Book: Fairest Of Them All
Rating: 4 Stars
Summary:
If life were a fairy tale, Oribella Bettencourt would have a “happily ever after” kind of future ahead of her. A Hollywood producer has come to Des Moines in search of a perfectly modern Princess Rapunzel, and Ori — a model, dancer, and star of the beauty pageant circuit — lands the part. And why shouldn’t she? With her hardworking, self-sacrificing mother guiding her career, Ori is stunning, dedicated, poised…and then there’s her hair. Breathtakingly lustrous blond hair that sets her apart from all the other girls at school. So what if she doesn’t have any friends her age, or anyone to talk to other than her mother? She’s on the verge of having everything she’s ever dreamed of.
But in this fairy tale, the beautiful princess wakes up to her worst nightmare — when almost overnight, Ori begins to lose her hair….
Overall:
Oribella Bettencourt is going to be famous. She just knows that her modeling and dancing careers are going to land her the role in an upcoming movie and her acting career will just take off after that.
All her life she has prepared for this. Her mom has spent so much time and money on all her pageants and recitals. Now it’s finally Oribella’s turn to pay her back for all her support.
But what happens when Oribella starts to lose her hair? There is no need for bald actresses or models. And how is she supposed to hide it until it starts to grow back?
When Oribella finally confesses to her mom that her hair is falling out, everything seems like it will just get better from there. That is, until the doctor tells them that Ori has Alopecia Areata, a condition that will cause her hair to stop growing and continue to fall out.
When Ori finally realizes that there is nothing she can do she decides to change her attitude. She begins to make friends and focus on her schoolwork. But no matter what she does her mom won’t even speak to her.
Will Ori find a way to reconnect with her mom? Will she finally find a place she belongs with a new group of friends?
Fairest Of Them All was a great story about finding yourself and what really matters in life. I admit that I really didn’t like Oribella’s character at the beginning of the book and almost gave up. DO NOT GIVE UP. It does get better. I was so glad that I decided to stick it out because it had a great ending.
This book will be released on April 21 or you can pre-order it here.
This book sounds interesting! I love books that reference fairy tales, which it sounds like this book does. Thanks for the warning about the main character starting out unlikable, though.
That’s a really rare topic to see covered in a novel. I just may have to check that out!
This has such an interesting story line idea I just might have to check it out.
Sounds like a good book! 🙂 Can’t wait.