Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays: The Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloester Book Blitz with Review & Giveaway #ReadSwoonRepeat

Welcome to this week’s

Swoon Romance YA Wednesdays!

This week features:

The Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloester!

Be sure to enter the giveaway found at the end of the post!

Review:

I actually purchased this book last year along with its companion novel, The Rapunzel Dilemma.  I loved it. I thought it was incredibly sweet and fun and a really lovely fairy tale retelling.

I loved Angel Moncoeur and found my self caring about her and what happened to her in the story and I particularly liked the way she builds her relationship with her 'grandmother' even though she is only pretending to be her grand daughter.

I also loved the romance in this novel. It was the sweet swoony kind where you really wanted Angel to keep her prince charming even when her true identity is revealed. And I loved Nick, he really was the perfect prince Charming and I loved the chemistry between him and Angel even if he did think she was someone else.

I flew through this story enjoying every word and once I reached the end wanted to know more about Angel's story and what would happen next. I found the way Ms Kloester told the story and Angel's voice kept me engaged and involved all the way through.

If you are looking for a fun, sweet quick read filled with romance and awesome feels, then you will enjoy The Cinderella Moment

I give this story 3 3/4 stars

Sapphired Dragon xx

“I adored this book. It made me think of Sabrina meets Anna and the French Kiss.” – Amanda

“If you love a good male lead, and you love fairy-tale style re-tellings then this is the book for you!” — Claire

“This one played out in my head like a movie.” — Michelle, Novels on the Run

“So nice to see a clean, old-fashioned romantic coming of age story. I can see Disney knocking on Ms. Kloester’s door soon. A very charming read. I will recommend to my students this fall.” —MaryAnn E.

“I just loved this book! So not was I was expecting. Clean, romantic and the fashion is to die for!” — K. Mendez


Let the masquerade begin!

Angel Moncoeur has always wanted to be a fashion designer, but without money or connections, it’s going to be a challenge. When an opportunity to leave her home in New York and head to Paris appears, Angel grabs it – even if it means masquerading as her best friend Lily. That can’t be too hard, can it? But when she falls in love with her very own Prince Charming who thinks she’s someone else, Angel embarks on a plan to secure her happy ever after.

THE CINDERELLA MOMENT is a fabulously fun story about high society, mistaken identity, love, betrayal, friendship – and great clothes!

THE CINDERELLA MOMENT is a contemporary twist on the Cinderella fairytale. There are no fantasy or magical elements. This is NOT a paranormal or fantasy novel! This is a clean contemporary coming of age story that readers can be conformtable recommending to daughters, nieces, students and friends who enjoy teen romance reads. Originally published in Austalia by Penguin. Available in the U.S. in both print and eBook from Swoon Romance.

The Cinderella Moment
by Jennifer Kloester
Publication Date: December 2013
Publisher: Swoon Romance

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I was born in Melbourne, Australia, but have lived and worked in Papua New Guinea and the Middle East and travelled to more than thirty countries. During my time abroad I studied as an off-campus student with Deakin University and achieved my BA (Hons) while raising my three children. After graduating with a PhD in history from the University of Melbourne, I had my first two books: 'Georgette Heyer's Regency World' and 'Georgette Heyer' (the biography) published in both the UK and the USA. I've had lots of fun giving talks around the world on Georgette Heyer and the Regency, and am a passionate advocate for women writers, books and reading. My first novel, 'The Cinderella Moment', was published by Penguin Australia and Swoon Romance in 2013 and will be followed by the sequel, The Rapunzel Dilemma in 2014. I love writing and spending time with my family, gardening, reading and going to the beach. I have a black belt in karate and am love having adventures. One of my favourite things is experiencing new cultures, meeting new people and trying out different languages. Particular interests include Georgette Heyer first editions, and after a glorious visit to South Korea in 2012, Korean language and culture.

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Stacking The Shelves #31

Welcome to Stacking The Shelves! Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga Reviews and is a meme to share those books, both print and e-book, that have been added to your shelves in the last week/s.

It was a quieter week on the blog this week with only the one review being posted on monday and just a couple of other posts throughout the week. I spent most of the week either busy at work, reading or catching up on Marvel Agents of SHIELD. I am only just over a season behind now :-P

Whilst the beginning of the week in terms of new books, towards the end of the week I got notice of some tour stops I will be participating in over the coming weeks and the review titles that went with them.  take a look on the left to see some of the tours and events I will be participating in over the next couple of weeks.

I am also looking forward to Armchair BEA next week.  Who else is participating?  This will be my 3 or maybe fourth year being involved though I really need to get to work on my posts.  Let me known if you are participating and I will come by and visit during the week :-)

Reading wise, this week I read Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen ( see review here) and Son of Neptune (Heroes of Olympus #2) and I have been listening to The battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians #4).  It can be a little confusing at times but it still works as I actually read the entire first Percy jackson series a couple of years so its kind of a refresher and I am really enjoying the Heroes of Olympus series.  So much so that I have already reserved books 3 and 4 at the library. Who else is excited about The Sword of Summer (Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard #1) coming out in October???

 I also just started on Nowhere But Here (Thunder Road #1) by Katie McGarry this morning. Really enjoying it so far.  Almost didn't want to put it down to finish this post :-P  Stay tuned for the review this week!

Even my library finds this week are actually earlier books in the series for a couple of the ARCS I received to review.

What is on your reading list this week?

E-Arcs (Bookouture via Netgally)

I read the first two books in this series earlier this year and reviewed the first book here in late February.  This is actually the fifth and final book in the series and I cannot wait to see what happens

Night School: EndGame by C J Daugherty

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Broken. Scattered. But not defeated.

The spy is gone but the cost has been high - the rebels at Cimmeria Academy have lost their leader and Carter West is missing. Nathaniel can taste victory. But Allie and the other survivors aren't done yet. First they have to get Carter back. Then they plan to make Nathaniel pay.

One way or another - the game must end.

Endgame is the thrilling fifth and final book in the internationally bestselling Night School series.

E-Arcs for Blog Tours/Blitzes

Got confirmation of my stops for a few Blog tours and Blitzes this week - two of them also have already provided the review copy i will be reviewing for my stops.  Check out the Blog Tiour banners on the left for more info on these tours

The Cinderella Moment by Jennifer Kloester 

A love of fashion.

A couture competition.

A once-in-a-lifetime chance . . .

Angel Moncoeur has always wanted to be a fashion designer, but without money or connections, it's going to be a challenge. When an opportunity to leave her home in New York and head to Paris appears, Angel grabs it – even if it means masquerading as her best friend Lily. That can't be too hard, can it?

But faking things doesn't come easy for Angel, so when she falls in love with her very own Prince Charming and he thinks she's someone else, things start to get complicated.

Angel needs to stop her secrets unravelling if she wants to live happily ever after . . .

From exciting talent Jennifer Kloester comes this fabulous story about high society, mistaken identity, love, betrayal, friendship – and great clothes.

Purchase: Amazon | Booktopia  | Book Depository

Finding Mr Darcy: High School Edition by Erin Butler

Sixteen-year-old Liza Johnson takes fangirl to a whole new level of crazy when she decides to take dating advice from her literary hero: Jane Austen.

With the help of her best friends, Liza sheds her ancient-speak and complete Austen wardrobe for something a bit more modern in an attempt at finding her very own Mr. Darcy.

Enter Will, the new kid and Liza's Darcy incarnate. Add her BFF's ex to mix and the sexy Brit who kisses with an accent, and Liza is in trouble.

So, what's a girl to do? Without her mom to go to relationship advice, Liza turns to the only person she can truly trust with matters of the heart via her mother's copy of COMPLETED WORKS OF JANE AUSTEN.

It's too bad Austen's heroines have never played Spin the Bottle or Seven Minutes in Heaven. Liza's determined to find her true Austen-esque happy ending, but if she can't trust herself instead of books, she just might end up in her own tragic love story.

Purchase: Amazon  

Library Books :

As mentioned earlier, this week my library finds are earlier books in two series wheer i wil be review the latest one.

Snow Like Ashes by Sara Raasch

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Night School: Fracture (Night School #3) by C J Daugherty

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Night School: Resistance (Night School #4) by C J Daugherty

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So what did you add to your shelves this week?

Stacking The Shelves #17

Welcome to  Stacking The Shelves!  Stacking the Shelves is hosted by Tynga Reviews and is a meme to share those books, both print and e-book, that have been added to your shelves in the last week/s.

Very quiet week on the book gathering front, which was not necessarily a bad thing as what I did receive was quality and it gave me a chance to get more reading and review writing done.

Ebooks For Review (Penguin Teen Australiavia Netgalley)

The Rapunzel Dilemma  by Jennifer Kloester

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Lily's had a charmed life so far, and now she's off to London to pursue her dream of becoming a great actor. But life at the London Drama Academy is full of surprises – and for the first time, Lily finds that things don't always go her way.

It's not just the other students who are making life difficult. Lily's got a secret she's not sure how to handle, but she finds that a room in one of the Academy's deserted towers makes a perfect refuge. Lily can't stay locked in the tower forever, though. And when she meets the mysterious Ronan Carver, everything starts to change . . .

A fast-paced modern fairytale and companion novel to The Cinderella Moment, from talented YA author Jennifer Kloester.

Purchased: 

House Rules (Chicagoland Vampires #7)  by Chloe Neill

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In a city full of vampires, trouble never sleeps.

At the tender age of twenty-seven, Merit became a sword-wielding vampire. Since then, she’s become the protector of her House, watched Chicago nearly burn to the ground, and seen her Master fall and rise. Now she’ll see her mettle—and her metal—tested like never before.

It started with two . . . Two rogues vanishing without a trace. Someone is targeting Chicago’s vampires, and anyone could be next. With their house in peril, Merit and her Master, the centuries-old Ethan Sullivan, must race to stop the disappearances. But as they untangle a web of secret alliances and ancient evils, they realize their foe is more familiar, and more powerful, than they could have ever imagined.

So what did you add to your shelves this week?