Venus Envy

In Venus Envy, a hilarious take on modern fairy godmothers, Shannon McKeldens original voice seamlessly blends paranormal elements with light, romantic fun. Rachel Greer is fed up with love. For years she was sure her Prince Charming was right around the corner. Ha. Was she ever wrong (and shes got the exes to prove it). So shes decided to devote her time to meaningful pursuits, filling her life with work and volunteerism. Enter the goddess Venus, forced by her ornery father Zeus into fairy godmother servitude. Venus is only a few love-life fixes away from returning to Mount Olympus and shes not about to let some reluctant mortal stand in her way. Sexy, sassy Venus is a force to be reckoned withthis goddess always gets her man, even if shes trying to get him for someone else. Armed with her extraordinary goddess powers (wellthe few she has left after Zeus got through with her), a killer wardrobe, and the goddess bible (Cosmopolitan), Venus sets out to turn Rachels orderly life upside down in the name of True Love.

McKelden dispatches the goddess of love to meddle in the affairs of lovelorn 21st-century mortals in her charming if formulaic debut. As punishment for being unfaithful to her husband, Greek goddess Venus has been demoted to the role of "fairy godmother" by her irate father, Zeus. The latest recipient of Venus's "Extreme Love Life Makeover" is Rachel Greer, whose "Loser List" of cheating, lying ex-boyfriends has caused her to swear off dating. Venus resorts to brute force, blackmail and tips from Cosmo to tempt Rachel into falling for "gorgeous, hunky" firefighter Luke Stanton. Told from the alternating viewpoints of Venus and Rachel, the story puts a fresh spin on the classic fairy godmother story, and Venus--catty and generous with her barbed wit--is cut from different cloth than the standard well-behaved fairy. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said for the book's mere mortals, who fit nicely into chick lit archetypes (stubborn, wounded Rachel; sassy best friend Hannah; and unflaggingly and inexplicably devoted Luke). Though this detracts from the creative premise, McKelden's sharp sense of humor pulls plenty of weight. (Jan.)
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• Published by

  Forge Books

• Publish Date

  December 26, 2006 

• Print ISBN

  9780765315854

• eBook ISBN

  9781429920568

• Imprint

  Forge Books

• Filesize

  509.15 KB

• Number of Print Pages*

  336

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