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3.55 AVERAGE
3.55 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Really enjoyed this story! Makeda and Bez had chemistry in spades! It was potent and delightful. I really enjoyed the pacing of the story. It was definitely a bit of slow burn, but the connection grew throughout. I also really loved the portion on the boat! The crew were just a great bunch of characters and it was a fun excursion. These were just a really well developed bunch of characters and I really loved the whole atmosphere of this story. I need to go back and read the first book in this series and also her other Royals series for sure!
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Makeda may not know what she wants from life but she knows exactly what she doesn’t want, and that’s being a princess. The family folklore according to which her grandmother had a fling with the prince of the tiny kingdom of Ibarania was fun to entertain until it became her mother’s obsession. So when, in one day, Makeda loses both her job and her girlfriend, the last thing she needs is for a so-called investigator to try and convince her to travel to Ibarania with her to claim her title as the lost heir.
This sapphic retelling of Anastasia is a Grumpy/Sunshine romance with Grumpy being a former Sunshine tired of being used as a doormat. It’s also, for a while, a fake romance, confusing both parties, as should be, with the added bonus of only one bed and a lifeboat. It’s definitely an opposites attract romance, all book long.
Makeda lives in a perpetual state of anxiety, even though she probably doesn’t realise it. She wants everyone to be happy all the time because when people aren’t happy, they either laugh at her or leave her. Her whole personality is being helpful and who cares if she always puts everyone else’s dreams before her? She doesn’t have dreams anyway. Beznaria is the opposite. Not that she’s happy all the time, but she’s running too fast for stress to catch up, at least most of the time. Among her other strategies: go for what you want and never never give up. She’s at once incredibly cool and old-fashioned (the type to demand a duel to right a wrong). I’m actually impressed Makeda resisted her for so long.
This was my first book by Alyssa Cole and I didn’t expect to laugh so much. Bez gets the best lines, and I’ll go against my rule of not taking sentences out of context with two quotes, one that made me laugh:
“The coffee grinder apparently had more settings than Bez’s vibrator because the noise grew even louder.”
The other I found surprisingly touching:
“Her past relationships had made her think she would be bad at every relationship, but maybe she just hadn’t learned how to be good at them yet.”
Both perfectly Bez.
Despite a rushed ending, I’d recommend this book to anyone looking for a light-hearted, funny and tender romcom.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
This sapphic retelling of Anastasia is a Grumpy/Sunshine romance with Grumpy being a former Sunshine tired of being used as a doormat. It’s also, for a while, a fake romance, confusing both parties, as should be, with the added bonus of only one bed and a lifeboat. It’s definitely an opposites attract romance, all book long.
Makeda lives in a perpetual state of anxiety, even though she probably doesn’t realise it. She wants everyone to be happy all the time because when people aren’t happy, they either laugh at her or leave her. Her whole personality is being helpful and who cares if she always puts everyone else’s dreams before her? She doesn’t have dreams anyway. Beznaria is the opposite. Not that she’s happy all the time, but she’s running too fast for stress to catch up, at least most of the time. Among her other strategies: go for what you want and never never give up. She’s at once incredibly cool and old-fashioned (the type to demand a duel to right a wrong). I’m actually impressed Makeda resisted her for so long.
This was my first book by Alyssa Cole and I didn’t expect to laugh so much. Bez gets the best lines, and I’ll go against my rule of not taking sentences out of context with two quotes, one that made me laugh:
“The coffee grinder apparently had more settings than Bez’s vibrator because the noise grew even louder.”
The other I found surprisingly touching:
“Her past relationships had made her think she would be bad at every relationship, but maybe she just hadn’t learned how to be good at them yet.”
Both perfectly Bez.
Despite a rushed ending, I’d recommend this book to anyone looking for a light-hearted, funny and tender romcom.
I received a copy from the publisher and I am voluntarily leaving a review.
adventurous
funny
medium-paced
This book gives me Hallmark movies vibes. The plot is a bit odd, the romance is cute and steamy, and the ending is adorable. Loved reading this.
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
was the plot super strong? not at all. but did i enjoy every second of it?? absolutely!
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I didn't realise that it was the second in the series when I picked it up, even so, I felt like I was easily able to follow along and fall into the story. While I really liked the characters, I did feel that it dragged a bit in the middle third (more like 2nd and 3rd fifth) then the pace really picked up at the end. Overall though I liked the characters and liked the writing style so will try to pick up more by the author!
adventurous
funny
fast-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
creo q me quedo la duda de cómo llegó el anillo de la familia real hasta Makeda onda no sé si en el libro se explica porq está en inglés y quizas no lo entendí al 100%
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Sadly, within the Cole canon, I think this was a miss for me. I loved Makeda, but this took a plot that could have been active with twists and turns and reveals and stifled a lot of it. And I think both love interests would have shown with a little more action.