Reviews with content warning for Emotional abuse - The Princess Trap

enjoyable read! its fun and sexy. all the characters the but i wasn’t completely sold on how fast the “love” developed between the characters and the anger in third act conflict felt unfound. I listened it to as an audiobook, so I’ll pick it up again to read properly bc I love Talia Hibbert, but it’s not the *best* more so fun!

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adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad fast-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

3.0

It was cute, emotional and fun

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emotional 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

4.5

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emotional lighthearted tense 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

5.0

This needed to be twice as long.

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

3.0

I wanted to read this book because I am patiently waiting to hear about any of Talia’s new work. I decided to try and read some of her old work and saw this book all over bookstagram, so I decided to read this one and I think the Brown sisters have made my standards for Talia and this book didn’t reach it.

This book has two points of view. The first is Cherry Neita. She is thirty, flirty and done with men. As far as she can tell, they’re overrated, overpaid and underperforming in every area of life. But a girl has needs, and the smoking-hit stranger she just met at the office seems to be the perfect one-night stand. The second point of view is Prince Ruben of Helgmore. He is reckless, dominant and famously filthy. The outcast royal is trying to rebuild his reputation – all for a good cause – but he can’t resist a pretty face. And bossy whirlwind Cherry’s got the face, the body and the attitude to make Ruben’s convictions crumble. Even better, when she propositions, she has no idea who he really is. But when the paparazzi catch the pair getting it on in an alleyway, Ruben’s anonymity disappears and now the press is in uproar, the palace is outraged, and Ruben’s reputation is back in the gutter. There's only one way to turn this disaster around and it involves Cherry, some big fat lies, and a flashy diamond ring. On her left hand. Unfortunately, Cherry isn’t pleased with Ruben’s idea of the fake engagement, and neither is the king. What Cherry doesn’t realise is that Ruben is fighting for survival at the palace and Cherry might be the only one who can save him.

I will always love Talia Hibbert and how she manages to write diverse characters, serious subjects, sexuality and mental health. I love her for it. A bisexual Prince, who was struggling with mental health and being kinky – loved it. A plus-sized black MC who knows exactly what she wants and when she wants it who is taking no shit – loved it. I love these two characters individually. I love that the storyline wasn’t just the fake engagement and that there was something else in the background being that Ruben’s siblings are horrible people. I love Ruben’s arc and how he told his family to go and suck it, especially with his found family being there, I loved it.

I just felt like this book was a bit rushed compared to the Brown Sisters series and I felt that the insta-love connection was a bit off putting. I understand the attraction can be instant between each other from looks alone, but Ruben pretty much saw Cherry and went “I must have her, I've never felt this way” like dude, you were probably just hormonal.

I will carry on reading Talia Hibbert’s work old or new no matter what and hopefully I will enjoy the next book a bit more than this one.

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emotional funny medium-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? It's complicated

3.0

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funny medium-paced

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

4.25

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emotional funny hopeful medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

🌶🌶🌶 - Hibbert's books are always exceptional. I think this particular one is comfortable, it falls into a very familiar cadence to a couple other works that she's put out but honestly, she could write the same story a million times and I'd still devour it every time. There was a lot of chemistry between the two MC's and the plot was strong without being distracting. This one was maybe a little rushed at the end but overall very good.

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