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seymone's review against another edition
3.0
It took me 13 days to finish this book. That says a lot! I fought through to the end. Nice story but nothing captivating. I am glad to be done.
katemc's review
emotional
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
This was soooo cute. A contemporary royal romance is so interesting compared to how it all works in a historical setting!
I loved Naledi and I felt like the science-y references throughout were cute and not too gimmicky. Thabiso was a bit flatter but men usually are to me lol. Main thing is just how condensed the original connection timeline was to the strength of their feelings (though I guess Cole was trying to bypass that a bit with the childhood connection). And the ending was rushed and scrambly compared to how grounded the rest of the book was though! But the actual bones of their connection was sooo well done and I was rooting for them so bad.
Excited for the next one - Portia already feels pretty well defined so very looking forward to her story.
I loved Naledi and I felt like the science-y references throughout were cute and not too gimmicky. Thabiso was a bit flatter but men usually are to me lol. Main thing is just how condensed the original connection timeline was to the strength of their feelings (though I guess Cole was trying to bypass that a bit with the childhood connection). And the ending was rushed and scrambly compared to how grounded the rest of the book was though! But the actual bones of their connection was sooo well done and I was rooting for them so bad.
Excited for the next one - Portia already feels pretty well defined so very looking forward to her story.
joanna1905's review against another edition
3.0
I cute quick romance read! I didn't love our love interest but our MC makes up for it! I also loved that this followed black characters since mainstream romance novels have been too white for too long!
rellimreads's review
2.0
I guess I’m in the minority here ~ but I’m DNFing.
1st ~ I like Alyssa Cole. I own the Off The Grid series and have read it several times.
I think my problem may be that this story is very slow to me. And sometimes that works and sometimes it just feels boring. My mind kept wandering. I kept stopping and starting and trying again. I wouldn’t normally try this hard to keep going but since I’ve enjoyed Cole’s work in the past and this got such great reviews I kept thinking, “maybe it’s me.” And maybe it IS me. But apparently it’s the past 6 months me. So I’m going to let go...
1st ~ I like Alyssa Cole. I own the Off The Grid series and have read it several times.
I think my problem may be that this story is very slow to me. And sometimes that works and sometimes it just feels boring. My mind kept wandering. I kept stopping and starting and trying again. I wouldn’t normally try this hard to keep going but since I’ve enjoyed Cole’s work in the past and this got such great reviews I kept thinking, “maybe it’s me.” And maybe it IS me. But apparently it’s the past 6 months me. So I’m going to let go...
tatyanavogt's review against another edition
3.0
This was really enjoyable. I had a lot of fun reading this, I really like Alyssa Coles books. This is a book about deception which isn't my favorite theme in books, but I surprisingly wasn't super upset about it, I think it was handled in a nice way. I also felt like the book was pretty lighthearted so perhaps i'm more forgiving because of the overall tone of the book.
Its basically about a woman who keeps receiving spam mail from a supposed prince in Africa who needs her personal identification so that she can claim her rightful place as queen. She ignores the spam messages as one does under the circumstances, BUT the prince is determined and during a trip to NY decided to find her and confront her.
After a bit of a misunderstanding he is helping her with her shift at work in an attempt to learn more about her and why her family left when they were children. It is a cute, fun, light hearted novel about learning who you are while falling in love..
I WILL say that there are some frustrations that she deals with in the beginning that are a little TOOOO real and not as light hearted as the rest of the book, I found myself very annoyed and frustrated on her behalf, but I think overall the book is a light fun read.
Its basically about a woman who keeps receiving spam mail from a supposed prince in Africa who needs her personal identification so that she can claim her rightful place as queen. She ignores the spam messages as one does under the circumstances, BUT the prince is determined and during a trip to NY decided to find her and confront her.
After a bit of a misunderstanding he is helping her with her shift at work in an attempt to learn more about her and why her family left when they were children. It is a cute, fun, light hearted novel about learning who you are while falling in love..
I WILL say that there are some frustrations that she deals with in the beginning that are a little TOOOO real and not as light hearted as the rest of the book, I found myself very annoyed and frustrated on her behalf, but I think overall the book is a light fun read.
ctanous's review
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.25
lx2's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
i usually don’t like modern romance but this was delightful!!! funny and well plotted.
ell_jay_em7's review
5.0
Alyssa Cole is my favorite romance writer. Her plots are excellent and her characters are well-developed. The romance is swoony and the sex is exciting! She also has some good comedic moments.