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blackestrose3's review against another edition
5.0
Loved it
Thereβs always something so satisfying to me when it comes to books about royalty. This story holds everything I love about them: the secrets, the lies, the games, the life or death consequences of your actions... and all the while it held your attention. I read this in one day, couldnβt put it down! I canβt wait for the next book!
Thereβs always something so satisfying to me when it comes to books about royalty. This story holds everything I love about them: the secrets, the lies, the games, the life or death consequences of your actions... and all the while it held your attention. I read this in one day, couldnβt put it down! I canβt wait for the next book!
screaminmimi's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
navigatingfiction's review against another edition
5.0
Oh My Goodness words cannot describe how much I loved this book... but I'm gonna try to anyways!
Let me just start by saying Tate James is an amazing author, like seriously one of my favorites. I love her Kit Davenport series and anything she writes with CM Stunich is great, so I was super eager to get my hands on this book. It was originally supposed to be part of Once Upon A Harem, but I am so freaking happy she decided to make it a trilogy!!!
My expectations for Imposter were pretty high given my love for all of Tate's other books. This fairytale retelling of the Frog Prince sounded interesting to say the least, but after I finished I can safely say that any previous expectations I had were completely blown away.
Rybet is such a great character with a big heart and even bigger beliefs. She knows exactly how she feels and is pretty stubborn about changing her mind. After entering the trials on accident while trying to save a young boy, Rybet is trapped, bound by an oath to remain in the trials until death or marriage. While she makes her distain for the three princes and the royal family very clear throughout the book, she grows close to the three men in charge of the first stage of the trials.
Lee, Ty, and Zan are teachers in the trials who all become close to Rybet, or Lady Callaluna who she is pretending to be. She becomes torn between her new friends and her survival, trying to win the trials. I really enjoyed the guys' characters. They all have specific interests that are essential to the trials and the story giving us a chance to get to know them more thoroughly.
I also really loved the larger plot playing in the background of the trials. The world Rybet lives in is dying, has been ever since the queen was killed and her daughter disappeared. The royals are supposed to have magic, but it appears that the current king and queen aren't living up to the expectations of the land. There is corruption and evil lurking behind the trials and I can't wait to learn more and watch everything play out.
This book did end on a cliffhanger..... like a seriously huge are you kidding me I hate you (not really still love you) kind of cliffhanger that left me reeling. I literally just sat there processing for a few minutes after finishing because wow. I need need need the next book like yesterday!
But despite this cliffhanger I am still crazy for this book. Imposter is such an amazing story with a fantastic plot and characters with lots of depth. Tate James has done it again and I am very eager to see where this series will take us!
Let me just start by saying Tate James is an amazing author, like seriously one of my favorites. I love her Kit Davenport series and anything she writes with CM Stunich is great, so I was super eager to get my hands on this book. It was originally supposed to be part of Once Upon A Harem, but I am so freaking happy she decided to make it a trilogy!!!
My expectations for Imposter were pretty high given my love for all of Tate's other books. This fairytale retelling of the Frog Prince sounded interesting to say the least, but after I finished I can safely say that any previous expectations I had were completely blown away.
Rybet is such a great character with a big heart and even bigger beliefs. She knows exactly how she feels and is pretty stubborn about changing her mind. After entering the trials on accident while trying to save a young boy, Rybet is trapped, bound by an oath to remain in the trials until death or marriage. While she makes her distain for the three princes and the royal family very clear throughout the book, she grows close to the three men in charge of the first stage of the trials.
Lee, Ty, and Zan are teachers in the trials who all become close to Rybet, or Lady Callaluna who she is pretending to be. She becomes torn between her new friends and her survival, trying to win the trials. I really enjoyed the guys' characters. They all have specific interests that are essential to the trials and the story giving us a chance to get to know them more thoroughly.
I also really loved the larger plot playing in the background of the trials. The world Rybet lives in is dying, has been ever since the queen was killed and her daughter disappeared. The royals are supposed to have magic, but it appears that the current king and queen aren't living up to the expectations of the land. There is corruption and evil lurking behind the trials and I can't wait to learn more and watch everything play out.
This book did end on a cliffhanger..... like a seriously huge are you kidding me I hate you (not really still love you) kind of cliffhanger that left me reeling. I literally just sat there processing for a few minutes after finishing because wow. I need need need the next book like yesterday!
But despite this cliffhanger I am still crazy for this book. Imposter is such an amazing story with a fantastic plot and characters with lots of depth. Tate James has done it again and I am very eager to see where this series will take us!
knoteboom's review against another edition
challenging
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
mlenarski's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
emhildeb's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is so good. It reminds me of the selection series so it's very nostalgic for me, yet it's fresh and original. I accidentally spoiled myself a bit, but I don't think the spoiler is obvious. I do think it's obvious that the princes are the boys.
qdbibliophile's review against another edition
5.0
~REVIEWπ~
The Quick and Dirty: Girl in a bind impersonates royal lady in order to participate in the Royal Trials, intentionally fail and go home. Unfortunately for her, you either win or die trying. There is no chance for escape and someone is trying to sabotage her. As she's competing for her life she starts to fall for her tutors instead of the princes, but she's not the only one who is pretending to be something she's not.
Magic left the Teichian kingdom when the Queen was killed and her baby daughter kidnapped. King Titus now rules over Teich and is hosting the Royal Trials, a competition amongst the royal ladies of the surrounding kingdom for a chance to marry one of the three princes and become Queen.
Rybet, an orphan, is the best thief in the Pond; an area long forgotten by the kingdom after the plague. When her charge gets nabbed for trying to steal from a palace guard, she sneaks into the castle to rescue him. Getting caught, her choices are to either join her charge in the dungeons or live to see another day (and try to free him again) by assuming the identity of a royal and participating in the trials.
Already hating the royals for what they let her part of town become, she finds herself more enamored with her tutors than those "asshole" princes. When competitors start dying instead of being sent home, she has no choice but to compete in earnest. As the competition heats up, someone keeps trying to sabotage her. Secrets start to unfold and Rybet realizes that even if she makes it out alive, not everything or everyone are as they seem. Will her life ever be the same again?
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In my mind, if you want a guaranteed good reverse harem book, there is a short list of 5 authors. Tate James is on that list. Her story arcs are always solid. The world building is consistently complex and vivid. Her characters are well developed, relatable, beautifully flawed and most importantly her female leads are always strong and bad-ass. And of course, the sex is HOT. I mean, if you're reading reverse harem, you're not here for the PG stuff. This book is a bit of a slow burn but Tate James delivers. She always does. This one had a few spots where some of it was predictable but in my experience Tate's subsequent books always make up for it and leave you reeling. Can't wait! πππ
Overall: 4.5/5 ββββπ«
Steam: 2/5 π₯π₯
Feels: π¨ππ€ππ±
~QD STORY DETAILS~
Tear jerker: No
Paranormal/Fantasy: Yes
Location: Kingdom of Teich, Lakehaven
Character age range: 18, and presumably 20-something
Lead: Rybet Waise/Lady Callaluna
Love interest(s): Lee, Ty, Zan
HEA: No - cliffhanger
~QD BOOK INFO~
Kindle Unlimited: Yes
Audible: No
Series: Yes - Royal Trials
1. Imposter - released 9/24/18
2. Seeker - TBD
3. Heir - releases 2019
~QD π₯~
Sex/kink type: oral, manual
Possible triggers: Violence, murder, blackmail
bookishnicole's review against another edition
4.0
WHAT A FUCKING CLIFFHANGER. So gripping and bloodthirsty. Loved it.
nemerith's review against another edition
3.0
I must admit... this book surprised me (in a good way!)
This is not my usual fare of a reverse harem, but I enjoyed it!
World building was great, we get a good lay of the land, what's happening in the city and in the surrounding area's. Scenes and environments were detailed and clear.
Character development was good. Rybet is learning a whole other side of herself, which can be pretty funny at times :D
Though I don't understand how nobody figured out the princes were in fact also the teachers. They made so many comments and mistakes that, even without it being very clear from the start, I would have thought at least some would have made that connection.
Pacing and flow were good and the book was well written with no (noticeable) errors.
All in all an enjoyable book with a great ending, next installment is on my TBR pile!
This is not my usual fare of a reverse harem, but I enjoyed it!
World building was great, we get a good lay of the land, what's happening in the city and in the surrounding area's. Scenes and environments were detailed and clear.
Character development was good. Rybet is learning a whole other side of herself, which can be pretty funny at times :D
Though I don't understand how nobody figured out the princes were in fact also the teachers. They made so many comments and mistakes that, even without it being very clear from the start, I would have thought at least some would have made that connection.
Pacing and flow were good and the book was well written with no (noticeable) errors.
All in all an enjoyable book with a great ending, next installment is on my TBR pile!
jasminereadss_'s review against another edition
medium-paced
3.25
i really like these kind of tropes.
secret identity, trials, royalty!
and its even RHππ
who can resist?
secret identity, trials, royalty!
and its even RHππ
who can resist?