A review by jayceejarvis
The Prince's Consort by Antonia Aquilante

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring tense medium-paced

4.75

 The premise for this story is very interesting, in that Amory's father essentially tries to whore him out to the prince (who is the ruler of his kingdom) and the prince rescues him from his father's schemes by pretending to go along with them. I found the instant connection between Prince Phillip and Amory a little too pat, especially since the prince is explicitly looking for someone to trust and befriend, which takes more time than just falling into bed together. Still Amory is such a perfect foil for the prince that the chemistry worked. While primarily a character driven romance there are plenty of other things going on to keep the pages turning--including a complex mpeg plot that actually worked for me (mpreg is definitely not my thing.) I think I would have enjoyed this more if I hadn't just read To Love the Dragon King--which I adored--since there are some echoes in term of the characters and situation that would have been an issue with a little distance. I still recommend this book (and series) for fantasy of manners fans who like court politics in their stories.