Once Upon a Time (A Broken Fairy Tale, Book 1)

3.5 “Fairy Tales Don’t Exist” Stars.

Payton had her heart broken once, so she doesn’t believe in fairytales anymore. She’s scared that she will end broken again. But while in work she meets Gabriel Black. The mysterious billionaire that becomes immediately taken by her. They are both attracted to each other, but she doesn’t believe in happy ends and is scared to let him in. Gabriel wants her, but she keeps pushing him away. And even Prince Charming eventually gets tired of running in circles, so Payton has to decide if she wants to be the fairytale princess, or if she’s going to let the villains win. First let me tell you that this was a sweet and surprisingly very steamy read. So if you want something light and sexy, this is a good choice. Why the rating, then? First, the way they met and how they get together was too rushed, too fast and too unrealistic. I didn’t feel the whole “falling in love” part. They just decide they were crazy for each other in about ten minutes. And despite the story having some nice “Cinderella” elements, like the ball, the perfect dress, the mean “sisters and stepmother”, it lacked some development and the story felt like it was being shoved through our throats. The pace was too fast and it didn’t gave us time to completely enjoy it. But the writing was good (although a little too many pre-made quotes and too many.sentences.like.this.) and I still want to read the next installment.

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