The Cinderella Rules [Hardcover]

Donna Kauffman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 2004

Rule #1 Always try on more than one glass slipper....employ some discretion. Flings are faulous. Just don't get caught... funny, romantic

Product Details

• Hardcover: 398 pages
• Publisher: Bantam 2004/04 (2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0739439227
• ISBN-13: 978-0739439227
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.5 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (20 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,842,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

USA Today bestselling and award winning author Donna Kauffman has published over fifty titles, most currently still in worldwide release, with many translated into more than a dozen languages. She has seen her books reviewed in venues ranging from Kirkus to Library Journal to Entertainment Weekly and excerpted in magazines, including Cosmopolitan. A previous RITA finalist and DC native, she currently resides just outside the nation's capital in northern Virginia. You can contact her directly through her website at www.donnakauffman.com

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Total plot failure, May 24, 2004

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eiie (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cinderella Rules (Paperback)

Does the romance succeed? Yes. But does the plot succeed? No. This novel leads you on and makes you think that the plot is actually about the heroine's love life and her strained relations with her own family. But the second half of the novel is clearly about playing "secret agent" and has little to do with the emotional development of the heroine. [...] Save yourself the dissapointment of this unsatisfying read and pick up a different book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars This "glass slipper" doesn't fit, May 2, 2005

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Tracy Vest (Northern California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Cinderella Rules (Paperback)

Sisters Darby and Pepper couldn't be more different. Darby is grounded and prefers the wilds of her ranch in Wyoming to the schmoozing of Washington DC. When Pepper calls her in desperation to take her place as the date of one of their father's business associates, Darby reluctantly agrees. Enter the makeover mavens from Glass Slipper, Inc. They specialize in taking even the toughest gal and turning her into a princess. They will have their work cut out with Darby.

Shane, the nephew of one of the founders snags a seat on the limo and instantly is attracted to Darby, and watches with amusement as she endures her makeover hell. The story starts out with so many possibilities, and is quite humorous. Then suddenly it becomes an industrial espionage story invovling Interpol and becomes so convoluted, that you just want to say "enough already!!"

I was disappointed - had she stuck with the original premise, the story would have been a fresh take on the fairy tales we grew up with. This one isn't on par with "Dear Prince Charming" or "The Big Bad Wolf Tells All" - might as well skip Cinderella, as this glass slipper does not fit.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great characters - a fun read!, July 5, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: The Cinderella Rules (Paperback)

The perfect romance for the summer. I loved getting to know Darby and Shane as well as the fairy godmothers. It was a blast. I disagree with a previous writer, concerned with minor details and would like to point out, it's fiction! This was definately worth reading and I can't wait for the "Prince CHarming".