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Prince's Son of Scandal by Dani Collins
5.0
We have seen Trella through all the three books from her siblings' perspectives. Now it is time for her own story. It all starts six months ago when Trella Sauveterre goes to a party hosted by Aleksy and Clair Dmitriev (from [b:The Russian's Acquisition|22309802|The Russian's Acquisition|Dani Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1405259691l/22309802._SY75_.jpg|41700931]) and identifies herself as her identical twin, Angelique, from [b:Pursued by the Desert Prince|31521809|Pursued by the Desert Prince (The Sauveterre Siblings #1)|Dani Collins|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1478731085l/31521809._SY75_.jpg|52206249].
Where Trella was the more outgoing one to the shy Angelique, it all changed when the former was kidnapped at the young age of nine. Since then, Trella feels herself being a burden on her family. For whom everyone has to stay on their toes, even when they perhaps don't want to.
She meets the Crown Prince of Elazar, Xavier Deunoro, at the party. And it's an instant attraction followed by a one-night-stand. Which results in a pregnancy which she was sure she could never be, due to the physical scars from her sexual assault all those years ago. Trella is forcibly taken to his palace by Xavier, which triggers her. She is reminded of her kidnapping and the horrible things that followed. She suffers from debilitating panic attacks. And yet, behind her vulnerability lies an inherent strength. This book can be very triggering.
It was jarring and painful to read about Trella's past, which is revealed by her. Due to the assault, she has to take extra care and total bed rest if she is to have any hope of having a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby. I was expecting a more hands-on approach from Xavier and was very disappointed. Especially because of Trella's emotional vulnerability.
But what was crazier was how Xavier and Trella seemed toxic right before the happy ending. Being a Prince, he couldn't marry a commoner. But they still had sexual relations counting down to the days they divorced and till he eventually married a princess. Then, when Trella wanted to be a hands-on mother, she was being denied her son in some instances because he was now royalty while she was not. I was expecting something else entirely and this put me off to no end.
I wished, wanted Xavier to be more supportive and he was anything but. He left her to the Wolves, oh pardon, the heartless Queen. Due to all this, the ending seemed quite rushed. But the epilogue was a sweet surprise though. And what made me rate it a five. Or maybe I'm biased because it's a [a:Dani Collins|6572063|Dani Collins|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1505087522p2/6572063.jpg]! It all started with two pairs of twins and ended with another unique but unusual pair of twins.
P.S. What a journey it was to read this quartet! I'm glad that I finished reading it but also sad that it ended.
My review of the books in The Sauveterre Siblings Series is as follows:
Pursued by the Desert Prince
His Mistress with Two Secrets
Bound by the Millionaire's Ring
Prince's Son of Scandal
Where Trella was the more outgoing one to the shy Angelique, it all changed when the former was kidnapped at the young age of nine. Since then, Trella feels herself being a burden on her family. For whom everyone has to stay on their toes, even when they perhaps don't want to.
She meets the Crown Prince of Elazar, Xavier Deunoro, at the party. And it's an instant attraction followed by a one-night-stand. Which results in a pregnancy which she was sure she could never be, due to the physical scars from her sexual assault all those years ago. Trella is forcibly taken to his palace by Xavier, which triggers her. She is reminded of her kidnapping and the horrible things that followed. She suffers from debilitating panic attacks. And yet, behind her vulnerability lies an inherent strength. This book can be very triggering.
It was jarring and painful to read about Trella's past, which is revealed by her. Due to the assault, she has to take extra care and total bed rest if she is to have any hope of having a safe pregnancy and a healthy baby. I was expecting a more hands-on approach from Xavier and was very disappointed. Especially because of Trella's emotional vulnerability.
But what was crazier was how Xavier and Trella seemed toxic right before the happy ending. Being a Prince, he couldn't marry a commoner. But they still had sexual relations counting down to the days they divorced and till he eventually married a princess. Then, when Trella wanted to be a hands-on mother, she was being denied her son in some instances because he was now royalty while she was not. I was expecting something else entirely and this put me off to no end.
I wished, wanted Xavier to be more supportive and he was anything but. He left her to the Wolves, oh pardon, the heartless Queen. Due to all this, the ending seemed quite rushed. But the epilogue was a sweet surprise though. And what made me rate it a five. Or maybe I'm biased because it's a [a:Dani Collins|6572063|Dani Collins|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1505087522p2/6572063.jpg]! It all started with two pairs of twins and ended with another unique but unusual pair of twins.
P.S. What a journey it was to read this quartet! I'm glad that I finished reading it but also sad that it ended.
My review of the books in The Sauveterre Siblings Series is as follows:
Pursued by the Desert Prince
His Mistress with Two Secrets
Bound by the Millionaire's Ring
Prince's Son of Scandal