Julie Murphy's "If the Shoe Fits" is a modern and empowering retelling of a classic fairy tale that beautifully blends romance, self-discovery, and body positivity. The story introduces us to Cindy, a recent shoe design graduate who is trying to find her place in the world. Working for her stepmother, who happens to be the executive producer of a reality dating show, Cindy seizes an unexpected opportunity to participate in the show.

What sets this Cinderella adaptation apart is its focus on body positivity and self-acceptance. Cindy's journey as the only plus-size contestant on the dating show serves as a powerful narrative on embracing one's own identity and challenging societal beauty standards. Her character becomes a symbol of empowerment and inspiration for women everywhere.

Julie Murphy's writing is engaging and relatable, drawing readers into Cindy's world and her quest for both professional success and love. The characters are well-developed, and the chemistry between Cindy and the charming bachelor adds depth to the story.

The novel also highlights the fashion and shoe design industry, providing insights into Cindy's creative process and her determination to carve out her own path in a competitive field.

"If the Shoe Fits" is a heartwarming and affirming story that reminds us that beauty comes in all shapes and sizes. It encourages readers to embrace their uniqueness, pursue their passions, and design their own paths to happiness. Julie Murphy's modern take on Cinderella is a delightful and empowering read for anyone who believes in the transformative power of self-love and self-discovery.

The book club kit for Julie Murphy's If the Shoe Fits has everything you need to host a successful event!

The interview with the author provides some insight into the writing process and the inspiration behind the protagonist's story. The discussion questions definitely spark interesting conversations about both the book and Cindy's experiences that many readers can relate to.

The bookmarks are ADORABLE and I need to find a laminator immediately! The quiz and Bingo were also fun additions.

My book club discusses books virtually so I didn't attempt the recipes but the drink recipe couldn't go wrong. Sounds so good!

Overall, the kit met my expectations! My only complaint is that the font and spacing made the text a little difficult to read.

The Book Club Kits are fabulous tools to enrich your reading experience. They provide questions that make you reflect more on what you've read and points to discuss in a book club to hear different thoughts and explore further. Even if you're not in a book club, you can use it to ponder on some aspects of the book that you may have missed or wouldn't have lingered on when you read it. If you want to get more out of a book, the book club kit will act as a wonderful learning tool. Highly recommended.

This was helpful for bookclubs. Had some great questions and resources to utilize for the book clubs.

This kit was so fun! It had amazing games, which is a great thing for a book club. The bookmarks and recipes are a big plus which adds taste from when you and your friends discuss the different chapters of the book. Overall, book clubs or even book reading dates will surely be fun with all the stuff the kit includes!

I feel as if stuff like this should be added to the book instead of being their own thing, things like content warnings should be include in the books because it helps reader known if this books if safe for them.

This book club kit was well thought out and put together. It not only included thoughtful questions, but also a quiz, activities, bookmarks, a recipe, and a themed drink to make the book club meeting a full fledged event! I appreciated that it included information on the author, other books by her/the publisher, and suggestions for books to read if you enjoyed this one. This would be a great kit for someone wanting to spice up a book club meeting.

First, apparently, according to the kit, I would make it to the top two! This kit was so fun! It had the most amount of games, which is a great thing for a book club. I love the idea of playing bingo, which basically compares the players to how much they’re like Cindy. I also loved the Disney-bound contest! Anyone who loves Disney would be perfect for this game!

I can't wait to get into all the questions. I also adore the bookmarks and recipe. These book kits are a great way formyfriends and I to get together for a fun read and in depth discussion.

I absolutely adore this idea! I never thought that something like this existed and I am so glad I stumbled upon it! This will definitely be our next bookclub book, and we will definitely put this kit to good use!

This is a REVIEW ONLY of The BOOK CLUB KIT for “If the Shoe Fits,” a romantic modern Cinderella novel by Julie Murphy about a plus-size shoe designer who just might find her Prince Charming on a national TV show. This fabulously created colorful 24-page e-book is with loaded with everything to make your Book Club meeting memorable. There are loads of discussion questions to stimulate insightful two-way conversations among reading groups, and is full of visual appeal because of its bright art and bold, eye-catching graphics. The Q & As are excellent and will be useful for Book Club Leaders, Librarians, as well as readers themselves who want extra insight into the background of the book and author. 💕 As all compelling Book Kits do by adding additional graphics and fun elements, this one truly rocks! It also offers recipes for pizza and cocktails; Book Club Bingo; a shoe design challenge; quizzes; additional suggested readings and so much more. This is a truly exciting Book Kit worthy of it’s designation. 💕

TheBookMaven graciously thanks NetGalley, Author Julie Murphy, and Publisher We Are Bookish for this Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) for review.

I loved a lot of things about this book, but unfortunately the romance was not one of them. The Bachelor-esque premise, which did give this book a readable quality and fast paced feeling, just wasn't a good breeding ground for a spectacular romance. It was actually quite lacklustre, which I hate to say because I felt potential and chemistry between the love interests.

It was however, a good vehicle to discuss plus size representation in media and in fashion. And I think that's what I loved most about If the Shoe Fits.

This is my first time seeing a book club kit and WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! My book club that I run is primarily fantasy/ fantasy romance, but I wanted to take a peek at what these look like, and hopefully in the future some fantasy options might exist.

It starts off with an author interview which I felt really got me excited about the book again (I read it last year), and was a great refresher on the book. Then the book club kit has a great variety of engaging things - discussion questions, a shoe design challenge, a quiz about the reality tv show (mostly C’s for me - making it to the top two!), some great bookmarks, a bingo board, some suggestions what to read next and some other fun and engaging things.

All in all it felt like a well rounded book club kit and was so much fun to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and weren’t influenced by receiving an arc.

I loved this book - such a great premise and loved the twists on Cinderella and how Cindy is portrayed in such a positive light. Steamy and sweet balanced well too.

Looking forward to additional books in this series!

The Book Club items were fun and useful for meetings.

This was a really great book for book clubs.
I loved the quiz and the bingo! Really nice to read this with people.
Also the recipes!!! Loved that.
Really recommend this if you’ve read the book.

The Book Club Kit for If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy was a phenomenal addition to reading this book with a book club. The interview with the author gave amazing insight into Murphy’s development. This pack has awesome questions that we i can use in group. Thank you NetGalley. I can't wait until I can use my bookmark again from this book kit.

This kit is an amazing way for people who have book clubs to do fun things after or whilst reading the book. This kit is fun and filled with amazing inside information for the reader.

Julie Murphy can do no wrong! She is such a great writer! I loved reading this Cinderella re-telling! It's so good! I highly recommend reading it with a group and using this Book Club Kit. I'm so glad that this is the first book in a series.

I think this is helpful for any book club or reading discussion. I also liked the recipes in the back!

I mistakenly requested this book because I thought it was the actual book.
I liked that there were topics for discussions, short quizzes and a book club bingo!
I also liked the Disneybounding challenge, it looks like something I might want to try out.
There were also recipes in the kit