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Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Infidelity, Panic attacks/disorders, Mass/school shootings, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Medical content
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Death of parent
Bridget is a strong minded sunshine who dreams of falling in love one day. She is suddenly thrust into the line of succession when her brother abdicates the throne. Rhys is a brooding and possessive grump who happens to develop a soft spot for princess Bridget after several years of being responsible for keeping her safe as her bodyguard.
I really loved Bridget and Rhys’ story, ughh. This book felt long but for all the right reasons, it was a journey and I loved living said journey alongside these characters. It didn’t feel rushed like some other instant-love romance books and I loved that about it. It happens over a realistic timeframe across several years, and the multiple POV gave us both of their inner monologues so we got to see the attraction grow for each of them in real time. And I am OBSESSED with the two of them together.
At times this book was cute as hell, and at others it was incredibly steamy🥵. And boy does this book provide quotes to die for in both the cute bracket AND the steamy bracket, holy moly!
Would recommend, so much better than the first book of this series.
Satisfactory ending? Yes.
Graphic: Sexual content, Classism
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual violence, Violence
Minor: Chronic illness, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse
Minor: Violence, Death of parent
Okay so this book was a lot of fun. I really did root for Bridget and Rhys from the second the met. It was steamy and fluffy and angsty for sure!
Rhys is so sexy I could just explode! And I really liked Bridget as a female MC too!
I don’t know how I feel about the way time progresses in this book. Years and years pass throughout this book, and while it does add to the dynamic of the love story, it just didn’t let me really get connected with the story the way I like to. Time jumps are not my thing in books and this one had them every other page. I would say that the time jumps made it a fast paced book but unfortunately I didn’t get that from it either. I still felt it was a medium paced book.
And finally, I felt the secrets and palace exploits fell flat. I wasn’t shocked by anything, I didn’t care about anyone besides the main couple because the side characters were not very present or developed.
Over all I give 3.5 because I love Rhys and Bridget but no one else!
Graphic: Sexual content
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Death of parent, War
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail
Graphic: Addiction, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexual content, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Alcohol
I enjoyed the hell out of that book, ugly cried out of rage at several situations. Turned out being a proper and well behaved princess would never be me. I would definitely be the rioting one.
Couldn’t emotionally connect with Rhys on the same level as I did with Alex, but that bar was pretty high to begin with. The plot twists were not totally groundbreaking but I can live with that.
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Addiction, Child abuse, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Death of parent, Alcohol
Moderate: Addiction, Death of parent
Graphic: Addiction, Alcoholism, Cursing, Sexism, Sexual content, Death of parent, Abandonment