A review by spellbindingstories
Royally Crushed by Niki Burnham
2.0
I love stories of ordinary people falling in love with royalty so when I saw this at the store the other day, I immediately picked it up. However, I felt slightly let down while reading it. Though the main character does fall in love with the prince, its completely out of the blue, making it seem so unbelievable. And yes, any story with this plot would be unbelievable. What I mean is that I really think the author should have taken more time to develop the relationship between the two leads before making them absolutely devoted to one another. Even though I was really rooting for them, it seemed really fake.
Another thing that bugged me about this novel was how it approached homosexuality. The way the book described it made me very uncomfortable. It wasn't homophobic or anything but it was very ignorant. I made a vow to myself that I would finish every book I start this year and if I had not made this vow, I probably would've stopped this novel very early on due to this issue.
Aside from that, it was a cute story of a girl and a prince, and while this may have once intrigued enough to give it a higher rating, I just can't get over the issue described above to actually actively like it.
Another thing that bugged me about this novel was how it approached homosexuality. The way the book described it made me very uncomfortable. It wasn't homophobic or anything but it was very ignorant. I made a vow to myself that I would finish every book I start this year and if I had not made this vow, I probably would've stopped this novel very early on due to this issue.
Aside from that, it was a cute story of a girl and a prince, and while this may have once intrigued enough to give it a higher rating, I just can't get over the issue described above to actually actively like it.