3.5 stars
"I want to rule her body. I want to be the king of her motherfucking castle."
Whew! For such a short book, it definitely had a ton of steam!
The story follows Prince Hunter and Princess Violet. Hunter is being forced into an arranged marriage to Violet in an attempt by his father to control his playboy and partying ways. Violet wants nothing more than to help out her financially poor country- even if that means marrying the womanizing prince.
I loved the beginning. Through good writing, the author was able to create this fantasy world and set the scene for the rest of the book quite flawlessly. But sadly, that's where my enjoyment of the book ended. Besides the obvious and very present insta-love/lust (not a fan), the book felt very, very rushed.
Although there was a good amount of character development and depth in Hunter, Violet is a different story. She goes from a virginal princess, to some sex starved woman with a super dirty mouth in the matter of a chapter. It just didn't click with the character she portrayed herself to be in the beginning.
I could have also done without the drama that seemed to unfold every other chapter. Also, the push and pull on Hunters part got old very quickly !
So to quickly sum up: Great sex scenes, great beginning/concept and great writing. Not so great insta-love/lust and WAY too much stuff packed into one small book. I would loved to have seen this book be longer and more drawn out!
*ARC PROVIDED IN EXCHANGE FOR A FAIR AND HONEST REVIEW*