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A review by emileereadsbooks
Royally Rearranged by Emma St. Clair
emotional
funny
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? It's complicated
5.0
Serafina is a princess on the verge of losing her kingdom because of a silly clause in her country's charter. She must be married to someone titled by the time she takes the throne as queen, which is in two months. But not to worry, her parents arranged a marriage to a prince for her long ago. And she has had a crush on her intended groom for years. But when instead of proposing, her would have been groom introduces her to his new American arm candy, she is a bit desperate.
Enter Rafe. A Duke who is her prince's rival and has a devilish manner about him. He is a bad boy and she is not interested in associating with him. Until they strike up a deal to help her win back her prince.
But as time passes, she is seeing a different side of both the prince and the duke and now she has a choice to make. With her heart, her throne, and her identity on the line, how and who will she choose?
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If I were to rank tropes for sweet rom coms, royals would be low on my list. But when Emma St Clair writes a book, you gotta give it a chance, and boy am I glad I did! I adored Serafina and Rafe.
Serafina is very relatable to me. She likes to get stuff done, and do it well. She is focused, she has a mission, she will not be deterred.
Rafe is the flirty bad boy with a heart of gold. He knows he has made mistakes in the past but he is growing and changing and doing what is required to be a better man.
Rafe falls first, and the way he serves Serafina without crossing any lines is so swoony worthy! Sometimes in romance books if the couple didn't end up together you would look back on the man's actions and find them quite creepy. I think the way Rafe handled himself was very admirable and gentlemanly while still being flirty and fun to read! I saw someone call him a "cinnamon roll with swagger" and yes ma'am! She nailed it.
My favorite part of this book is when outside forces are threatening to pull this possible couple apart they are mature and go to each other and have an honest conversation. All the applause for that!
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This is a closed door, kisses only rom com.
Enter Rafe. A Duke who is her prince's rival and has a devilish manner about him. He is a bad boy and she is not interested in associating with him. Until they strike up a deal to help her win back her prince.
But as time passes, she is seeing a different side of both the prince and the duke and now she has a choice to make. With her heart, her throne, and her identity on the line, how and who will she choose?
_____
If I were to rank tropes for sweet rom coms, royals would be low on my list. But when Emma St Clair writes a book, you gotta give it a chance, and boy am I glad I did! I adored Serafina and Rafe.
Serafina is very relatable to me. She likes to get stuff done, and do it well. She is focused, she has a mission, she will not be deterred.
Rafe is the flirty bad boy with a heart of gold. He knows he has made mistakes in the past but he is growing and changing and doing what is required to be a better man.
Rafe falls first, and the way he serves Serafina without crossing any lines is so swoony worthy! Sometimes in romance books if the couple didn't end up together you would look back on the man's actions and find them quite creepy. I think the way Rafe handled himself was very admirable and gentlemanly while still being flirty and fun to read! I saw someone call him a "cinnamon roll with swagger" and yes ma'am! She nailed it.
My favorite part of this book is when outside forces are threatening to pull this possible couple apart they are mature and go to each other and have an honest conversation. All the applause for that!
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This is a closed door, kisses only rom com.