I have loved Julie Murphy ever since I learned her first book was written during National Novel Writing Month. Amazing. This is about her latest story, If the Shoe Fits.
I loved this story that is half Cinderella and half a season of the Bachelor. So our main character is named Cindy of course. She has just graduated from fashion school, where her specialty was shoes. She’s moved back home to California, with her stepmom, 2 stepsisters, and triplet toddlers who she’s agreed to nanny for over the summer while she figures out her next steps. Her stepmom-who’s not evil, by the way- is the producer behind the hit reality TV show Before Midnight. She’s mid-crisis when Cindy arrives because two contestants have just bailed days before they are set to begin filming. Cindy’s older stepsisters get recruited at the last minute to fill in. Then somehow Cindy also gets caught up in the action. Now, our heroine is not your typical TV show bachelorette. She’s a plus-size girl, and you know social media is not kind to anyone on those shows. But the chance to parade her shoes on national TV is too good to pass up for a girl with no job prospects. And word is the bachelor comes from a fashion mogul family. So the three girls embark on the journey with promises to keep their family connection to the show on the DL. Fast forward to meeting the bachelor. It’s none other than Cindy’s very own Prince Charming from the plane ride to California from New York. But how often do fairy tale endings happen in real life? Especially for overweight girls? What if one- or both- of her sisters fall in love with him too? And who will be the contestant that everyone loves to hate? This book is impossible to put down once you pick it up!
