When I first read Julie Berry's first book I liked it. I didn't love, I wasn't screaming from the rooftops to read it, I enjoyed it and moved on. Now her second book Secondhand Charm, really has me looking forward to anything Julie Berry writes. 
 This book is everything that a new, modern fairy tale should have. There's mystical elements, castles, romance and a detailed plot that just really leaves you in awe. Sure there are some predictable parts of the book, but think of it this way, almost all fairy tales are predictible to some extent. 
 I gave Berry some grief in the first book because there wasn't enough build up to a romance and it just seemed so unbelievable. She certainly changed that with this novel and really built up the romance, and even added some twists and turns to the story that kept me reading. 
 Julie Berry really is a modern day fairy tale writer and I'll gladly read anything else she writes in the future!