
I really liked this book. It is not as predictable as it might seem but actually has some good plot-twists, interesting characters and the romance is not the main focus which is quite refreshing in books like this.

Jessie is a good character with many layers. She starts off really superficial but knowing that she is so. She knows that the life she leads might not be the best but has convinced herself that she is living the dream. On the surface she is. She's got a great job, perfect boyfriend and beautiful house... Well at least on paper. The job is not that glamorous, the boyfriend full of flaws and the house rented. After a personal disaster she has to move back home to her stepfamily. During her time there she goes through such an amazing character development, which was really great to read.

The family is amazing as well. They are absolutely terrible at first but you grow to, well maybe not love, but really care for them. Not everything is as it seems here either. But that will mean spoilers if I say anything more.

The love interest? His name is Steve, and is a childhood aquaintance that Jessie now meets again. There is sparks and romance but what is lovely about this books is that its part of the plot, but not the main plot.

Instead, you get to read about strong women and relationship between families and friends. Even when your life hit rock bottom, there is still light in the darkness.

Do I recommend this book?
Yes I do. It's a great book. If you like the "chick flick" genre than this is a book for you.

Happy Reading!