Cinder Luna
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- Author：Marie Soleil
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Summary
Is Luna destined for a happily ever after， or is it "game over" for her love life？
Move to the adorable town of Brookhaven？ Check。
Get bumped to first class on the train and meet the most gorgeous， considerate man of my life？ Check。
Find a job in video game animation and a cozy apartment of my own？ Not so much。
So maybe things in Brookhaven aren’t quite as idyllic as my friend promised。 My one saving grace is playing video games every evening with my best online friend， MidKnight。 Plus， helping him create his own video game helps me escape the drudgery of my demanding twin bosses and a dusty， cramped apartment。
It’s not long before our relationship turns from friendly to…a lot more personal。
Things get complicated when I run into the man from the train again。 He couldn’t forget about me either， and he’s been searching for me。 I can’t deny the intense physical attraction we have， but I feel like my heart is being pulled in two directions。 But there are things that both guys don’t know about me。
Being brave isn’t my strong suit， but maybe it’s time to find some courage。
Cinder Luna is a closed door， romantic comedy retelling of Cinderella with hidden identities and swoony kisses！
Tropes:
Slow burn
Cinnamon roll MMC
Instant attraction
Hidden identities
Girl next door
Closed door/kissing only
Move to the adorable town of Brookhaven？ Check。
Get bumped to first class on the train and meet the most gorgeous， considerate man of my life？ Check。
Find a job in video game animation and a cozy apartment of my own？ Not so much。
So maybe things in Brookhaven aren’t quite as idyllic as my friend promised。 My one saving grace is playing video games every evening with my best online friend， MidKnight。 Plus， helping him create his own video game helps me escape the drudgery of my demanding twin bosses and a dusty， cramped apartment。
It’s not long before our relationship turns from friendly to…a lot more personal。
Things get complicated when I run into the man from the train again。 He couldn’t forget about me either， and he’s been searching for me。 I can’t deny the intense physical attraction we have， but I feel like my heart is being pulled in two directions。 But there are things that both guys don’t know about me。
Being brave isn’t my strong suit， but maybe it’s time to find some courage。
Cinder Luna is a closed door， romantic comedy retelling of Cinderella with hidden identities and swoony kisses！
Tropes:
Slow burn
Cinnamon roll MMC
Instant attraction
Hidden identities
Girl next door
Closed door/kissing only
Reviews
Alayna （the。bookstrovert）
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Favorite Quote: “Someone pinch me。 Not only is this man gorgeous， he has no qualms with letting a girl know how he feels。 Is he real？ He seems fictional， like someone I’ve conjured in a dream。”Wowza！ This was my first book by Marie Soleil and it was everything I hoped it would be！ I loved the different aspects Marie pulled from the original Cinderella story and made it so much better！ I loved Luna and Henry together！ From the moment they met🚂 and all throughout their story， I fell more and more Favorite Quote: “Someone pinch me。 Not only is this man gorgeous， he has no qualms with letting a girl know how he feels。 Is he real？ He seems fictional， like someone I’ve conjured in a dream。”Wowza！ This was my first book by Marie Soleil and it was everything I hoped it would be！ I loved the different aspects Marie pulled from the original Cinderella story and made it so much better！ I loved Luna and Henry together！ From the moment they met🚂 and all throughout their story， I fell more and more in love with these two video gamers！ 🎮Moomoo 🙂 The family gaming scene！！！！ 😂We get a “Who hurt you” moment！！！！ 😆 That epilogue！！！🥹😊 If you love the story of Cinderella and you love video games， you will love this story that has all that， tons of swoon， and a HEA that will leave you in a puddle！ 😍Thank you to the author for the advance copy！ All thoughts are my own。 。。。more
Carol Vickers
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Love， love， love 🩷💖！！！！Rtc！！！！！
Michelle
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This was a fun modern-day twist on Cinderella。 Luna is a fantastic gamer， but doesn't want her gaming buddy to find out she is female to protect herself。 As fate would have it， they are drawn together and her identity is revealed。 This was a fun modern-day twist on Cinderella。 Luna is a fantastic gamer， but doesn't want her gaming buddy to find out she is female to protect herself。 As fate would have it， they are drawn together and her identity is revealed。 。。。more
Rebecca Curtis
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I LOVE fairytales。From the time I was a child， the magic and beauty spun into stories of bravery and hope that led to love， had me captivated。With a modern twist， @authormariesoleil captures the wonder， kindness， heart， and romance of Cinderella in this novel; the first of a new series。Breaking down stereotypes of girls who game， addressing issues of safety in online gameplay platforms， and making it feel like you are under a spell with each page。 ➡️This book is absolutely fantastic and one you I LOVE fairytales。From the time I was a child， the magic and beauty spun into stories of bravery and hope that led to love， had me captivated。With a modern twist， @authormariesoleil captures the wonder， kindness， heart， and romance of Cinderella in this novel; the first of a new series。Breaking down stereotypes of girls who game， addressing issues of safety in online gameplay platforms， and making it feel like you are under a spell with each page。 ➡️This book is absolutely fantastic and one you won’t want to put down。 Tropes:💎Slow burn💎Cinnamon roll MMC💎Instant attraction💎Hidden identities💎Girl next door💎Closed door/kissing only 。。。more
Angie Thompson
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I'm at a bit of a loss for how to rate this one。 Up until literally the last page of the main story （not counting the epilogues）， it was 4。5-5 stars， no question。 Luna and Henry were both incredible characters， and I loved their interactions--maybe even more in their online personas than in person， since the in-person ones tended to be heavy on the physical attraction while the online ones got more into what was inside。 （Although I did love that Luna's heart captured Henry in their first real-li I'm at a bit of a loss for how to rate this one。 Up until literally the last page of the main story （not counting the epilogues）， it was 4。5-5 stars， no question。 Luna and Henry were both incredible characters， and I loved their interactions--maybe even more in their online personas than in person， since the in-person ones tended to be heavy on the physical attraction while the online ones got more into what was inside。 （Although I did love that Luna's heart captured Henry in their first real-life meeting as well。） And I liked that all the secrets didn't stay completely hidden to the point of absurdity。 I loved Henry's sister and Luna's family， disliked her bosses， and liked her friends （although seriously， what is it with me and stumbling onto books with a different connected series lately？？？）。 I'm not a gamer， but I've heard enough about it to enjoy the references， and it was overall just an adorably sweet story。 Seriously， just about my only complaint was going to be that a couple of the kissing scenes got a little intense for my tastes。 （Oh， and a few instances of what I assume was some kind of innuendo from the characters' reactions， but that went straight over my head。 :P）And then we hit the last page， and if the words "The End" hadn't been right there， I probably would have DNFed。 Look， I know they didn't cross the line， but that last kiss， where they end up lying next to each other on the couch， "passion and heat passing between us"--that crosses way over the line for me。 It was billed as a "kissing only" romance， and it never went beyond that， but。。。I'm just not comfortable with this kind of heavy kissing。 I'm not sure I'll be able to continue the series， which makes me sad because I already see the setup for Henry's siblings' stories， and I was so here for them！ （view spoiler）[The Peter Pan setup wasn't even trying to be subtle， and I called Beauty and the Beast long before the epilogue。 Still a little shaky on where Lily's is heading， but I'm leaning toward Rapunzel？ Or at least something with a princess in a tower。。。poor baby！ （hide spoiler）] But while I appreciate that things didn't go any farther， and that there were even standards set about not moving in together before marriage， that last kiss was way too intense for me。 Thus my problem with the rating。 Up until the last page， probably 5 stars。 Almost DNFing， 2 stars at most， probably less。 I could maybe read it again if I skip the last page， but。。。 I'm going to split the difference and go with 3 stars， which really doesn't feel quite fair on either side， but it's the best I can do。 。。。more
Jenny
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Love， love， love！ What a wonderful book！ I cannot possibly overstate how much I enjoyed this book。 It was excellent。 The romance was sweet and so cute。 The characters were fantastic and engaging。 Especially Luna and Henry， the main characters。 As a fairy tale retelling （of Cinderella， obviously） the author found the perfect balance of a recognizeable framework and elements from the original story， while writing her own story with modern details and adapted plot points。 It was just right。 Sometim Love， love， love！ What a wonderful book！ I cannot possibly overstate how much I enjoyed this book。 It was excellent。 The romance was sweet and so cute。 The characters were fantastic and engaging。 Especially Luna and Henry， the main characters。 As a fairy tale retelling （of Cinderella， obviously） the author found the perfect balance of a recognizeable framework and elements from the original story， while writing her own story with modern details and adapted plot points。 It was just right。 Sometimes modern retellings fall into melodrama， trying to follow the original too much， but this story avoided that pitfall。 I loved that Luna’s family was loving and supportive and the “wicked” stepfamily component of the story came from somewhere else。 Luna and Henry had an unforgettable first meeting on the train， and the attraction was immediate。 But finding each other again was easier said than done。 It was fun to see the female main character in a male-dominated world with gaming。 And to see a different side of gaming that defies the prejudices。 “There’s still such a stigma around gaming。” This really was such a fun book to read。 I recommend it wholeheartedly。 I can’t wait for more stories in this series。 All the seeds are planted for them in this book。 There are some ties to another series by this author but it is not necessary to read it first。 This is a closed door story with no harsh language。 。。。more
Cilla
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Delightful retelling， I loved the characters， Luna and Henry meeting on the train and their alt egos ClockStriker and MidKnight， and their supportive families and friends。 The twins that offered her free accommodation for a ‘little’ help were just mean （and filled the evil stepmother/stepsister roles perfectly）。 I liked how they found out the other’s identity and the HEA。 Really looking forward to Adam's story。 Delightful retelling， I loved the characters， Luna and Henry meeting on the train and their alt egos ClockStriker and MidKnight， and their supportive families and friends。 The twins that offered her free accommodation for a ‘little’ help were just mean （and filled the evil stepmother/stepsister roles perfectly）。 I liked how they found out the other’s identity and the HEA。 Really looking forward to Adam's story。 。。。more
Katie （hiding in the pages）
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“I kissed a stranger。 I don’t even know his name。 For all I know， he could be a serial killer。 I just kissed a serial killer！”This story starts out with a bang with two strangers sitting next to each other on a train and ending their first meet with a surprise。 Henry and Luna are extremely likable characters and I enjoyed seeing all the many ways their lives intersected–unbeknownst to them。The video game element was a lot of fun in this modern Cinderella retelling。 I loved the unique ways those “I kissed a stranger。 I don’t even know his name。 For all I know， he could be a serial killer。 I just kissed a serial killer！”This story starts out with a bang with two strangers sitting next to each other on a train and ending their first meet with a surprise。 Henry and Luna are extremely likable characters and I enjoyed seeing all the many ways their lives intersected–unbeknownst to them。The video game element was a lot of fun in this modern Cinderella retelling。 I loved the unique ways those familiar characters showed up and especially loved the Devil Cat。 All the situations piled up to make for a charming read， one that left me enthusiastic cheering this couple on。Marie Soleil does such a good job of bringing this story to life in a believable and endearing way and I’m beyond excited for the rest of this series。 Henry stole my heart with his smarts， charm， wit， and passion， while Luna captivated me with her true kindness and selfless soul。 Together， they collided in a tangle of magic， with sparks of fire and glints of passion。Content: mild romance; moments of being taken advantage of; vague glimpses of scandal in side characters。*I received a complimentary copy。 All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given。* 。。。more
Amber Lambda
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This is a cute contemporary Cinderella-esque story！ It was fun to see how elements of the original story came into play， and I loved the video games theme！ I always enjoy a hidden identities story and couldn’t wait to see how Luna’s and Henry’s two different worlds would merge in the end。 I think any rom-com fans will enjoy this real-world fairytale retelling！
LaRae Galloway
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I almost have no words for how much I loved this book！ So romantic and sweet and amazing！ I especially loved when they first met in person after the train！ And I loved how he called his sister for advice！ This is definitely a must read！
Krislyn Vergara
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I have always been obsessed with fairytale stories and Disney movies ever since I was a kid！ The ability to continue to enjoy these stories but that grow up with me is even better！ Cinderella was one of my favorite stories as a child and having this great retelling with a modern day twist is perfection！ The book tropes include:• Sweet closed door romance• Slow Burn• Small Town• Video game/gamer I loved Henry and Luna's chemistry and how it was the magical instant attraction/connection that is sw I have always been obsessed with fairytale stories and Disney movies ever since I was a kid！ The ability to continue to enjoy these stories but that grow up with me is even better！ Cinderella was one of my favorite stories as a child and having this great retelling with a modern day twist is perfection！ The book tropes include:• Sweet closed door romance• Slow Burn• Small Town• Video game/gamer I loved Henry and Luna's chemistry and how it was the magical instant attraction/connection that is swoonworthy！ Thank you to the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review！ 。。。more
MacKenzie Emery
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Such a fun retelling of Cinderella。 I loved the direction she took with this story。 It is a dual pov， clean romance and is the beginning of a series。 And if you are like me you will be so excited for the next book to come。 In this retelling you get a modern day view of Cinderella while following Luna’s story and her tale of servitude and love。 Henry leads us into this series as a modern day Prince Charming。 He is caring and defends Luna even if she doesn’t know about it。 Such a fun tale。 I love Such a fun retelling of Cinderella。 I loved the direction she took with this story。 It is a dual pov， clean romance and is the beginning of a series。 And if you are like me you will be so excited for the next book to come。 In this retelling you get a modern day view of Cinderella while following Luna’s story and her tale of servitude and love。 Henry leads us into this series as a modern day Prince Charming。 He is caring and defends Luna even if she doesn’t know about it。 Such a fun tale。 I love that the “ball” and the Cinderella dress scene was adapted into this book。 And I need to know what happened to Henry’s sister （IYKYK）。 。。。more
Julie Childs
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Cuteness overload and such a sweet rom-com story。 It is a quick and easy read that is a fun retelling of Cinderella。 Great characters too…I can’t wait for the follow up stories of the other characters！！
Karen
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I enjoyed this story。Content: clean
Book Review Collective
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Cinder Luna is going to take romance readers by storm！ Marie Soleil did such an amazing job on this！ I enjoyed the dual POV since it is my favorite。 A cute and fun Cinderella retelling。 I enjoyed the incorporation of video games。 I feel it gave this book such a step up in the plot。 It was different， and I love that！ At its core， Cinder Luna weaves the story of a kind and timid young woman who， with the help of family， friends， and video games， captures the heart of a wealthy businessman。 Luna is Cinder Luna is going to take romance readers by storm！ Marie Soleil did such an amazing job on this！ I enjoyed the dual POV since it is my favorite。 A cute and fun Cinderella retelling。 I enjoyed the incorporation of video games。 I feel it gave this book such a step up in the plot。 It was different， and I love that！ At its core， Cinder Luna weaves the story of a kind and timid young woman who， with the help of family， friends， and video games， captures the heart of a wealthy businessman。 Luna is such a breath of fresh air。 She aims to please and is always kind。 She gives her all right from her heart！ I fell in love with her as a FMC。 Henry is a prince in a business suit。 Next to take over his dad's company and avid nighttime gamer。 Kind and genuine， he is exactly what Luna would want in a man。 The author gives us a fun and remarkable closed door romance。 She encompasses universal themes of hope， resilience， and the transformative power of kindness。 A book that will have you reading it all in one night。 Instant connections and complete intertwining of different parts of their lives。 I am obsessed with Luna and Henry。 So glad I got a chance to read this and cannot wait for more to come！！Read if you like:Closed Door - KissingCinderella RetellingSmall TownHidden IdentitiesMeet CuteInstant AttractionVideo GamingCinnamon roll MMC 。。。more
Coline
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🎮 Cinder Luna - ARC review 🎮You can take a look at my edit on @books_and_coco⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Oh my god， how I love a nice closed door romcom now and then ！ This book was so goooood 😍 I am so flad I took a chance and sign for this ARC ！ I'll definitely keep an eye out for @authormariesoleil in the future ！I just loved the set up of the story : a meet cute on a train then a mistaken identity trope - no words ！ I particularly enjoyed the little references to Cinderella - a classic for every romance reade 🎮 Cinder Luna - ARC review 🎮You can take a look at my edit on @books_and_coco⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Oh my god， how I love a nice closed door romcom now and then ！ This book was so goooood 😍 I am so flad I took a chance and sign for this ARC ！ I'll definitely keep an eye out for @authormariesoleil in the future ！I just loved the set up of the story : a meet cute on a train then a mistaken identity trope - no words ！ I particularly enjoyed the little references to Cinderella - a classic for every romance reader。 The relationship between Henry and Luna is so sweet and swoony that you can't help yourself but fall in love with them ！ And I love how much their families were there for them （ big up for Ivy and Lily ❣️）。 Besides their relationship， we also have the chance to see Luna learning how to speak up ！This book was a blast！ I totally recommend it ！ And a big thanks to @authormariesoleil for sending it to me ！ Please tell me Lily will have her own book ！ 🤞🏻🤞🏻Favorite quote :" She wants you to fight for her。 To know that you'll always be there， by her side， no matter whar happens。 Because that's what real love is" 。。。more
Meg Gardner
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✨Cinderella retelling✨Closed door✨Hidden identities ✨Insta attraction ✨Small town I came into this book with high expectations and definitely wasn’t disappointed！ I’ll never pass on the opportunity to read a fairytale retelling and this one served！ I found myself not waiting to put this read down！ 📖 I loved how sweet and caring Luna is， which we see at the very start of the book and how the connection with Henry was instant which leaves up wanting more！ It was refreshing to read a clean， closed ✨Cinderella retelling✨Closed door✨Hidden identities ✨Insta attraction ✨Small town I came into this book with high expectations and definitely wasn’t disappointed！ I’ll never pass on the opportunity to read a fairytale retelling and this one served！ I found myself not waiting to put this read down！ 📖 I loved how sweet and caring Luna is， which we see at the very start of the book and how the connection with Henry was instant which leaves up wanting more！ It was refreshing to read a clean， closed door romance with so much chemistry woven in。 🩷💭This is the first book I’ve read by Marie and definitely won’t be the last。 Looking forward to the next book in the Once Upon a RomCom series， it cannot come soon enough 🫶🏻 。。。more
Reagtay5
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Cinderella is， and has always been， my favorite princess 👑 ， even I’ve always had a hard time with the cinderella trope 😅。 BUT when I saw Marie Soleil ARC sign up I knew it would be a good one 💗。 And when I say it was probably THE BEST 😍 Cinderella retelling I’ve heard， I’m being dead serious ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。Luna。 I LOVED this take on Cinderella 👟 。 The motif of being brave 💪🏼 and standing up for yourself was amazing 🤩 and I was rooting for her the whole time 📣。 She was strong， hard working， and kind Cinderella is， and has always been， my favorite princess 👑 ， even I’ve always had a hard time with the cinderella trope 😅。 BUT when I saw Marie Soleil ARC sign up I knew it would be a good one 💗。 And when I say it was probably THE BEST 😍 Cinderella retelling I’ve heard， I’m being dead serious ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️。Luna。 I LOVED this take on Cinderella 👟 。 The motif of being brave 💪🏼 and standing up for yourself was amazing 🤩 and I was rooting for her the whole time 📣。 She was strong， hard working， and kind 🥰。 And she always thought the best of people， even though she had some jerks in her life。 She’s truly a role-model worth character 🤍Henry。 First of all- I’m a sucker for this name 🥰。 Secondly- HENRYYYYY！！！ He IS Prince Charming 👑 ！ But he had brains 🧠 ， and the relationship he had with his family was the cutest 🥰。 Henry had MOVES and he knew what he wanted。 Not to mention his slight British 🇬🇧 accent 🫠This book 📚 took a fun twist on a classic tale， that even though you know there is a HEA， you have to keep reading to see out it turns out 🫣！ Mistaken identity 🧐 ， two video game designers 🎮 ， and love at first sight 😍？ I mean！ Amazing！ The book did such a beautiful job of building the relationship 🥰 between Luna and Henry so it didn’t feel rushed or out of the blue。 These characters easily are some comfort characters ☺️ and now I’m just waiting for my physical book to come so I can do a re-read📕。I was gifted an ARC， all opinions are my own 🫶🏼。 。。。more
Meredith
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Loved it。This book sucked me in from the first page and I binged it through a migraine and acience fair projects。 IYKYK I adore Cinderella and any and all retellings， plus while I don’t like video games， my husband is a big gamer so that was fun！。If you like meet cutes， nice guys， sweet girls， tie ins to other books， Cinderella， pumpkins， and video games， this one come highly recommended。 By me。 😉
Holly Bleggi
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I really enjoyed this contemporary retelling of Cinderella。 I thought the story was cute and I liked the characters。 I liked that the author used video game playing as the way they meet and got to know each other before meeting in person。 I thought it was sweet。 I found myself not wanting to put the book down and wanting to keep reading。 I thought this was a very well done story and look forward to reading more books by this author。I received a complimentary book from publishers， publicists， and I really enjoyed this contemporary retelling of Cinderella。 I thought the story was cute and I liked the characters。 I liked that the author used video game playing as the way they meet and got to know each other before meeting in person。 I thought it was sweet。 I found myself not wanting to put the book down and wanting to keep reading。 I thought this was a very well done story and look forward to reading more books by this author。I received a complimentary book from publishers， publicists， and or authors。 A review was not required and all opinions and ideas expressed are my own。 。。。more
Tabitha
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This book has great characters， a great story line， some fun twists and is well edited。 Very excited for the next story to come out！
Shayla Riley
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“You need to be brave。 Take chances now and then。 You’re beautiful， kind， and talented。 You don’t need to be afraid to show who you really are。”Luna decides to move to the adorable town of Brookhaven。 Her kind ways help get her bumped to first class on the train and here she meets the most gorgeous， considerate man of her life。 Luna’s goal is to find a job in video game animation and a cozy apartment of her own but she finds it not so easy to achieve， and things in Brookhaven aren’t quite as per “You need to be brave。 Take chances now and then。 You’re beautiful， kind， and talented。 You don’t need to be afraid to show who you really are。”Luna decides to move to the adorable town of Brookhaven。 Her kind ways help get her bumped to first class on the train and here she meets the most gorgeous， considerate man of her life。 Luna’s goal is to find a job in video game animation and a cozy apartment of her own but she finds it not so easy to achieve， and things in Brookhaven aren’t quite as perfect as Luna’s best friend promised。 Luna’s saving grace comes with her playing video games every evening with her best online friend， MidKnight。 In addition， helping him create his own video game helps Luna escape the drudgery of her demanding snaggy twin bosses and a terribly dusty， cramped apartment。 It’s not long before their relationship turns from friendly to something a bit more。 But， things get complicated when Luna runs into the man from the train again。 He couldn’t forget about her either， and he’s been searching for her…Luna can’t deny the intense physical attraction they have， but she feels like her heart is being pulled in two directions。 However， there are things that both guys don’t know about her… Being brave really isn’t Luna’s strong suit， but maybe it’s time for her to find some courage sooner than later！@authormariesoleil this book is such a delight！ I love your spin on retelling of Cinderella with clean romantic comedy， endearing characters， hidden identities and even swoony kisses in modern day。 It’s definitely a sweet quick-read book worth the read！“You’re everything I could have ever dreamed of and more。 I love you。 And I’m never letting you go。” 。。。more
Abby Huffer
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Loved this one so much！ Romcom with a modern twist on a fairytale？！ The best！ I love how there are hints of Cinderella but it’s entirely believable🩵 Henry & Luna are perfect together and I loved both of their relationships with their families-so sweet！ Highly recommend reading Cookies & Kisses if you haven’t already， too！
Kirk L
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Must Read！A wonderfully written， clean， fun， and attention holding Cinderella and You've Got Mail mash-up。 This story has no swearing， firm moral lines， with kissing only。 I love a book that can be enjoyable enough to stay up late reading and be Hallmark innocent。 For those who read the Canyon Cove Series you will recognize Luna as Ivy's younger sister。t Must Read！A wonderfully written， clean， fun， and attention holding Cinderella and You've Got Mail mash-up。 This story has no swearing， firm moral lines， with kissing only。 I love a book that can be enjoyable enough to stay up late reading and be Hallmark innocent。 For those who read the Canyon Cove Series you will recognize Luna as Ivy's younger sister。t 。。。more
ABookLoversGardenDesigns
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I loved this sweet romance retelling of Cinderella！ The video game aspect was a cool twist。 The main characters relationship was sweet: they knew both sides of each other even if they isn’t know it at first。 The first meeting was swoony。 I loved their gamer tags too。 It was nice to see familiar faces from other stories and see how they are doing， I always like it when authors tie in other stories。 The nods to the classic tale were artisticly placed and the story flowed really well。 The ending wa I loved this sweet romance retelling of Cinderella！ The video game aspect was a cool twist。 The main characters relationship was sweet: they knew both sides of each other even if they isn’t know it at first。 The first meeting was swoony。 I loved their gamer tags too。 It was nice to see familiar faces from other stories and see how they are doing， I always like it when authors tie in other stories。 The nods to the classic tale were artisticly placed and the story flowed really well。 The ending was perfection。 I am excited to see more stories with some of the characters introduced in this one。 An amazing start to a new series！ 。。。more
Mary Watson
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Could this BE anymore adorable？！ Definitely the cutest and most fun retelling of Cinderella I've read （trust me l've read a few）。 It was crazy how true the author stayed to the Original story， but still somehow made it her own。 There were evil twins， a pumpkin carriage， a ball， an evil cat， a lost shoe， and so much more！ It was fun to pick up on the small things like that throughout the entirety of the book。 I didn't think I would be a fan of the whole gaming plot， but it was actually interestin Could this BE anymore adorable？！ Definitely the cutest and most fun retelling of Cinderella I've read （trust me l've read a few）。 It was crazy how true the author stayed to the Original story， but still somehow made it her own。 There were evil twins， a pumpkin carriage， a ball， an evil cat， a lost shoe， and so much more！ It was fun to pick up on the small things like that throughout the entirety of the book。 I didn't think I would be a fan of the whole gaming plot， but it was actually interesting and honestly， it wasn't like the whole book was about video games and gaming。 It was more than that。 It was about the connection between two people from completely different backgrounds connecting through gaming。Let's talk about the characters now。 Henry？ A man who knows what he wants and actually communicates those feelings？ Yes。 Just yes。 Luna was adorable and that's all I can really say。 She deserved all good things。 As a good Cinderella character should。 Of course Marie set up Henry's siblings to have their own books with their own fairytale retellings， so yay！ Maybe a bit of Beauty and the Beast and a bit of Rapunzel？ Who knows。 I guess I'm just gonna have to read them all ;）I highly highly recommend this sweet book to everyone who enjoys:- Sweet romances- Closed door/kissing only- Hidden Identities- Small town setting Thank you to the author for sending me an ARC in exchange for an honest review。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Kate Kathy
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A fun and unusual romance story。 The main characters Luna and Henry are both very compassionate and caring individuals。 Luna is appreciative of having a roof over head and let herself be taken for granted and mistreated by the twins。 She and Henry both believe it is how you treat people and the goodness inside that makes a person good and beautiful。 Enjoyed the story and the unexpected twists and turns it took along the way and kept my interest glued to the end。Had difficulty in reading this sto A fun and unusual romance story。 The main characters Luna and Henry are both very compassionate and caring individuals。 Luna is appreciative of having a roof over head and let herself be taken for granted and mistreated by the twins。 She and Henry both believe it is how you treat people and the goodness inside that makes a person good and beautiful。 Enjoyed the story and the unexpected twists and turns it took along the way and kept my interest glued to the end。Had difficulty in reading this story though。 There were no set paragraphs throughout most of the book。 I was not able to read everything as margins weren't set as well。 I received an early copy， ARC， and am giving my free and voluntary review。 。。。more
Kary Bobbins
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I'm a sucker for modern retellings of fairytales， I love to see the different ways authors twist them to fit the real world。 This one totally nailed it， Marie did an incredible job twisting Cinderella （Luna is way better than her。。。 And we have gamers！）。Luna and Henry have and instantaneous connection （in person and online） and the development of their story is cutely awesome， （just like a modern fairytale 😉） and their lifes has been unknowingly connect for a while。 They're just ment to be。I lov I'm a sucker for modern retellings of fairytales， I love to see the different ways authors twist them to fit the real world。 This one totally nailed it， Marie did an incredible job twisting Cinderella （Luna is way better than her。。。 And we have gamers！）。Luna and Henry have and instantaneous connection （in person and online） and the development of their story is cutely awesome， （just like a modern fairytale 😉） and their lifes has been unknowingly connect for a while。 They're just ment to be。I loved that there isn't evill stepmother and stepsisters， Luna has a loving family。 Instead， the evil cames in the form of the twin bosses/landlords of her。 They are not super evil， just very abusive （"work" related）。。。 and not very nice persons。 We don't have cool mice either， but the evil cat could be considered a friend in disguise。This is the first book of Marie Soleil that I read， and I can already tell I found a new favorite author， the way she writes mades you impossible to stop reading。 It was an honor to be part of the ARC team for this beauty。 I need to run and read the previous series so I'll have the juice details of all the established couples。I'm so excited to read this whole series。 Can't wait to read Adam's story。 。。。more
Ali
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This book is so cute and swoony。 A sweet Cinderella retelling of secret identities and meet cute。 They were all connected but not knowing it 。 Luna and Henry meet on the train home and had an instant connection but when they parted they did not exchange numbers 。 He could not stop thinking of her do he made it his mission to find her 。 Luna is moving to a new town and on the way she gets upgraded free to first class seats。 There she meets Henry who is her seat mate 。 They get along instantly and This book is so cute and swoony。 A sweet Cinderella retelling of secret identities and meet cute。 They were all connected but not knowing it 。 Luna and Henry meet on the train home and had an instant connection but when they parted they did not exchange numbers 。 He could not stop thinking of her do he made it his mission to find her 。 Luna is moving to a new town and on the way she gets upgraded free to first class seats。 There she meets Henry who is her seat mate 。 They get along instantly and have this connection she hasn’t had before but doesn’t have a way to contact him。 She is in the new town to help her best friend Madison prepare for her wedding。 I like the writing style ， it instantly draws you in and makes you want to keep reading 。 There is a lot of growth for Luna in this book。 She is a go with flow and a people pleaser。 She ends up in a set of circumstances that are less than ideal but I am soo proud when she finally stands up for herself。 The book centers around the video game industry 。 Henry has created his own game in hopes of creating a company with the game being the new companies first release 。 Henry is a gamer and has had a friend clockstriker for years。 His tag is midnight and neither know who the other is in real life。 When real life identities are revealed there are surprises they did not see coming 。 Go read 。 Sweet clean 。 Only a couple kisses 。 。。。more
DayDreamer8912
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5/5 Genre: Clean Romance/ Sweet Romance Read it if you like:🎮Dual POV🎮Hidden Identities🎮 Instant Attraction🎮 Cinderella Retelling🎮 Small Town Setting🎮 Video Games 🎮 FamilyFavourite Moments 🎮 Their first meeting 🎮 The Pumpkin Patch Festival scene 🎮 Video gaming with each other’s family （can’t spoil it） 🎮 The siblings scene。 （can’t spoil it either） （lots more）Swoony Moments🎮 His dimples （can’t help it） 🎮 He loves and see her for who she is 🎮 He cares for her。 🎮 He is such a prince and also he love 5/5 Genre: Clean Romance/ Sweet Romance Read it if you like:🎮Dual POV🎮Hidden Identities🎮 Instant Attraction🎮 Cinderella Retelling🎮 Small Town Setting🎮 Video Games 🎮 FamilyFavourite Moments 🎮 Their first meeting 🎮 The Pumpkin Patch Festival scene 🎮 Video gaming with each other’s family （can’t spoil it） 🎮 The siblings scene。 （can’t spoil it either） （lots more）Swoony Moments🎮 His dimples （can’t help it） 🎮 He loves and see her for who she is 🎮 He cares for her。 🎮 He is such a prince and also he loves his family very much。 （lots more）Love love this Cinderella retelling。 Henry is such a prince charming and Luna is such a sweet and nice girl who sees good in people。 And also， they immediately click with each other is like they had been friends for a long time。 Well， I guess they do to be honest （read to find out）。 And also we can relate to the world of technology now because mean people and scammers are out there that’s why everyone keep our identity a secret with nicknames and everything to protect ourselves。 And I like the fact that Henry asks his sister Lily for advice。 And haha…love Lily’s teasing towards him because she is such a lovable character can’t wait to read her story。 And also love the fact that Luna had so many people beside her to help her to take courage and learn to speak up because some people just like to take kindness for granted。 （read then you will know what I mean） and of course not to be afraid to tell who she really is to Henry。 And also loving the scene of Luna’s family and Henry and his sister playing video games together it is so sweet and cute at the same time。 Love it。 And of course， love Henry’s Aunt Agatha too who told him a little about what is happening to Luna。 This book made me smile， laugh， swoon， cry and also feeling the sweetness of their relationship。 P。S I miss the time of playing video games with my siblings though I’m totally bad at playing video games hahaha… but it is still fun。 Thanks to @authormariesoleil for the ARC。 This is the first book of the Once Upon a RomCom series。 It will be a retelling of some of our favourite fairytales。 And also there will be guest starring by the Canyon Cove couples if you have read the Canyon Cove series。 If you haven’t please do。 This story is about Ivy’s sister Luna。 And the next will be my favourite fairytale of all time the retelling of Beauty and the Beast can’t wait。 You can purchase Marie Soleil’s books on Amazon and it is available on KU。 。。。more
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