The premise of this book got me intrigued, but unfortunately, the execution of the story is too bland and long for my liking. I believe this book could've been more concise since there's a lot of unimportant stuff being thrown in almost every paragraph. This made me realized as well that I hate magical realism and I can't and will not buy on whatever is happening because of that thing.

Bad luck is hard to out run, but is it contagious? Lucky think so. As a happily ever after rom-com lover,I was really looking forward to this book. It was a cute easy read that is set up as a first book in a series. I enjoyed the story and the new visions of characters who are old favorites.

Based on the cover, I thought going into this book that it was going to be super cheesy and fluffy and not emotional, but that’s not the case at all. The characters are real and flawed and witty and funny and you start to feel like their your friends and family and that you’re there with them experiencing the magic of Ever After.

I don’t want to give too much away because discovering the magic of the town of Ever After and the magic of this book is all part of the fun! But I do want to say that this book is delightful, emotional, hilarious, cute, with a dash of spicy, and just a teensy bit cheesy in a good way.

Thanks NetGalley for the advanced copy.

What a cute and fun read! I absolutely loved this book. I loved that some familiar characters were reimagined. The fairy Godmothers were a hoot!
Lucky and Ransom's story was one that I could empathize with. It would hard to believe that you can have a happily ever after when everything seems to point the other direction.
I loved the side characters and the world building. The author did a great job of describing the world enough to where you really wanted to visit but there would be more for you to discover when you got there.
Anyway i would highly recommend this book. I am so glad that this is the first in a series because I already want more.

Lucky Fujiki's first name must be some sort of cosmic joke, because she must be the unluckiest person in the world.. Ransom Payne has spent years building his chocolate empire and trying to put his past behind him, the past where Lucky turned him into a joke and emasculated him in front of everyone. But when their godmothers give them a call and beg a favor, they can't say no. Even if it does mean confronting their past.
This is the first book in a fun new series which combines fantasy and romance. The setting is Ever After, the enchanted town where all things fairy tale come to life. This was a fun rom-com with a lot of euphemisms for sex that were so fun you had no choice but to laugh. I am looking forward to the next book in the series to see more of these characters and see where the stories all go from here.

I wish I had a fairy godmother! Fairy Godmothers, Inc. by Saranna DeWylde is a wonderful story of being your own hero and finding your true love. Lucky feels as though she is not so lucky with all the unfortunate mishaps that tend to occur when she’s around. Ransom, her true love, has tried to move on from Lucky and has been successful in business but not in love. While their godmother’s attempt to save their own little town and concoct a plan to finally get these two love birds together, what ensues is a wondrous world of fairy tales and the reality of life. It truly is a remarkable mixup and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this book. This was my first book by Saranna that I received as an ARC from the publisher and I know it won’t be my last!

Initially a light, whimsical read, Fairy Godmothers Inc had me hooked with a second chance romance and a fairy-tale setting. I loved the characters (especially the Godmothers!) and the town of Ever After does sound liek the perfect retreat.

However, as the book went on it started to feel as though it was trying too hard. Bits that were supposed to be funny were making me cringe and taking me out of the story. There also wasn't really much build up on the romance, so it felt a bit forced, and I wasn't totally clear on the history that the two main characters had! There was clearly a fair amount of set up for future books, but it made it feel like this couple weren't really the focus.

I enjoyed this book, but didn't love it!

I received a free copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

Fairy Godmothers, Inc. is a charming story that I liked, but felt it suffered some on the branding front. It’s being sold as a romance, but it never really felt like one?

The “main couple” was underwhelming. It’s a charming concept, with both Lucky and Ransom being fairy godchildren and being brought back together due to the shenanigans of the godmothers. But I just never felt the spark between them.

And part of that was because I felt the story wanted to focus so much on the fairy godmother stuff. I liked them so much more, and how they’re working to build the town of Ever After. If this had been a story more focused on the meddling godmothers, which it seemed like it wanted to be, I would have liked this more. And I’d love to see a slightly more adult Godmothered, as that movie got me so hyped for this book (while the two have nothing to do with one another), and I’m bummed it didn’t fully deliver.

However, it’s a charming and fun story that attempts to capture that fairy tale magic for adults, and there are some good points here, which will ensure I’ll likely check out the next book. And perhaps the romance will work out a bit more for you.

This is a different take on the rom-com- it's a fairy tale with a diverse cast and a paranormal element. Fans of those genres likely will enjoy it for its characters (Lucky is fun) even is the plot is predictable., It wasn't for me - it was just too too- but give it a try. Thanks to netgalley for the ARC. Give it a try for diverting read.

This was a fascinating and unique plot line for a romance, and definitely caught my attention when I read the description. However, the story and writing ultimately failed to deliver upon the promised entertainment, and I ended up DNFing the book around the halfway mark (I tried y'all, I really tried). This was meant to be a fun, light-hearted RomCom and ultimately failed. The storyline was too confusing, the characters were not as dimensional as I would have hoped, and I felt as if there was simply too much missed potential in this book.

Many thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Title: Fairy Godmothers, Inc.
Author: Saranna DeWylde
Genre: Romance
Rating: 3 out of 5

If love is the source of all the magic in the universe, and the town of Ever After, Missouri, is the epicenter of enchantment, then the locals are in dire need of a reboot. At least according to resident fairy godmothers Petunia, Jonquil, and Bluebonnet. Their solution? Blow a bit of fairy dust in the direction of those in need of romance...what could possibly go wrong?

SOME KIND OF AWFUL...
Lucky Fujiki's first name is a cosmic joke. Her luck is so bad, even the number seven steers clear of her. But when her adorable godmothers ask for a favor, Lucky can't say no--even if she can already feel the bad juju waiting to strike. And her mission is even worse than she imagined: to promote Ever After as a wedding destination by faking a marriage to her first love and long-time ex, Ransom Payne--he of the Embarrassing Incident that neither of them will ever live down...

OR ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL?
Ransom Payne has spent years building an impressive new reputation for himself, and now his godmothers want him to pretend to wed the one girl he'd like most to forget? Sure, weddings in Ever After could be a huge boon for his chocolate business, but risking more up-close-and-personal time with Lucky? Considering the stakes, it's a curse he'll have to bear, at the risk of being humiliated--or perhaps, bewitched...

I loved the idea of this: the fairy tale setting in the modern world, and I usually enjoy second-chance love stories. But all of this felt completely unbelievable to me—and I’m not even talking about the fairy-tale-setting-hidden-in-middle-America aspect. Although let’s be real: are you really trying to tell me that no one would have noticed Ever After and its friendly wildlife? Ever, in the history of the town?

Leaving that aside, the Embarrassing Incident was ridiculous. It was portrayed as this big horrific incident—and don’t get me wrong, I’m sure it was embarrassing—but do you really expect me to believe the press would be hounding Ransom years later over this? Or the idea that Lucky’s transference of bad luck would actually make the real news—obviously the National Enquirer would be all over it—and bring press from everywhere? Nope, sorry, this book came across as more of a farce than anything. Even the characters’ cussing felt forced and out of place in such a setting.

Saranna DeWylde used to work as a corrections officer. Fairy Godmothers, Inc. is her newest novel.

(Galley courtesy of Kensington Books in exchange for an honest review.)

(Blog link live 12/23.)

#netgalley #netgalleyreads #newseries #fairygodmothersinc #sarannadewylde did you grow up reading fairy tales? Maybe you still believe. Maybe you miss reading those stories too. In this charming book which is to be a series 😱 we find ourselves with Lucky, who is anything but. She has been in love for forever with her Prince Charming. But. Whenever they are together bad luck follows. A tornado? Check. The room falling through the ceiling? Check. Giant cherries all most killing your prince? Again check. Follow Lucky as her Fairy Godmothers meddle and try to help Lucky get her happily ever after that she deserves. Even if she doesn’t know it yet. #fairytales #bookstagram #booklover #booknerd #bookrecommendations

If you want to live a fairy tale but not the classic that Disney shows us, this is the ideal.
Between quirky and witty comedy and sexy paranormal romance, form an explosive romance that will delight any type of reader.

I don't think I'm the target audience for this book. Yes, it was a HEA love story, and I enjoy those. It was just... very far fetched. Talking woodland creatures? Paranormal foxes? A billionaire who is constantly mocked because once in college he accidentally... ahem... parked in the wrong garage??? It was just so silly that I couldn't thoroughly enjoy it. I try to remember, though.... Just because I don't enjoy a book doesn't mean that another audience won't adore it. There was a lot to like about the book- interesting characters and a great set up for future books in the series. Just be willing to suspend disbelief and go with the fairy tale. 3.5 stars, rounded up to 4.

My thanks to #NetGalley, author Saranna DeWylde, and publisher Kensington Books. #FairyGodmothersInc

3.5 Stars

This book was really cute and fun! I loved Ever After and the fairy tale characters re-imagined as town people. I will say that this book felt more like a sequel than a first book. I would have loved to have more of an introduction to Lucky and her bad luck and all the characters stories before the failing of the town, It would have helped to connect with them on a deeper level. Still though it was cute, and I am excited to see where the Kitsune spirit story goes next.

This was my first time reading this author.

The premise was highly intriguing, and yet it fell flat for me. For such a fast paced story, it seemed to drag on quite a lot. I mean, some key information isn't revealed to one of the main characters until about 50% in! And more than once I had to re-read a run-on sentence in order to make sense of it. I'd try to skip over these cumbersome lines only to discover a short time later that it held a truth or important lesson for one of the main characters, and I'd have to go back and struggle to make sense of it.

Key information seems to be left out of the story, there was an unfortunate lack of depth to the characters, and too often I found my attention wandering so much that I'd shut the book and easily turn to something else for a while. So many (too many?) other characters are introduced in preparation for their stories in the series I almost lost track of them all. One of the characters has multiple epiphanies, and yet never seems to grow in any way. And let's not talk about the plot holes so big you could fly a dragon through them!

I really wanted to like this book. Sadly, I just didn't. It's not a bad book, I've just evolved as a reader so that this type of book no longer holds any interest. Others may find it more to their liking.

I’m on the fence about this book. There were aspects I really liked - the town of Ever After, the fairy tale characters brought to life, but the story itself fell a bit flat. The three fairy godmother’s were fun at first and then kind of started getting a bit annoying at times. The live story was ok, although the secondary story had more potential.

2.5 🌟

I liked the idea, I was a huge fan of Once Upon A Time and this book was like that except more in the background than the show. A town of fairy tales trying to save their magic through love. The problem is the humor was a bit juvenile for me and while I liked the characters at times, the rest of the time it just seemed like we had a checklist of items for them to do and it didn’t flow as well as it should. Was it fun at times? Absolutely. Sweet at others? Of course. Just wasn’t my cup of tea I guess. It felt like it was missing some of the things I need in a romcom.

The author created an amusing, and highly interesting world, then filled it with sassy and addictive characters.
"Serious is good, but levity is better."
The only thing I didn't enjoy in this story was that whole "The boy who missed" thing.
That seemed like a ridiculous and weird addition to the story and far too much focus was wasted on it.
I'm excited the author is turning the godmothers and Ever After into a series!
I look forward to the next book.
Thanks to NetGalley & Kensington Books for my DRC.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Books for an opportunity to read Fairy Godmothers Inc

A cute romance story that takes place in the town of Ever After. The three fairy godmothers decide to match make for their godchildren, who had a romance that didn’t work out years before.

I loved the fairy tale aspects of the book - introducing characters from various fairy tales into the story - but it did get to to be too many side stories at times and the magical animals were a little too much for me 🤷‍♀️ the love story of Lucky ( who is quite unlucky ) and Ransom was ok, but I actually liked the blossoming romance of Gwen and Roderick better .

If you like fairy tale tellings and romance, you may enjoy this so give it a try.