ncsiren's review
3.0
3.5 stars - It's really funny I wasn't expecting that. It was short, cute, and sweet. I really liked this book. I think I would have given it 4 or 5 stars if it was longer, maybe a bit more romance? But I still loved it and it's a good read (haha).
tea_rea's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
Content Warnings
Moderate: Infidelity and Sexual content
Minor: Alcohol
marilanoire's review
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.0
A sweet and short book for in between longer series. It’s entertaining and I liked the story, but the characters are not that interesting. It’s nice to listen to while doing boring chores and housework though and for that it was perfect.
justanothergirl_23's review
2.0
You've gotta be kidding me
I keep on telling myself that I really shouldn't read Kobo freebies anymore no matter how bored and insomniac I get, since my experience with previous ones wasn't good -to put it lightly- (and yes I read multiple bc I can't seem to sleep lately, but I only submitted two on GR bc I didn't finish the others). But do I ever listen?
Noooooooooooooooooo
Enough about my weird habit of reading thing I know I'd hate, let's talk about the book shall we?
So basically this book is about this math nerd, Cara, who's dating Philip, the crown prince of a country I can't for the life of me remember its name and I'm not nearly desperate enough to look up.
It's all rainbows and unicorns in Cara's life, her soon-to-be-king boyfriend became her soon-to-be-king fiancé (yeah he proposed *acts shocked*). Then, she's at her bachelorette party with her friends in Venice, bc why not, you're gonna be queen one day so you might as well enjoy it. (No, I'm not jealous at all.) when DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN she finds out that her fiancé cheated on her. How? one may ask, why she saw it on TV of course.
Naturally she storms out of the restaurant and goes to the airport.
Meanwhile, the other prince (the second in line or whatever it's called) Eric, aka the manwhore of the royal family, is also in Venice because he's "in love" with Cara so he follows her everywhere. Normally it's called stalking and it's frowned upon but he's hot, rich and is a prince so it's okay.
Anywaaaays, Eric calls Cara, meets her at the airport and takes her to New Zealand. (PS: Eric can fly a jet like it's no one's business. Add that to the Why is Eric so important list will ya?)
Once in New Zealand one thing leads to the other and on the day she was supposed to get married she gets REAAAAAALLY depressed so Eric suggests they go get drunk (amazing idea Eric, because good things always happen when you get drunk).
Oh btw did I mention that Eric "loved" Cara for four fucking years (which is the length of her relationship with his bro) and it's not even a good story or sth. She spilled HOT soup on his lap. He saw her and was like "wow I'm in love".
Anyways. After getting drunk Eric and Cara *surprise surprise* sleep together.
They keep at it for like a whole week. Screw outdoors activities, just have sex all day long. That's really healthy.
Everything is great and all, then *drum roll* PHILIP SHOWS UP.
Gee dude it only took you like 3 quarters of the book to find your ex-fiancée and try to apologize and win her back, you're so fast.
Shit goes down between the brothers and Eric punches the living shit out of his brother. To my dismay, he doesn't break any of his ribs. of course paparazzi are there and BADABOOM it's a scandal.
Cara goes back to that country -whatever the heck it's called- with Philip so they can talk it out and what's the excuse he uses?
"I wanted to show the world that I was still in control, and I could still have everything I wanted" (those aren't the exact words but oh well)
I was like EXCUSE YOU?
You don't just CHEAT on your god damned fiancée literally a couple of weeks before you're supposed to get married just to prove you're "still in control". Screw you Philip.
Once in whatever-the-hell-that-country-is-called the queen is pissed at Cara (because yeah it was totally her fault that you son is a cheating piece of shit) and decides to deport her.
But before she leaves, Cara writes a note to Eric and asks Philip to give it to him. Bc apparently she's in love with him now. (take notes ladies, to find real love you just need to sleep with someone for a week in New Zealand)
Eric arrives one day later and reads the note. Naturally he defies his mother and goes to search for Cara.
Wanna guess what happens in the last chapter?
Yep, Eric finds Cara's address and they're reunited and planning their newest escape to Rio.
THE FUCKING END.
I don't even know how to feel about this book tbh. Like, it wasn't terrible plot-wise or whatever. I've read worse. But it wasn't my cup of tea. Not to mention the spelling mistakes, the typos and the grammar issues that could have been fixed with just another round of editing. But what do I know, I'm just someone who read this bc I was bored and insomniac.
I really think I can find better stuff on Wattpad.
In fact, I think I'll install the app again so I read stuff there when I'm bored and insomniac from now on.
I keep on telling myself that I really shouldn't read Kobo freebies anymore no matter how bored and insomniac I get, since my experience with previous ones wasn't good -to put it lightly- (and yes I read multiple bc I can't seem to sleep lately, but I only submitted two on GR bc I didn't finish the others). But do I ever listen?
Noooooooooooooooooo
Enough about my weird habit of reading thing I know I'd hate, let's talk about the book shall we?
So basically this book is about this math nerd, Cara, who's dating Philip, the crown prince of a country I can't for the life of me remember its name and I'm not nearly desperate enough to look up.
It's all rainbows and unicorns in Cara's life, her soon-to-be-king boyfriend became her soon-to-be-king fiancé (yeah he proposed *acts shocked*). Then, she's at her bachelorette party with her friends in Venice, bc why not, you're gonna be queen one day so you might as well enjoy it. (No, I'm not jealous at all.) when DUN DUN DUUUUUUUN she finds out that her fiancé cheated on her. How? one may ask, why she saw it on TV of course.
Naturally she storms out of the restaurant and goes to the airport.
Meanwhile, the other prince (the second in line or whatever it's called) Eric, aka the manwhore of the royal family, is also in Venice because he's "in love" with Cara so he follows her everywhere. Normally it's called stalking and it's frowned upon but he's hot, rich and is a prince so it's okay.
Anywaaaays, Eric calls Cara, meets her at the airport and takes her to New Zealand. (PS: Eric can fly a jet like it's no one's business. Add that to the Why is Eric so important list will ya?)
Once in New Zealand one thing leads to the other and on the day she was supposed to get married she gets REAAAAAALLY depressed so Eric suggests they go get drunk (amazing idea Eric, because good things always happen when you get drunk).
Oh btw did I mention that Eric "loved" Cara for four fucking years (which is the length of her relationship with his bro) and it's not even a good story or sth. She spilled HOT soup on his lap. He saw her and was like "wow I'm in love".
Anyways. After getting drunk Eric and Cara *surprise surprise* sleep together.
They keep at it for like a whole week. Screw outdoors activities, just have sex all day long. That's really healthy.
Everything is great and all, then *drum roll* PHILIP SHOWS UP.
Gee dude it only took you like 3 quarters of the book to find your ex-fiancée and try to apologize and win her back, you're so fast.
Shit goes down between the brothers and Eric punches the living shit out of his brother. To my dismay, he doesn't break any of his ribs. of course paparazzi are there and BADABOOM it's a scandal.
Cara goes back to that country -whatever the heck it's called- with Philip so they can talk it out and what's the excuse he uses?
"I wanted to show the world that I was still in control, and I could still have everything I wanted" (those aren't the exact words but oh well)
I was like EXCUSE YOU?
You don't just CHEAT on your god damned fiancée literally a couple of weeks before you're supposed to get married just to prove you're "still in control". Screw you Philip.
Once in whatever-the-hell-that-country-is-called the queen is pissed at Cara (because yeah it was totally her fault that you son is a cheating piece of shit) and decides to deport her.
But before she leaves, Cara writes a note to Eric and asks Philip to give it to him. Bc apparently she's in love with him now. (take notes ladies, to find real love you just need to sleep with someone for a week in New Zealand)
Eric arrives one day later and reads the note. Naturally he defies his mother and goes to search for Cara.
Wanna guess what happens in the last chapter?
Yep, Eric finds Cara's address and they're reunited and planning their newest escape to Rio.
THE FUCKING END.
I don't even know how to feel about this book tbh. Like, it wasn't terrible plot-wise or whatever. I've read worse. But it wasn't my cup of tea. Not to mention the spelling mistakes, the typos and the grammar issues that could have been fixed with just another round of editing. But what do I know, I'm just someone who read this bc I was bored and insomniac.
I really think I can find better stuff on Wattpad.
In fact, I think I'll install the app again so I read stuff there when I'm bored and insomniac from now on.
nicolesnook's review
3.0
Playboy prince, Eric, has been in love with his brother's fiance from the moment he met her. When his brother publicly cheats on Cara, he sees his chance to win her heart. Overall, a solid romance. I would've liked to see more of the background between the characters to develop the relationship.
maliha's review
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
readclever's review
1.0
Aggravation and Instalove
I really wanted to like this story. I tried to read it a while back. Got 33% DNFed. I found an audio book and read it.
Cara is not a heroine I can root for. I loved her STEM mindedness . Reminded me a bit of Danica McKellar. Sadly, she's just a plot device. A way for an HEA to happen. I like determined women. She's not that. And the Queen comes across as Queen Narissa in Enchanted. Possibly the stepmom in the original Cinderella fairy tale. The women are empty vessels.
And the princes. Lord. Eric and Phillip are clearly Harry and William on some level. At least the philandering Phillip moniker is accurate. Eric has loved Cara since she burned his thigh with soup in a restaurant. What? And Cara was clearly meant to be the Kate Middleton to Phillip's William.
The entire story has plotholes galore. The only redeeming feature was the amazing narrators who turned the flat, empty characters and lines into something more. I usually don't listen to audiobooks but it was the only way to finish the story. And I will listen to more of their narrations.
Solid 1 star for the story itself. 3.5 stars for narration.
I really wanted to like this story. I tried to read it a while back. Got 33% DNFed. I found an audio book and read it.
Cara is not a heroine I can root for. I loved her STEM mindedness . Reminded me a bit of Danica McKellar. Sadly, she's just a plot device. A way for an HEA to happen. I like determined women. She's not that. And the Queen comes across as Queen Narissa in Enchanted. Possibly the stepmom in the original Cinderella fairy tale. The women are empty vessels.
And the princes. Lord. Eric and Phillip are clearly Harry and William on some level. At least the philandering Phillip moniker is accurate. Eric has loved Cara since she burned his thigh with soup in a restaurant. What? And Cara was clearly meant to be the Kate Middleton to Phillip's William.
The entire story has plotholes galore. The only redeeming feature was the amazing narrators who turned the flat, empty characters and lines into something more. I usually don't listen to audiobooks but it was the only way to finish the story. And I will listen to more of their narrations.
Solid 1 star for the story itself. 3.5 stars for narration.
kindleandcrochet's review
3.0
So this was a very quick read for me. I would have loved a more depth in the characters, as well as more time of Cara getting to know Eric in the past or present. It all just seemed a little shallow for me.
I did enjoy the ending. I'm not sure I'd call it a Grand Gesture but I guess it was pretty good :)
I did enjoy the ending. I'm not sure I'd call it a Grand Gesture but I guess it was pretty good :)
ltg584's review
4.0
Even though this genre isn't my cup of tea, Erin Hayes made this story her own. It made me miss New Zealand so much, I could practically taste it!
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