Personally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother by Claudia Carroll

Money was tight and her dad had to slave away all the hours he could to support them. Course, she was too young to remember all she was aware of was that everyone – neighbours, distant relations she’d never met before or since – was suddenly an awful lot nicer to her. Just like Cinderella, her mum had died when she was three years old, leaving only herself and her dad. It was easy for her to relate to her heroine because, you see, they’d so much in common. But I loved the stereotypes and the many comparisons to fairy tales.Once upon a time, there was a little girl whose favourite fairytale character was Cinderella. The only part that sometimes got under my skin was the constant complaining about Jessie’s failed relationship. The stepsister’s are a story in themselves, and the stepmother and her start-up internet business- genius! Though the story might be seem all light and comical, there is a lesson to be learned from many of the characters. Personally, I Blame My Fairy Godmother by Claudia Carroll is a riot! I was laughing out loud at the crazy situations Jessie finds herself in- from working fast food to breaking and entering her ex’s house. Can she still find a happy ending after all?

To make it all worse, Jessie’s boyfriend will no longer return her calls. After losing her house, she is forced to move in with her stepmother and her two grown daughters- still living at home with no husbands or social lives to speak of. She is immediately sacked from her position, and with no job and the credit card bills becoming more and more demanding, Jessie is forced to cut back on her lavish lifestyle. When Jessie gets offered to accept a free car after one of her daredevil shows, she greedily accepts- on live TV. Working as a daredevil TV host, living in a mansion, and dating one of the most eligible bachelors, Jessie’s life couldn’t get better.īut it could get worse. She didn’t have much as a child, but with the love and support from her father, she determinedly made something of herself. Jessie Woods believes her life rivals the one of Cinderella. What girl doesn’t love the Cinderella fairy tale? A young woman coming from nothing, living with her horrible stepmother and retched step-sisters, only to fall madly in love with Prince Charming and live happily ever after.