Prom King
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3.2 • 6 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
She’s the Scrooge, and he’s all three ghosts.
Alison Weston is an unapologetic miser with a chip on her shoulder. After eighteen years, she is finally ready to enact revenge—both on her odious father and the unfeeling small town where she was raised—when her best laid plans go awry at the arrival of her childhood nemesis, Alaric Jordan.
Alaric Jordan, an angel investor who has amassed billions by financing the right people and projects, always had feelings for Alison Weston. When faced with her latest naughty scheme, Alaric appoints himself the harbinger of Alison’s past, present, and future, hoping to teach the woman he’s always wondered about (more than he should) a valuable lesson.
Will Alaric’s investment pay dividends? Or will Alison remain ethically (and morally) bankrupt?
‘Prom King’ is a retelling of Charles Dickens’ ‘A Christmas Carol.’
Customer Reviews
A twisted “Christmas Carol” with a large dollop of “It’s a Wonderful Life”
This was a challenging read. Alison’s Scrooge-like shield made it impossible to connect with her until I realised that she was weighed down under a rock of grief, trauma and anxiety and that her coping mechanism was to ruthlessly control what she could and erase all else from her life.
Alaric was a charming version of ghosts past, present and future combined with Clarence Odbody as her “angel investor”. The challenge with him for much of the story was understanding why he was attracted to her beyond the physical. Somewhere around the 75% marker, we begin to understand that they are loosely kindred spirits. It took reading the bonus scene (published in the version from Reid’s store) for me to begin to see the reasons for his attraction and motivations.
Did I love reading this adaptation of Dickens’s novel, absolutely. Do I think some different choices should have been made so that we understood Alaric better (and could connect with him more completely), absolutely.