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Cinderella In Skates (2000)

by Carly Syms(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 1

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English

genre

Romance

series

Cinderella

review 1: Short and Sweet. Cinderella In Skates, has been on my 'To-Read Wishlist' for quite sometime, but then, - when I first heard of it - there were other fairy-tale remakes that were out and I was not in the mood to read anymore modern-takes. A big mistake, considering Cinderella In Skates has no connection or reference to the classic tales (at least I do not see it). Natalie Melter and her family are moving to Wisconsin where it is polar opposites from where they use to live, Arizona. Natalie will do whatever it takes to move back to her friends and life back home, so when her father offers a deal -- make it on the school's hockey team, here in Wisconsin and she can go back, but if she fails, she will have to suck it up -- she takes it on.Things aren't simple when her hockey ... morecoach is a college hockey star, himself, and appears to be rather young and pleasant to look at. Will she make it on the hockey team? And if she does, will she still leave?As I said, short and sweet. The pacing was quick and this time around, I do not mind. Usually, relationships that builds way too fast for its own good, I stay away from, but Carly Syms has the ability to make it work. There was nothing lacking in terms of plot and character development, and it is fun!If you are in the mood for a quick and cute YA, I recommend Cinderella In Skates.
review 2: Well, it is about hockey and the Kindle edition was only a few bucks, so I figured I'd give it a go. What I found was a sweet story about finding love in what could be considered the wrong place. Natalie is a bit upset about her father uprooting the entire family, moving them from their home in Arizona where it is warm or hot all year long and taking them to one of the coldest places in the country, Wisconsin. Her dad is going to be teaching at the university where he played hockey. Natalie has never cared for the sport or cold weather. She's never seen a snow flake. She gets off the plane in Wisconsin dressed for 100 degree weather only to find snow smacking her I the face. They get to the new house, but the furniture hasn't arrived and they have no where to sleep. One of the neighbors stops by to help them unpack, Joe Stanford and his son Shane. Mr. Stanford and Natalie's dad played college hockey together, so it's a happy reunion. Natalie, who can't see one good thing coming out of moving to Wisconsin, might have to rethink that idea. Shane Stanford is on the university hockey team and he is one hot looking guy. Her plan is to go back to Arizona at the beginning of the summer and live with her grandparents until she goes to college in Phoenix in the fall. The only problem is her parent's won't let her go that soon and are trying to encourage her to make the most of her experiences in Wisconsin. So they proposition her. She needs to make the school girl's hockey team and then she can go back in June. But in order to do that, she will need someone to teach her the game. How convenient then that she happens to live a few houses down form the "Golden Stallion", as Shane is known, and he's willing to coach her. Really seeing no way out and seeing it as a means to an end, Natalie agrees. Shane is a great coach who teaches her how to appreciate the sport, but also teaches her how to enjoy life on the cold frontier. She experiences a lot of firsts, like eating seafood, eating sauerkraut on a bratwurst, going skiing, etc. Things start to heat up on the ice and off. But as she spends more time with Shane, will she find that he is reason enough to stay in Wisconsin? Or is she going to follow through on her plans to return to Arizona as quickly as she can get there? I know which I'd choose. less

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