A review by chirson
A Prince on Paper by Alyssa Cole

4.0

I bought this on a whim but it turned out to be better than I'd expected - a wholesome, cute and queer royalty(-ish) romance, with a diverse and well-rounded cast of characters, well-executed plot, good romantic beats and good sex scenes. I do wish Johan's bisexuality was actually more prominently explored (there were a couple of scenes where it seemed to be the afterthought, but maybe I'm just being extra picky), if only because bi male protagonists are not that common (and quite fun to read about).

I think the angst was really well done, and the way Cole wrote the aftermath of abuse and trauma was compelling and made the romance all the more convincing and gripping.

I'll need to get round to the previous volumes too, after all.