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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
lighthearted
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
these characters were the most insufferable people i have ever had to read about. it started with good traction, and then it just got so slow and boring. the actual love/romance aspect ended really early and it just became political drama and nonsense. i liked the romance while it was happening!! friends to lovers is adorable. but it just fell so flat for its potential. predictable plot twists that just annoyed me rather than anything else also brought me down.i was really hoping to love this book and ended up just trudging through it :/ to top it all off there was no satisfying ending, it leaves you on a cliff hanger, but i don’t have any intention of reading the second book, so i suppose i’ll never know what happens
I picked this as an entertaining airplane travel read and it exceeded my expectations. The characters are fully developed and the world this book inhabits holds tons of interest if you are at all a royal watcher or anglophile. It even made me cry a couple of times which was quite unexpected.
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
I'm having a serious hit or miss issue with modern royals romance novels!! Ugh! And they usually are my favorite!
I had such high hopes for this book. It had all the elements I love, which is exactly why it isn't a 1 star read for me. The American falls in love with the British prince. I love the banter between Bex and Nick! It honestly made some of the slog worth it.
There are unfortunately so many things that didn't work for the book. One big thing is that the story was way too long. 450 pages was unnecessary. If some of the wordy parts were taken out, it would have been about 100 pages shorter and it would have made the book so much better.
Another issue was how quickly they fell in "love". Now some insta love I don't mind, but I need more from a couple. I don't feel Bex and Nick had anything other than surface love. There wasn't any deep meaningful conversations. I felt everything they did just stayed at the surface.
I found Bex to be very naive for what it meant to fall in love with a future king. Shebdid not at all take into account how it would be with paparazzi. She didnt listen to anyone, which is an issue I had with another modern royals book. But other than that, I actually liked her. She was pretty down to earth, and she made me laugh.
The biggest problem for me ended up being Nick. After the cute how they met portion of the book, he kind of became a dick. I felt so bad for Bex. She was trying to be so patient and understanding, but he just pushed her away. While yes she didn't listen to people, which is annoying, it's no excuse for how he treated her. He was going through a lot, but he should have brought her closer. They should have been working with each other and getting stronger. Leaning on the other for strength. But of course they did none of that because their relationship really didn't grow.
By the end of this book, I wish Bex had ended up with Freddie. He was actually there for her, let her vent, and was someone for her to lean on during all the craziness. He also for me was one of the best characters. I enjoyed his parts more than anyone else's.
Book had some great parts and banter and funny moments, but it didn't overshadow all that I didn't like.
I had such high hopes for this book. It had all the elements I love, which is exactly why it isn't a 1 star read for me. The American falls in love with the British prince. I love the banter between Bex and Nick! It honestly made some of the slog worth it.
There are unfortunately so many things that didn't work for the book. One big thing is that the story was way too long. 450 pages was unnecessary. If some of the wordy parts were taken out, it would have been about 100 pages shorter and it would have made the book so much better.
Another issue was how quickly they fell in "love". Now some insta love I don't mind, but I need more from a couple. I don't feel Bex and Nick had anything other than surface love. There wasn't any deep meaningful conversations. I felt everything they did just stayed at the surface.
I found Bex to be very naive for what it meant to fall in love with a future king. Shebdid not at all take into account how it would be with paparazzi. She didnt listen to anyone, which is an issue I had with another modern royals book. But other than that, I actually liked her. She was pretty down to earth, and she made me laugh.
The biggest problem for me ended up being Nick. After the cute how they met portion of the book, he kind of became a dick. I felt so bad for Bex. She was trying to be so patient and understanding, but he just pushed her away. While yes she didn't listen to people, which is annoying, it's no excuse for how he treated her. He was going through a lot, but he should have brought her closer. They should have been working with each other and getting stronger. Leaning on the other for strength. But of course they did none of that because their relationship really didn't grow.
By the end of this book, I wish Bex had ended up with Freddie. He was actually there for her, let her vent, and was someone for her to lean on during all the craziness. He also for me was one of the best characters. I enjoyed his parts more than anyone else's.
Book had some great parts and banter and funny moments, but it didn't overshadow all that I didn't like.
This was a cute story. American girl Bex goes to Oxnard and happens to fall in love with the prince, Nick. We get to see 8 years of their relationship and it was nothing but complicated. I was stressed out a good majority of the time because their relationship was so stressful. I just needed to know what happened. I can’t wait to dive into the second one.
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Absolutely loved this one! As an Anglophile through and through, I thought this was just so much fun. I can’t wait for the sequel!
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Didn‘t get further than the third chapter because I got bored. Life‘s too short for boring books!
This book was phenomenal. The way the eight years the story covers were unfurled was genius. I liked that each section gave a bit of the present storyline, then flashed back, to come back to the present. It allowed for a good pace throughout the book. I think if the story was told in chronological order the entire time it would feel slow and onerous. The relationships between the characters are well written and do their best to stay away from romance cliches, even if the book is somewhat a modern day fairytale. I can’t wait to see what the authors have in store for Nick, Bex, and the gang in The Heir Affair.