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inyostalk's review
3.0
It was a good book. I loved the long lost princess theme and the heroine's personality was amazing. Unlike most harlequin romances, she didn't instantly fall for the hero. She stood up for herself and went as far as to insult him. Also, she wasn't a polite, broken girl. She was improper, driven, and down-to-earth. I feel like she thinks more like someone in this day and age than most other romance novels.
The prince was getting married to a princess at the start of the book. The only thing that was keeping Niko from Princess Julianna was the customary box he would present his wife with when they get married. The King reveals that it's missing because he had already presented it to his wife... when he was a toddler. The King tells him not to propose to Julianna because Niko has never been in love with her, which utterly confuses him. He didn't want to marry for love but for the good of his country.
So Niko flies to the USA to get the box back from his wife who had been swept out of the country twenty years before. His wife, Izzy, is a car mechanic in a small mechanics shop in Charlotte, Carolina. Having been raised by her uncle, she grew up more like a boy than a girl. Her dream was to become a professional pit-stop mechanic in a NASCAR race. It was her uncle's dream, but he turned down many chances to fulfill it to be with her, and when an aneurysm killed him she thought she could fulfill it for him.
I feel McClone did a great job with this book. It wasn't my favorite, but she kept my interest peaked throughout the entire book. I highly recommend that you read it.
The prince was getting married to a princess at the start of the book. The only thing that was keeping Niko from Princess Julianna was the customary box he would present his wife with when they get married. The King reveals that it's missing because he had already presented it to his wife... when he was a toddler. The King tells him not to propose to Julianna because Niko has never been in love with her, which utterly confuses him. He didn't want to marry for love but for the good of his country.
So Niko flies to the USA to get the box back from his wife who had been swept out of the country twenty years before. His wife, Izzy, is a car mechanic in a small mechanics shop in Charlotte, Carolina. Having been raised by her uncle, she grew up more like a boy than a girl. Her dream was to become a professional pit-stop mechanic in a NASCAR race. It was her uncle's dream, but he turned down many chances to fulfill it to be with her, and when an aneurysm killed him she thought she could fulfill it for him.
I feel McClone did a great job with this book. It wasn't my favorite, but she kept my interest peaked throughout the entire book. I highly recommend that you read it.
leleedow's review
2.0
It was alright I guess it just seemed a little drawn out for me. Izzy got on my nerves I wanted to shake her as for Niko I wanted him to man up an to express his feelings.
fromjesstoyou's review
2.0
It has a cute premise but I really didn't like that the title misleads you into believing everything is set up a bit differently. However, I did enjoy the sparking chemistry between the main characters and how everyone got along ... for the most part.
I wouldn't completely dismiss this novel; I'd still recommend it to those who like contemporary "fairy-tale" romances.
I wouldn't completely dismiss this novel; I'd still recommend it to those who like contemporary "fairy-tale" romances.
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