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A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

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joanna1905's review against another edition

3.0

I cute quick romance read! I didn't love our love interest but our MC makes up for it! I also loved that this followed black characters since mainstream romance novels have been too white for too long!

rellimreads's review against another edition

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2.0

I guess I’m in the minority here ~ but I’m DNFing.

1st ~ I like Alyssa Cole. I own the Off The Grid series and have read it several times.

I think my problem may be that this story is very slow to me. And sometimes that works and sometimes it just feels boring. My mind kept wandering. I kept stopping and starting and trying again. I wouldn’t normally try this hard to keep going but since I’ve enjoyed Cole’s work in the past and this got such great reviews I kept thinking, “maybe it’s me.” And maybe it IS me. But apparently it’s the past 6 months me. So I’m going to let go...

tatyanavogt's review against another edition

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3.0

This was really enjoyable. I had a lot of fun reading this, I really like Alyssa Coles books. This is a book about deception which isn't my favorite theme in books, but I surprisingly wasn't super upset about it, I think it was handled in a nice way. I also felt like the book was pretty lighthearted so perhaps i'm more forgiving because of the overall tone of the book.

Its basically about a woman who keeps receiving spam mail from a supposed prince in Africa who needs her personal identification so that she can claim her rightful place as queen. She ignores the spam messages as one does under the circumstances, BUT the prince is determined and during a trip to NY decided to find her and confront her.

After a bit of a misunderstanding he is helping her with her shift at work in an attempt to learn more about her and why her family left when they were children. It is a cute, fun, light hearted novel about learning who you are while falling in love..

I WILL say that there are some frustrations that she deals with in the beginning that are a little TOOOO real and not as light hearted as the rest of the book, I found myself very annoyed and frustrated on her behalf, but I think overall the book is a light fun read.

ctanous's review against another edition

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medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.25

marieintheraw's review against another edition

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4.0

A little long at times, but overall really cute.

lx2's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

i usually don’t like modern romance but this was delightful!!! funny and well plotted.

ell_jay_em7's review against another edition

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5.0

Alyssa Cole is my favorite romance writer. Her plots are excellent and her characters are well-developed. The romance is swoony and the sex is exciting! She also has some good comedic moments.