Reviews

She's No Princess - Pangeran Miss Valenti by Laura Lee Guhrke

somasunshine's review against another edition

4.0

The sass! The tension! This is definitely my favourite book of the Guilty series.

caraheard's review against another edition

4.0

First time I've read this author. I like her style. I do feel like her character descriptions weren't enough but I liked the story quite a bit.

miss_murphy's review against another edition

3.0

Este libro ha tenido sus momentos.

No empezó muy bien, luego fue mejorando un poco, luego decayó y luego recuperó en la recta final. Creo que mi principal problema con él han sido los protagonistas, porque ni Lucia ni Ian son arquetipos que disfrute mucho en las novelas. La relación entre estos dos ha sido casi tan irregular como el libro: Lucia tiene unos cambios emocionales demasiado bruscos que la autora intenta achacarle a su naturaleza italiana y lo de Ian parecía más lujuria que amor al uso.

A pesar de ser un fin de saga un poco decepcionante, como la autora es una excelente narradora y conoce bien a sus personajes la novela no ha sido una catástrofe de proporciones épicas y se las apaña para recuperar algunos personajes amados de libros anteriores y para poner un lazo más que decente

livrosnstuff's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

5.0

ufcasey's review against another edition

3.0

The narrator for this audiobook is kind of awful. Her interpretation of an Italian accent for the heroine was just irritating. The book itself was pretty good, though one thing did slightly bother me.

Spoiler

Lucia was a virgin and intended to remain one until her wedding day and yet she was described in very sensual ways and was quick to initiate romantic moves towards men. Meanwhile Ian is this very uptight guy but then he takes things shockingly far in semi-public areas, twice! They both seemed to contradict themselves.

I’ll give this author another chance but won’t rush to do so.

vee615's review against another edition

3.0

Lucia is a fiery Italian and illegitimate daughter of a prince and I liked her. She knew what she wanted and I love a story of a stuffy hero and a fiery heroine. However, Lucia as a character was far more fleshed out than the hero Ian. At the same time certain character motivations seemed to get lost in the shuffle. I like when the hero loses control and cannot contain himself with the heroine but in this case it wasn't romantic..... and it lost me a bit.

wellactjoally's review against another edition

medium-paced

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

The writing is excellent as always. I went two stars because I am really upset that the women in this book, women who in previous books needed to buck the system, thoroughly upheld it at the expense of another woman. 

Another age and power differential. 

destinugrainy's review

3.0

Akhirnya Guilty #4. Kali ini tentang Ian Moore, kakaknya Dylan Moore. Ian seorang diplomat handal, kelakuannya selalu benar dan teratur. Hampir tidak pernah melakukan kesalahan. Namun karir diplomatnya yang hebat itu justru membuatnya menjadi mak comblang. Dia diminta mencarikan jodoh untuk putri tidak sah dari pangeran Italia, Lucia Valenti.
Lucia, gadis pembangkang. Ibunya adalah wanita penghibur ternama di Inggris. Ian harus mencarikan suami untuk Lucia dalam waktu enam minggu. Lucia melemparkan syarat, pria itu harus memiliki hasrat yang kuat, dan cinta yang dalam. Lucia tidak ingin menikah dengan pria yang tidak dicintainya.
Yang saya selalu suka dari novel Laura Lee Guhrke adalah karakter wanita yang tangguh, seburuk apapun latar belakangnya. Mereka pasti memiliki keahlian khusus. Seperti Lucia yang mampu mengimbangi kemampuan diplomasi Ian dengan kelihaiannya memanipulasi. Ian sendiri sosok pria yang tangguh dan menyimpan hasrat mendalam untuk Lucia.
Sayangnya, dalam upayanya untuk menjaga nama baik Lucia, Ian justru memilih cara yang mencemarkan Lucia. Ian tentu saja bertanggung jawab, meski sebenarnya Lucia yang memanipulasi Ian supaya mau membuktikan perasaannya yang tersimpan. Dan siapa sangka Ian yang kaku bisa menyerah pada hasratnya.
Saya menantikan serial dari penulis ini untuk diterjemahkan lagi oleh GPU.

una_macchia's review against another edition

4.0

3.5 stars. This novel really needs to be longer imo. The final chapter suggests a path to solve the last big problem

Spoiler

Ian has lost his diplomatic position due to a scandal involving Lucia and although they're married and in love, they're both struggling -- he because he's lost his life's work, she because she knows he's unhappy and blames herself (they were both to blame for the scandal) -- and finally he decides to try for the House of Commons instead

, but I would have felt more secure about the HEA if we could actually see them starting to work towards it, instead of just having a quick conversation at the end. However, I really liked the characterization of both Ian and Lucia. They're well-rounded with positive and negative traits that make them seem like real people, not perfect ideals who carry the idiot ball when the plot requires. Neither of them gets a love-induced personality transplant and it makes sense why they are the way they are.

shemily7125's review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0