Member Reviews
This kit was so fun! It had amazing games, which is a great thing for a book club. The bookmarks and recipes are a big plus which adds taste from when you and your friends discuss the different chapters of the book. Overall, book clubs or even book reading dates will surely be fun with all the stuff the kit includes!
I feel as if stuff like this should be added to the book instead of being their own thing, things like content warnings should be include in the books because it helps reader known if this books if safe for them.
This book club kit was well thought out and put together. It not only included thoughtful questions, but also a quiz, activities, bookmarks, a recipe, and a themed drink to make the book club meeting a full fledged event! I appreciated that it included information on the author, other books by her/the publisher, and suggestions for books to read if you enjoyed this one. This would be a great kit for someone wanting to spice up a book club meeting.
First, apparently, according to the kit, I would make it to the top two! This kit was so fun! It had the most amount of games, which is a great thing for a book club. I love the idea of playing bingo, which basically compares the players to how much they’re like Cindy. I also loved the Disney-bound contest! Anyone who loves Disney would be perfect for this game!
I can't wait to get into all the questions. I also adore the bookmarks and recipe. These book kits are a great way formyfriends and I to get together for a fun read and in depth discussion.
I absolutely adore this idea! I never thought that something like this existed and I am so glad I stumbled upon it! This will definitely be our next bookclub book, and we will definitely put this kit to good use!
This is a REVIEW ONLY of The BOOK CLUB KIT for “If the Shoe Fits,” a romantic modern Cinderella novel by Julie Murphy about a plus-size shoe designer who just might find her Prince Charming on a national TV show. This fabulously created colorful 24-page e-book is with loaded with everything to make your Book Club meeting memorable. There are loads of discussion questions to stimulate insightful two-way conversations among reading groups, and is full of visual appeal because of its bright art and bold, eye-catching graphics. The Q & As are excellent and will be useful for Book Club Leaders, Librarians, as well as readers themselves who want extra insight into the background of the book and author. 💕 As all compelling Book Kits do by adding additional graphics and fun elements, this one truly rocks! It also offers recipes for pizza and cocktails; Book Club Bingo; a shoe design challenge; quizzes; additional suggested readings and so much more. This is a truly exciting Book Kit worthy of it’s designation. 💕
TheBookMaven graciously thanks NetGalley, Author Julie Murphy, and Publisher We Are Bookish for this Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) for review.
I loved a lot of things about this book, but unfortunately the romance was not one of them. The Bachelor-esque premise, which did give this book a readable quality and fast paced feeling, just wasn't a good breeding ground for a spectacular romance. It was actually quite lacklustre, which I hate to say because I felt potential and chemistry between the love interests.
It was however, a good vehicle to discuss plus size representation in media and in fashion. And I think that's what I loved most about If the Shoe Fits.
This is my first time seeing a book club kit and WHAT A GREAT IDEA!! My book club that I run is primarily fantasy/ fantasy romance, but I wanted to take a peek at what these look like, and hopefully in the future some fantasy options might exist.
It starts off with an author interview which I felt really got me excited about the book again (I read it last year), and was a great refresher on the book. Then the book club kit has a great variety of engaging things - discussion questions, a shoe design challenge, a quiz about the reality tv show (mostly C’s for me - making it to the top two!), some great bookmarks, a bingo board, some suggestions what to read next and some other fun and engaging things.
All in all it felt like a well rounded book club kit and was so much fun to read and review. All thoughts and opinions are my own and weren’t influenced by receiving an arc.
I loved this book - such a great premise and loved the twists on Cinderella and how Cindy is portrayed in such a positive light. Steamy and sweet balanced well too.
Looking forward to additional books in this series!
The Book Club items were fun and useful for meetings.
This was a really great book for book clubs.
I loved the quiz and the bingo! Really nice to read this with people.
Also the recipes!!! Loved that.
Really recommend this if you’ve read the book.
The Book Club Kit for If the Shoe Fits by Julie Murphy was a phenomenal addition to reading this book with a book club. The interview with the author gave amazing insight into Murphy’s development. This pack has awesome questions that we i can use in group. Thank you NetGalley. I can't wait until I can use my bookmark again from this book kit.
This kit is an amazing way for people who have book clubs to do fun things after or whilst reading the book. This kit is fun and filled with amazing inside information for the reader.
Julie Murphy can do no wrong! She is such a great writer! I loved reading this Cinderella re-telling! It's so good! I highly recommend reading it with a group and using this Book Club Kit. I'm so glad that this is the first book in a series.
I think this is helpful for any book club or reading discussion. I also liked the recipes in the back!
I mistakenly requested this book because I thought it was the actual book.
I liked that there were topics for discussions, short quizzes and a book club bingo!
I also liked the Disneybounding challenge, it looks like something I might want to try out.
There were also recipes in the kit
There are all kinds of fun pages in this book club book! This is perfect for book clubs if you’re reading If the Shoe Fits.
After finishing this short-but-sweet kit I feel it added to the reading experience and provided lots of topics for discussion among readers.
The author's interview is really great. Julie Murphy came across as down to earth and relatable in her answers and I loved the insight into her writing process.
I think content warnings are always appreciated. We can never be too prepared when starting a new novel and when it comes to triggers it's better to be overly aware.
The other elements in the book club kit, such as the challenges and quizes, further book recommendations from Julie herself and other authors and the food and drink recipes would be perfect for an in-person book club.
The only thing that may not be successful is presuming people are attending in-person book clubs when in reality, social media and virtual book clubs are more popular and prevalent in the book community, especially since Covid-19. The digital space among readers has exploded so I think targeting the online community is very beneficial.
I love this book club kit. How fun to have a pizza recipe, a cocktail, recipe, handy discussion questions, bookmarks and even a craft project to go along with a book. I've been in book clubs for many years and we've never had anything like this. I hope they continue to make more of these.
This book kit is intended to accompany the book "If the Shoe Fits" by Julie Murphy. Never having hosted a book club before, this book kit gave a plethora of different types of insight into the book that will guide me as my friends and I intend to start our own book club. I really enjoyed the author interview that gave insight into Murphy's writing processes, inspirations, and struggles with writing this novel. The discussion questions were good conversation starters about the plot, and some could even be used as inspirations for book club talks about other books. The bookmarks were adorable and the following activities were very cute. I also appreciated the food and drink recipes!