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A review by cakt1991
Tempting the Prince by Christi Barth
4.0
3.5 stars
I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Tempting the Prince is my first book by Christi Barth, and it definitely won’t be my last. While it doesn’t work as well as a stand-alone as the typical romance, as I felt I was missing some context from the first book about some of the backstory, the character relationships as they pertain to this story are filled in well enough, and I do hope to go back at some point to get the fuller picture of what I missed.
The characters are incredibly charming. I liked the juxtaposition of Mallory and her adoptive sister, Kelsey, experiencing royal life for the first time, along with Mallory’s burgeoning romance with Kelsey’s “blood” brother, Prince Christian. Given the relationships they each share with Kelsey, I kind of wanted the weirdness of it all to be explored, instead of the focus being on how he needed a “proper” wife and she wasn’t seen as good enough. It’s touched on, but I feel like it was brushed aside a bit too quickly.
This is a lighthearted, humorous book, and I appreciate that, while it is a little predictable, it also doesn’t take itself too seriously. If you love modern (fictional) royal romance, then I think you’ll adore this book.
I received an ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Tempting the Prince is my first book by Christi Barth, and it definitely won’t be my last. While it doesn’t work as well as a stand-alone as the typical romance, as I felt I was missing some context from the first book about some of the backstory, the character relationships as they pertain to this story are filled in well enough, and I do hope to go back at some point to get the fuller picture of what I missed.
The characters are incredibly charming. I liked the juxtaposition of Mallory and her adoptive sister, Kelsey, experiencing royal life for the first time, along with Mallory’s burgeoning romance with Kelsey’s “blood” brother, Prince Christian. Given the relationships they each share with Kelsey, I kind of wanted the weirdness of it all to be explored, instead of the focus being on how he needed a “proper” wife and she wasn’t seen as good enough. It’s touched on, but I feel like it was brushed aside a bit too quickly.
This is a lighthearted, humorous book, and I appreciate that, while it is a little predictable, it also doesn’t take itself too seriously. If you love modern (fictional) royal romance, then I think you’ll adore this book.