Please explain to me, Godmother, how getting fake married will help restore the love in Ever After?

Fairy Godmothers, Inc.

SOME KIND OF AWFUL…

Lucky Fujiki’s first name is a cosmic joke. Her luck is so bad, even the number seven steers clear of her. But when her adorable godmothers ask for a favor, Lucky can’t say no–even if she can already feel the bad juju waiting to strike. And her mission is even worse than she imagined: to promote Ever After as a wedding destination by faking a marriage to her first love and long-time ex, Ransom Payne–he of the Embarrassing Incident that neither of them will ever live down…

OR ALL KINDS OF WONDERFUL?

Ransom Payne has spent years building an impressive new reputation for himself, and now his godmothers want him to pretend to wed the one girl he’d like most to forget? Sure, weddings in Ever After could be a huge boon for his chocolate business, but risking more up-close-and-personal time with Lucky? Considering the stakes, it’s a curse he’ll have to bear, at the risk of being humiliated–or perhaps, bewitched…

Fairy Godmothers, Inc. is a lighthearted, funny fairytale retelling that will charm you throughout.

Ever After, Missouri is the fairytale land of everyone’s dreams, including its three resident fairy godmothers, Petunia, Jonquil, and Bluebonnet Blossom. So when Ever After is in trouble of losing its magic, the three hatch a plan to host a fake wedding to promote the quaint town as a premier wedding destination. And who better to get fake married than two of their charges, Lucky and Ransom? Lucky and Random also happen to be exes, so if the three godmothers can get them back together in the process, even better. But there are two problems.

One: Their breakup resulted from an embarrassing and humiliating incident that has followed Ransom for years.

And Two: Lucky is the opposite of what her name suggests, and every time she and Ransom attempt to seal the deal, biblically speaking, something cosmically awful happens.

I have mixed feelings about the first installation of the Fairy Godmothers, Inc. series. Overall, I loved the setting. Ever After is an adorable town, and I loved all of the nods to different fairytales. The town and its residents are so well developed, despite not being the main focus of the plot, which made this an enjoyable book to read. The meddling godmothers were a delight, and I was intrigued to see where Lucky’s best friend Gwen and Ransom’s best friend Roderick’s side slow-burn romance will go in future books.

Unfortunately, Lucky and Random fell flat to me. Although they grew on me toward the end, and I liked the setup of their second-chance, fake dating/marriage of convenience romance, they honestly don’t seem like they should actually be together. The “Boy Who Missed” thing was entirely blown out of proportion by Lucky and ended up following Ransom his entire life when it honestly shouldn’t have been a big deal. Also, Lucky’s bad luck felt forced, and therefore, the fact that it kept them apart also felt forced. They ended up growing on me toward the end, but I was more interested in the setup of possible future stories than I was in theirs.

I listened to the audiobook of Fairy Godmothers, Inc. on Spotify (yes, they have audiobooks), and I think that was one of the main reasons I ended up powering through. Cindy Kay did a fantastic job of grabbing my interest. She voiced each of the characters differently, which gave me a good sense of their personalities and brought a good level of humor to the story.

I’m excited to continue with the series and can’t wait to see where the hinted-at storylines go.