I have been waiting for this book since I can't remember and now that I have finished it, I must say that it was worth the wait. And, what a great way to kick-start my 2014 Reading Challenge! Woot! (I know the title says otherwise and I'm still very much stuck on my 2013 personal dare, but you must understand I can't–won't be able to carry out any other goals I have set for myself this year without accomplishing this one first. A girl needs some closure. Lol. So, okay, moving on…)
"Darby Quinn has a bone to pick with Cinderella. Burned one too many times by ex-boyfriends, Darby has lost all belief in the happily-ever-after that the fairy-tale princess promised her. She's sworn off love, Prince Charmings and happy endings and she's happy about it. Really. Or at least she was…until she met Jake, her gorgeous neighbor and the manager of her favorite restaurant. But Darby has rules about dating, ones she's culled from her years spent with so called "princes," and starting something with Jake would break all of them.
Charming, fun, and unwilling to give up on her, Jake doesn't fit any of the profiles Darby has created from her case studies of ex-princes-gone bad. Finally presented with her own Prince Charming, can Darby take a chance on a happily-ever-after?
Screwed Me Over proves that sometimes the perfect love, like a perfect pair of shoes, is just within your grasp."
I really liked Darby's character. She's smart, witty, honest, has too many rules about love and relationship, and she's through with happily-ever-afters. (I really, really like her. I think I can be friends with her, actually. Haha. ) Why, she had her heart broken way too many times that she swore she's over with Prince Charmings now. She even devised each one of her failed relationships and ex-boyfriends to case studies of Disney's leading men (which I absolutely loved! ) –from Prince Charming, to the Beast, to Alladin and Flynn Rider–to learn from those and so she wouldn't commit the same mistakes again. But then, of course, fate intervened and she captured the interest of Jake Knight –who has a princely name which is so ironic–and sparks fly between them. He had all the qualifications she was looking for a guy-not-to-date but he's persistent, determined and very much irresistible.
I loved this guy. If I haven't met Gray Porter (from Anne Eliot's "Almost") I would say Jake's the perfect book boyfriend BUT! He's on the second spot. He's definitely one of my favorites! He's sweet, sexy, turns up everywhere she went, loves to hold her by the waist (smooth, man, smooth), but most especially, I love the way he always seemed to know when to tell her the right things at the right time. Especially when he says stuff like: "I'm so crazy about you that if you asked me to give up watching sports for the rest of my life, I would." *sighs*
I knew from the very first time I saw this book on Goodreads that it was going to be an interesting read and true enough–from the eye-catching cover to the attention-grabbing title, to the fascinating-and-very-intriguing plot made all the more interesting with the Disney princesses references, to the remarkable-and-loveable characters, even the secondary characters were pretty awesome, too–it was definitely a fun read! I really enjoyed reading this book, and I think I am in love with Cindi Madsen's writing style now. This is the first time I've read her work and I am. Totally. Hooked.
"I hope you learn that you don't need a prince charming to make all your dreams come true, but that you find one anyway." – Cindi Madsen
Couldn't ask for a greater book to begin 2014,
Joey
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