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bexi's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Toxic relationship, and Cursing
Moderate: Child abuse, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Body shaming
Minor: Infidelity and Suicide
bookwormbi's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
tense
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
4.25
This is my first non-5 star Talia Hibbert read. I did love it a lot, but I definitely felt like the balance between angst and romance in this one wasn’t as good as the others of her work I’ve read, and the beginning was slightly slow. That all being said, this was an absolutely wonderful read and I loved the characters and story so much.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Child abuse, Sexual content, Infidelity, and Domestic abuse
theromanticace's review against another edition
emotional
funny
lighthearted
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? It's complicated
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
Minor: Death of parent and Infidelity
allisonwonderlandreads's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
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
3.0
This royal romance doesn't look on monarchy with admiration or fairy tale heart eyes. Instead, it implodes a fictional royal family with a fake engagement, scandal, and some honest heroism.
Cherry finds out her date, Ruben, is royalty when the paparazzi catches the two of them in a compromising position. Ruben can only get the photos deleted by claiming her as part of the royal family, so 🎶 dun dun dun dun here comes the bride 🎶 (or at least a yearlong fake engagement to stop the paps and Ruben's half-brother King Harald from suspecting a lie).
This whirlwind romance included some delightful side characters in the Denmark-adjacent fictional country, a stand against kink-shaming, and a story about escaping domestic abuse. For such a quick, light love story, I'm always impressed with how much Talia Hibbert can squeeze in and how she can create steam at the drop of a hat. I enjoyed the story even though I will always be Team Slow Burn til the day I die.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Domestic abuse, Physical abuse, and Sexual content
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: Biphobia, Chronic illness, Body shaming, Infidelity, and Pregnancy
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