Ever After Street #2,#3
An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street
The first book in this series was interesting, but I spent a chunk of the time reading it thinking of Disney and copyright issues of things like that happened in real life. This second one felt deeper than the previous work.
I liked the author’s use of Cinderella in the previous work.The Beauty and the Beast connection is well done in this one. Both the characters carry their own traumas, and that in return also means they hide away a part ( or in this case, whole) of themselves from the world.
Our bookseller has had trouble finding the spark that existed when her mother was alive. Finding out that the bookshop might need to vacate the premises if things didn’t change means a lot of thinking ( and tears). There aren’t many unexpected surprises for the readers, although the people in the book are surprised.
For a happily-ever-after plot set in a very filmy fairytale based location, the book touches on some deep-rooted emotional issues and how time and good company can help, if not cure.
I highly recommend this series for fans of the genre.
A Wonderland Wish on Ever After Street
I picked this up right at the heels of the previous one, since there was a hint about the content. We digress from the regular fairytales to Alice in Wonderland.
Our leading lady has a baker’s block. She also wants to run a tea shop with the Alice theme so she’s in a bit of a pickle. A man who embodies the Mad Hatter in person is dropped into her plans and things chug along in an interesting fashion.
Once again, I felt very emotional about the experiences the two characters have gone through and what they are striving for here. I may not have wept, but I did tear up at times.
There’s humour here as well, but fans of Alice will find even more than I did to enjoy within these pages.
I highly recommend this series as a whole to anyone on the lookout for lovable characters.
I received both these books as ARCs but my review is entirely based on my own reading experience.
