We’re
continuing with our new Best of/Worst of feature today with author J.A.
Kazimer. When she isn't looking for a place to hide the bodies, she
devotes her time to playing with a pup named Killer. Other hobbies include murdering
houseplants. She spent a few years stalking people while working as a private
investigator before transitioning to the moniker of WRITER and penning over 15
titles. Learn more about her and her books at her website.
Top 3
Best/Worst of Fairytale Happily Ever Afters
So excited to do a Best/Worst of post, especially on
something so near and dear to my heart – Fairytales. Thanks for the
opportunity!
Happily ever after is what fairytales, and hopefully
life, are all about. But some fairytales leave me questioning just how lucky
these princesses or in some cases, princes might be.
Best of:
3. Cinderella—Prince Charming is worth a busted heel
or two, for the size of his…palace.
2. The Frog Prince—The princess is willing to get her
hands, or in her case, her lips a little dirty in order to find her happily
ever after. So what if he smells like pond water? She’s my kind of girl.
1. The Ugly Duckling—Chances are, you’ve dreamed
about heading back to your high school reunion, dressed to kill, and showing
all those ducks just how swan-like you’ve become. I know I have.
Honorable
mention:
Rapunzel—What woman has time to style hair that long
every morning?
Worst of:
3. Little Red Riding Hood—While she very well might’ve
lived happily ever after, how does one un-see dear old granny half-digested by
a wolf? Let alone ever venture outside again?
2. Rumpelstiltskin—He just wants a child of his own.
And really, does the deceitful miller’s daughter genuinely deserve her babe
after making such a promise? Child Protective Services should, at the very
least, be checking in to make sure she hasn’t pledged away any of her other
offspring.
1. The Princess and the Pea—Talk about terrible
mothers-in-law. I don’t care how great the prince is. He’s not worth spending
the night tossing and turning because his mother has trust issues. Add in the
fact, he only marries the princess because she has sensitive skin. Awkward once
he finds out she isn’t really royalty but uses a really good moisturizer.
Honorable
mentions:
The Little Mermaid—She opts to give up her life under
the sea to live with the prince who isn’t smart enough not to fall into the
ocean in the first place.
Snow White—She ends up living happily ever after with
a basic stranger who kisses random women in comas. I have a sneaking suspicion
he either winds up in jail or she learns how to bake poisoned apple pies from
the Evil Queen.
What are some of the best or worst fairytale romances
you’ve read?
CUFFED: A
Detective Goldie Locks Mystery
Detective Goldie Locks isn’t looking for just the
right bed. Or any bed for that matter.
She’s on the hunt for a killer.
When she discovers the fingerprints of a
once-upon-a-time lover, a man who jumped over a candlestick and out a window to
leave her facing some serious trespassing trouble alone, at a crime scene, she
vows to see him in handcuffs.
Jack B. Nimble has other ideas.
He threatens her adoptive family if Goldie doesn’t
help him clear his villainous name, much to the chagrin of her current
boyfriend and quite possibly the next mayor, Beau White, the fairest man in all
the land.
Trying to prove his innocence turns out to be harder
than she expected, especially when Jack refuses to aid in his defense, and
instead, starts a campaign to ‘win’ her back. Goldie might be a blond, but she’s
far from dumb enough to fall for his charms a second time.
Or so she tells herself every time his lips meet
hers.
The deeper she plows into the rabbit hole and Jack’s
soul, the more she learns about his motives for returning to the city—Destroying
her perfectly crafted life.
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