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librarianryan's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This is a quick short read. Molly Graham works for a very special museum in New York. It’s a museum of literature. And her museum is just getting ready to start an exhibit on Jane Austin, and some books have been lent from a very private estate in the UK. On the night of the big Premier party, our main gal, Molly has had enough of peopleing and goes back to find there’s a stranger in her office. Figuring this stranger is some ductal candidate they have a fantastically fun night together as this new British guy, Al, just wants to see the sites of New York. They have an amazing couple of months together and Molly thinks things are going somewhere until one day she is ghosted. She is left at the Met and her date never shows up. When the end of the exhibit comes, she’s travels to the UK to return the book and finds, her Al waiting for her. This book is exactly what someone expects when they read the title and the description. This book has all the tropes, but you love them. This book is very predictable, but the book is about the ride and how you get from the beginning to end, then the ability to predict, the happily ever after. This was a fun romcom and I really enjoyed it. It was just the perfect length. Any longer and it would have veered towards boring or overdone. This is the first book in a series and it was good enough, I’d pick up the second book.
tigger25k's review
5.0
Royal Valentine
Jenn McKinley does not disappoint. Yet another great story from a great author. This book while a short story has all the feeling.
Jenn McKinley does not disappoint. Yet another great story from a great author. This book while a short story has all the feeling.
marcykohlbeck's review against another edition
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
skan's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
freckleduck's review
3.0
I usually hate novellas and like royalty in modern day and love at first sight. That being said I really enjoyed this book, I liked the characters and I found them to be realistic and relatable.
jobridge's review against another edition
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
4.0
sk_thrillerreads's review
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
dinx219's review
2.0
I love cheesy romance stories and all things royal, but this one was a bit over the top for even me. I almost stopped reading it, which is saying something because it's just a novella. That's ultimately why I finished it, since it wasn't *that* much of an investment. I just feel like so much of the story was over the top. Their "insta love" wasn't very believable, but neither was most of the rest of the story. It felt like a book for a very young adult, minus the parts that briefly mentioned anything sexual. Maybe it's just me, but I didn't love this one. I'm still going to read the 2nd novella in the series, though. Maybe it will rate differently.