I enjoyed this book. I recommend approaching it with no expectations, either of the story (try to forget it is supposed to be a "Cinderella" story) or of the author (don't compare it to "Wicked"). Leaving those expectations aside, you may find that you enjoy an unexpected setting, Holland, for a story that compares different types of beauty and plainness. You may also come to realize how preconceived our ideas sometimes are about fables and legends, and learn to look behind the familiar facades.

I enjoyed this book so much that I bought and read Mary Kay Andrews other books (which were also entertaining). This is a fun, light read. The characters are entertaining and Southern. I like the fact that the main character has strong ties to family and friends.

I enjoyed this book. I wanted to keep turning the pages to find out how the young, successful attorney on the fast track to partnership will deal with a potentially life-changing event.

you will enjoy this book. I enjoyed it on both points. Getting college athletic scholarships - the difference between what you are told when you are recruited and what actually happens once you are committed - is one aspect of the book that interested me. The harsh environment of the Citadel itself was another. To me, reading about it is so bad, but you can't turn away, like watching a carwreck. The author's relationship with his father is another disaster. Oh, another thing that athletes may find interesting is the author's portrayal of his coach. I found his coach to be in many respects like a coach I was involved with. Although I obviously found much to interest me in this book I don't think members of my book club would generally enjoy it.

I enjoyed this look into the mind of an autistic teenager. It made me re-evaluate how I might view and react to a person with that condition. Our book club was divided; not all were able to get into the book. I liked it, though, and would recommend it.

I liked the South Carolina coastal island setting. I liked the friendship and history among the mother and her two friends. I liked the background story of the daughter coming to terms with her mother's mental illness, and with her father's death. However, her relationship with her husband, her mid-life crisis, and her relationship with the monk did nothing, to me, to improve the story. Just not as compelling a read as "Secret Life of Bees."