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A review by dejreads
The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert
4.0
I rate this book a 3.5/5 (goodreads don't do half stars so I will probably rate it a 4/5 on there). Anyway, I have heard so many things about Talia's books and I'm not going to lie the smut promotion of the book was what piqued my interest in The Princess Trap. I really enjoyed Cherry's character. Her whole vibe and confidence were just so wonderful. I adore reading black women confident as hell—as if they own the damn room. I adored Cherry and Ruben's banter within the book. Their chemistry had my toes curling and I was giggling like a teenager. However, there are some things that made me scratch my head. One of them is the fact that many people promoted Ruben and Cherry's relationship as enemies to lovers trope and enemies to lovers literally lasted about 3 chapters. Then it also felt one-sided also. Another thing is that I feel like as a reader, we are introduced to the big bad of the book aka Ruben's brother and then we aren't really given that much of why he's the big bad other than closer to the ending of the book. I mean yeah, it's a hint that he made Ruben's life hell here and there. However, I just expected more since he's technically the book's antagonist.
Another thing I would say is the pacing of this book threw me off a little bit. Like, I just wanted more of Cherry and Ruben's dynamic outside of them being horny. I wanted more of them to engage in this fake engagement. I am assuming that I didn't get more of that due to the book being a pretty short read. If the book was longer, I do believe Talia would have been able to flesh out more of the plot. Cause there are so many things that happened in the book that I feel like could have been included more or mentioned more.
Overall, I get fun read vibes from Talia's book. If you're looking for something lighthearted, fun, and a lil spicy—I recommend this book and other books that Talia has written.
Another thing I would say is the pacing of this book threw me off a little bit. Like, I just wanted more of Cherry and Ruben's dynamic outside of them being horny. I wanted more of them to engage in this fake engagement. I am assuming that I didn't get more of that due to the book being a pretty short read. If the book was longer, I do believe Talia would have been able to flesh out more of the plot. Cause there are so many things that happened in the book that I feel like could have been included more or mentioned more.
Overall, I get fun read vibes from Talia's book. If you're looking for something lighthearted, fun, and a lil spicy—I recommend this book and other books that Talia has written.