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abbiereal's review against another edition
2.0
So so royal book for me. Typical girl-meets-Prince and they fell in love book. The ending chapters are quite rushed compared to the rest of the book.
duvyna's review against another edition
1.0
I guess I'm on a run of bad luck tonight... This is like a less charming Princess Dairies. The MC is really prickly and not terribly likable and the Prince she just met to tell her about her good fortune seems interested in her for no reason at all. it certainly is not because there has been any stimulating conversation during dinner..... I'm just not going to torture myself and continue.
bookdevouringmisfit's review against another edition
3.0
My Actual Rating: 3.25 stars
Hm.. having mixed thoughts on this one. While I did enjoy it, some parts were such a drag and the book was too long, I thought I would no longer be able to keep up. If I wasn't too eager for Sam and Alex to just hump each other already, I would've paused this book for another day.
Hm.. having mixed thoughts on this one. While I did enjoy it, some parts were such a drag and the book was too long, I thought I would no longer be able to keep up. If I wasn't too eager for Sam and Alex to just hump each other already, I would've paused this book for another day.
melly2966's review against another edition
5.0
UGH SOO SOO GOOD. I loved Alex and Chad and Cathy. Obviously I loved Sam. Can't wait for the next book.
jnwunder's review against another edition
3.0
Adult version of Princess Diaries.. but a little plain and no real conflict.
steph01924's review against another edition
4.0
This book turned out differently than I expected it to. First off, the main character is in her mid-twenties, so I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't a YA novel (I mean, look at that cover). Sam actually had some grown-up issues to complicate her life. In that regard, it was nice to see that most of her issues weren't because there was just a simple misunderstanding, and no one ran off before anyone could properly explain themselves. Sam had her occasional doubts about her life because of feelings that seemed pretty realistic.
The entire book was a very wish-fulfillment-type read. Everything about Sam’s introduction to Lilaria was pretty much awesome and she now has tons of money and a great house and a fulfilling job. Alex is always the perfect prince. She gets to go to a country that loves birds as much as she does. She even gets a wise, gay best friend/assistant!
Don’t get me wrong: it was a fun book, just not very realistic or complicated, so don’t go in expecting any big hurdles for our heroine to overcome (even Princess Mia had more issues with her newfound princess-dom). Regardless, I was still engaged until the end and enjoyed the happy ending. I noticed it said this was ‘Suddenly, #1’ in the title…I really hope there isn’t a sequel, unless it focuses on someone like Princess Cathy and her coming into her own. I think Sam and Alex should just be left to their happy ending. It’s not like. [Edited to add: Just looked up the 'series' and yay, the next book IS about Cathy and won't focus on Sam. Definitely behind that then!]
In conclusion, cute book! Read if you need some light fun.
The entire book was a very wish-fulfillment-type read. Everything about Sam’s introduction to Lilaria was pretty much awesome and she now has tons of money and a great house and a fulfilling job. Alex is always the perfect prince. She gets to go to a country that loves birds as much as she does. She even gets a wise, gay best friend/assistant!
Don’t get me wrong: it was a fun book, just not very realistic or complicated, so don’t go in expecting any big hurdles for our heroine to overcome (even Princess Mia had more issues with her newfound princess-dom). Regardless, I was still engaged until the end and enjoyed the happy ending. I noticed it said this was ‘Suddenly, #1’ in the title…I really hope there isn’t a sequel, unless it focuses on someone like Princess Cathy and her coming into her own. I think Sam and Alex should just be left to their happy ending. It’s not like
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the queen, or anyone else for that matter, is against them getting married and Sam being queen one day, so I don’t know what obstacles there would really be for the next book that wouldn’t feel contrived.In conclusion, cute book! Read if you need some light fun.
sly99's review against another edition
1.0
I did not like it. everyone was too mushy, too la-di-da and so unnatural. sigh. it felt like Princess Diaries.
cathyatratedreads's review against another edition
3.0
Reviewed this for San Francisco Book Review. It is a "romance" book rather than just popular fiction, which means there were a few fairly detailed sex scenes fairly close to the end. Aside from those intrusions, it was a fun little guilty pleasure of escapist reading. Got me imagining being whisked off to a lovely foreign land as the duchess of my own estate... not too bad.