Thank you to Edelweiss and the publisher for the opportunity to read this book.

Everyone! READ. THIS. BOOK.

Excuse my flailing but I absolutely freaking loved this. There is not a single thing about Carmen's story that I didn't love. There is tension, there is romance, there is friendship, there is character development, there is family trauma, there are life lessons. And it's all wonderfully done.

The fact that Carmen has to work as a "Dream" for the summer and dress up as Belle from beauty and the beast for children's parties was just the most endearing thing. I loved her confidence, I loved her attitude and her fight. Carmen is not here to be trifled with. She is a strong, independent female character who has been burned lots of times before and she had enough - understandably. I loved the slow budding romance between her and the Love interest (no spoilers!!). It was so goddamn charming that I kept having to put my book down to be able to properly sigh.

Carmen is also headstrong and knows what she wants, which was absolutely fabulous to witness. The way she solves her problems and doesn't run away from them is absolutely inspiring and I definitely have found a new book for my favourites shelf.

Simply put: This book is a modern fairy tale in which the princess swears and makes the prince work for her.

So. Perfect, really.