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The Wrong Prince Charming

Holly Renee (Goodreads Author)

3.98 · Rating details · 1,082 ratings · 186 reviews

Every little girl dreams of being swept off her feet by a charming Prince.

But my life was no fairy tale.

And in this kingdom called college, the rules went out the window.

I’d known golden boy, Theo Hunt, was the one for me since we were kids. My heart was his for the taking, but I had become nothing more than the MVP of the campus king’s friend-zone.

Easton Cole was a st ...more

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Jul 13, 2019 ❥ KAT ❥ Kitty Kats Crazy About Books rated it really liked it

Shelves: standalone, new-adult, older-guy-younger-female, 4-stars

🔥 What a hot little number this one was!! It went down a path I never expected it to go!! Devices will be combusting all around the world!! 🔥

THE WRONG PRINCE CHARMING: Is a 'New Adult' stand-alone novel by Holly Renee. In this we meet Maddy, Theo and Easton.

Maddy has been best friends with Theo since she was twelve years old, it was only right that she would follow him to college because of a pact they made five years previous by staying together no matter what. Theo had been offered a f ...more

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Jul 12, 2019 Beneath The Covers Blog rated it really liked it

Shelves: 2019-reads, arcs, kelly

I love a good NA novel. I’ve previously read a couple Holly Renee books, so I was super anxious for this story. The Wrong Prince Charming has multiple facets to its storyline–showcasing a fun and playful aspect along with emotional, personal growth where a young woman is challenged with what is expected of her and who she really wants to be.

Maddy is a first-year college student, having just arrived at the same school as her best friend (whom she’s in love with), Theo. Along with controlling pare I love a good NA novel. I’ve previously read a couple Holly Renee books, so I was super anxious for this story. The Wrong Prince Charming has multiple facets to its storyline–showcasing a fun and playful aspect along with emotional, personal growth where a young woman is challenged with what is expected of her and who she really wants to be.

Maddy is a first-year college student, having just arrived at the same school as her best friend (whom she’s in love with), Theo. Along with controlling parents, it seems like her life is already planned out for her. That is until Easton enters the picture. Now, Maddy is torn between Theo, who she’s clearly stuck in the friend-zone with, and Easton, her gorgeous and completely off-limits TA. But when Maddy and Easton start spending time together working on a class project, will Maddy bend and conform to a pre-planned future she has no control over?...Or will she decide to take a chance on a life she’s only ever dreamed of?

I really, really liked this book. The conflicting and emotional struggles between Maddy and Easton were what I most enjoyed in the story. The flirtatious banter and angst-fueled sexual tension solidified my love for these two characters. But as much as these two shined throughout the story, I felt like we didn’t really get to know Theo. We know him as Maddy’s best friend and a football star, but who is he really? After reading the story, I can’t help but be left with a bad taste in my mouth with how he inevitably treats Maddy at the end of the book, and what he really thought of their friendship. I found his ‘wants his cake and eat it too’ attitude to be completely unattractive, and I’m a little disappointed that it was my last impression of him. He could have redeemed himself, but at that point in the book, it was too little too late.

Overall, The Wrong Prince Charming is a quick and satisfying read. The writing was top-notch and displays true empowerment when a young woman takes control of her own life and chooses “ME” over anyone else.

*ARC provided for a voluntary honest review.* ~Kelly ...more

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Jul 14, 2019 ABookLover73 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019, new-adult, slow-burn, arc, college-romance, forbidden-love, one-pov, love-triangle

Five stars for Easton and Maddy ❤!!!

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Everybody knows that I'm so obsessed with College Romance books and this is the reason why I decided to read this book.

At first, I was though that Easton will be a bad boy but I was so wrong. He was everything but the bad boy and less "the wrong prince charming" 😉.

And Maddy is so lucky that she found him 💙!

I liked her character and I was really sorry for her when she couldn't decide who's she loves more Easton or Theo (her best friend). But luckily for ...more

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Jul 01, 2019 Na rated it it was amazing

Shelves: arcs, 2019-personal-challenge, favorite-reads-2019

4.5 stars and definitely one of my favourite reads this year

”Easton may not have been my Prince Charming, but he was everything I needed.”

This was my second book by Holly Renee and I’m absolutely in love with it. I hadn’t have this love-triangle angst level since Suddenly Forbidden by Ella Fields.
My heart was constantly at war with whom Maddison should end up with in the end. The author did a fantastic job showing Maddison’s feelings for Theo and Easton and fighting her emotions, finding the way ...more

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Aug 16, 2019 Maria rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: hmm, trashy-pleasure, disappointments, cheesy-romance

I really wanted to give this 3 stars and I was prepared for it, especially since I was in the mood for something simple and silly, but the last quarter of the book was pretty mediocre even for the standards of such a book.

As expected, everyone in the cast is hot and thankfully, Maddison is not the girl to put herself down or up, for that matter. She goes on about her life and you do not have to worry about her humble bragging about how could she possibly do anything or attract anyone! And that i I really wanted to give this 3 stars and I was prepared for it, especially since I was in the mood for something simple and silly, but the last quarter of the book was pretty mediocre even for the standards of such a book.

As expected, everyone in the cast is hot and thankfully, Maddison is not the girl to put herself down or up, for that matter. She goes on about her life and you do not have to worry about her humble bragging about how could she possibly do anything or attract anyone! And that is really what I do like about her, she talks... normally! Which sounds nothing special, but works tend to make the female protagonist a victim who is often shy and cannot function properly and that is not the case here. Albeit various awkward situations and honestly, pretty bad event sequences due to the author, she holds her ground most of the time. Now, her new friend and roommate, Dillon, is your stock girlfriend character that has to only talk about guys and "how much would you like to be dicked down". Too bad.

For our boys... well, apart from being hot, you have Theo, the best friend with the 100% ambiguous relationship which would make absolutely no sense in real life and Easton, the apparently TOO OLD 21yo (they seriously keep saying he's too old for a 18yo woman. Like, really?) who everything you would want in a guy, except that he is supposedly off-limits due to his TA position, something he often says himself but always seems to forget as to give us some steaming action.

Now, you would think "Oh, what a hot triangle!" but to be honest, Theo is pretty much nonexistent for about half the book other than a page or two, until he realizes that Easton is around and decides to take an active part in the book. And that's where the book goes really mediocre. Maddy starts getting hurt on her own without any proof and it is the least relatable thing ever, because she keeps going on and on but it is literally in her own head, so...

And then, the ending is pretty underwhelming, so 2 stars seem to be on point. I enjoyed the book for the most part and the sex scenes were just as they should have been and even though I generally think that the wild animal instinct thing should be toned down, it works while you are reading! ...more

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Jun 27, 2019 Fiona Cole rated it it was amazing

OMG! I loved this book so much! It was so good and everything I love about NA! The tension was off the charts and had me overheating with the chemistry! This book was over way too soon for me, but I’m going back for more books from Holly Renee because I think I just fell in love with her writing!

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Jul 05, 2019 Elsa Gomes (BookishAurora) rated it really liked it

Shelves: college-romance, read-in-2019, angst, love-triangle, teacher-student

➳ Rate: 4 / 5 stars

For some reason, I didn't remember this was a college romance so I was pleasantly surprised when I started and I realised it was one. Maddison just arrived in college and you see her reunite with her life long best friend Theo. These two have a super close friendship and you can see from both their actions and Maddison's thoughts that they both have feelings for each other but don't want to go there and be in danger of losing each other's friendship. You also understand from v ...more

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Jul 23, 2019 nikki rated it it was amazing

“...he kissed me like he had been missing me as badly as I had been missing him. It wasn’t gentle or teasing. It felt like a storm. The wild chaos of lightning and wind and rain pounding down against me, and just for a second there was a silence, just before the thunder hit, and I knew with absolute certainty that I would never love anyone like I loved Easton Cole.”

Oh, be still my heart. This book absolutely wrecked me, but in that good way, y’know?
THE WRONG PRINCE CHARMING is a love triangle ...more

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Jul 13, 2019 queen_of_the_books_18 rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites

”I didn’t want his control.”
”I wanted his chaos.”
”I wanted him wild.”

The Wrong Prince Charming by Holly Renee brings all of the banter and the swooning.

I went in blind, after several friends had told me this book was a must read, so I had no idea what trope I was going to get.

Easton flipping Cole.... Gahhhhh that guy.
I want him.
I want his smile.
I want to wear his cap.
I want every single delicious inch of him.
Holly Renee created the perfect swoony hero and Easton has secured his spot on my ...more

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Jul 13, 2019 Michelle rated it liked it

Shelves: arcs

3-3.5 stars. I liked the sound of this book because it seemed to promise angst and a love triangle, which it somewhat does, but not at high octane. Maddison has been in love with her best guy friend Theo for a long time and is trying to navigate out of the friend zone now that they’re at college together. Then Easton comes along with his playfulness and flirtations, immediately sweeping her off of her feet. In the meantime, he’s also her TA. I thought Easton was very likable and even swoony, but ...more

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Jul 23, 2019 Nerdy Dirty & Flirty rated it it was amazing

-Sara, 5 stars

I absolutely loved this book, I don’t think the cheesy smile left my face the entire time. Maddison and Theo's friendship is rare and fun, it’s hard to have a best friend who is male and not have the lines crossed but for so many years they did it. When Maddy meets Easton her world is rocked and she is feelings things she knows she shouldn’t. Now torn between the best friend whom she loves and a new attractive male who will she choose?

Easton and Maddison’s relationship didn’t com ...more

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Oct 25, 2019 ★¸. • * ° * ༺*Blanka*༺*°°*•.¸. ♥★ rated it it was ok

Shelves: dnf, standalone, doormat-females, age-gap, highschool-college, you-re-a-whore

The book had so much potential before the author turned the heroine into a whiny childish douchy bitch. What a little whore she turned out to be. I hate when undeserving characters get happy endings, she should have caught an std and that could have been the end.

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Aug 02, 2019 P rated it did not like it · review of another edition

While there were some definite juvenile “who would really do that?” moments in this book, I found myself enjoying it enough to keep reading. It was ruined but a random gratuitous threesome. I read all types of books but this was a mess. It didn’t occur organically. The H (Ethan) threw a hissy fit after our h listened to some bad information from her best fried Theo. He could have waited and tried to work things out but instead decides to screw another girl, I guess to “show” her. He really isn’t While there were some definite juvenile “who would really do that?” moments in this book, I found myself enjoying it enough to keep reading. It was ruined but a random gratuitous threesome. I read all types of books but this was a mess. It didn’t occur organically. The H (Ethan) threw a hissy fit after our h listened to some bad information from her best fried Theo. He could have waited and tried to work things out but instead decides to screw another girl, I guess to “show” her. He really isn’t Prince Charming. She had been upset and was DRUNK. She saw him take the first random girl he found to his room, so she had the bright idea to follow them. When she arrived he was sitting on his bed with her jn front of him getting undressed. He made it obvious that he was about to screw the girl and invited her to join (Ew). In her drunken state she started to kiss the girl which led to a full on threesome. I need to take a minute to point out that even in the perimeters of the story, none of what happens next makes sense or seems to go with the personalities given, but here goes... This guy, who up until this point had my respect, neglected the fact that she was upset and DRUNK when she walked in. He didn’t seem to recognize that if he really cared about her and their relationship he should focus on that instead of fulfilling every college guys wet dream. He gets into it and encourages her to eat the other girl out while he screws her. I just cringed. There is a lot to be said for exploring your sexuality but this is not what happened here. I don’t mean to slut shame her but all we know about the other girl is that she went off to screw this guy she had known for 5 minutes, and is fine with another girl just joining in. So our main character who has had sex twice at this point, and has not hinted at being sexually curious at all, is suddenly full on eating a girl out with reckless abandon? Jealousy and concern for STD’s apparently abandoned. Right, ok but moving on. At this point it’s not just gratuitous it is almost exploitative. She did all of this drunk and only at his encouragement each step of the way. It’s just really wrong. When it’s over she immediately gathers her clothes and leaves to do the walk of shame, as upset as she arrived. When she wakes up the next morning (with a nightmarish hangover to emphasize how drunk she really was) she feels completely disgusted with the situation and herself. The worst part (since I stupidly kept reading instead of just pulling a DNF). Is that nothing of this is ever mentioned again. Not the fact that at the first sign of trouble, he was ready to screw another girl while she was in the same house, nor the fact that he took advantage of her drunken and upset emotional stare for his own gratification. Nothing. They just move on to the next mini problem. I have a problem with that more than anything. He late pulls a “I can’t believe you screwed me over and used me when I treated you so well” fit when her friend gets him fired. All I could think about was “all you did was take her on a couple of cheap dates, then make her feel disgusted with herself by putting her in a situation you should have known she would regret if you actually have a crap about her”. He might have lost a job but she lost herself respect and has to live with that forever. He can get another job... the author took the easy way out by not addressing any of that in my opinion. How could she trust him? Who’s to say he won’t pull the same crap again going to have some kinky fun. He never apologized for it, or at least said that wasn’t going to do anything with the other gurl, that he only wanted her forever. I mean come on, what the heck was the point of it all? I really thought I’d love thins book. It has the Bibe of The Anti-stepbrother by Tijuana’s. Drop this and read that. The guy may have the jerk vibe but unlike this book he is actually decent human being and would never take advantage of the girl he cares about. I debated between this book and another tonight. I REALLY wish I’d chosen the other book. I left this one wishing she’d get some help and actually choose herself. ...more

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Jul 01, 2019 Kate McCarthy rated it it was amazing

Insanely sexy. Holly really delivers with this hot college romance. Loved!

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Jan 12, 2020 Morgan rated it liked it

Shelves: kindle, romance

3.5

I really liked this one, but knowing how good some of Holly Renee’s other works are, color me a bit disappointed. I hadn’t even begun to love interest 1 before were introduced to Love interest 2 so that buildup was nonexistent which made the love triangle pretty bland and painless. I like mind a little angst and tension in my love triangles and there was little if any. Where this one fell flat for me was in the tropes, not necessarily the tropes themselves— but the lack of commitment with go ...more

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Jan 19, 2021 Ria | Abstract ♥ Books rated it it was amazing

Shelves: funny, part-series, second-chance-romance, contemporary, standalone, best-freind-romance, angst, high-school

Insanely sexy. Holly really delivers with this hot college romance. Loved!

The Wrong Prince Charming by Holly Renee is a standalone, contemporary romance novel.
Meet Madison, Maddy, Duncan. She's a freshman at college and followed her highschool boyfriend to college. She meets Easton and is drawn to him. What to do? Easton or Theo?

Theo and Maddison are close but since he's gone to college, he really has another life outside of her. Maddison meets Theo's frat brother, Easton, and from that first ...more

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Sep 10, 2020 Nicci rated it liked it

2.5 out of 5 Stars

Oh where do I begin with this one... I wanted to love it. Heck, I wanted to like it but it was so very firmly meh I have no idea why so many people raved about it when it released.

Maddy was irritating. Her relationship/friendship with Theo was utterly whacked. Easton was pretty cool but his willingness to throw away everything he'd worked for on Maddy - who'd leave his bed to go and snuggle with her BFF Theo - was incomprehensible.
Maddy had this magical allure thing going o ...more

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Jul 17, 2019 Shyralf rated it really liked it

Shelves: love-triangle, college-highschool-reads, forbidden, fraturnity

4 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Stars! Love triangle, forbidden, college romance, and it was delicious 🤤. I loved it!

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Jul 05, 2019 Cassie rated it liked it

I went into The Wrong Prince Charming excited to try a new-to-me author and to get a dose of love triangle I have wanted for a bit. While I loved the bones of the book and I thought the prose was solid… I think it lacked detail and lacked an arc for Theo. I never really got the chance to “love” him before deciding who I liked. This book could have been a chunk longer with more Theo moments and a little more build-up to the conflict. There was also a scene in the book that just didn’t fit and fel ...more

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Aug 05, 2019 Lisa rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Not buying this story. The first part had promise, the second part was a total 360 of the story and sucked.

Not only was this fast insta-love but the supposed triangle was not actually present. There was no character development. At all. I didn’t get both guys reaction once the confrontation happened. We must completely have missed something or weren’t in on the secret. PLUS why was there not one eyebrow raised at the ménage scene? I did not expect there to be a steamy hot threesome. It wasn’t n ...more

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Jun 28, 2019 Lindsey Iler rated it it was amazing

Holy mother of tension! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

This is my first Holly Renee book and let me tell you, it will not be my last! I’ve been in a bit of a book funk over the last month and The Wrong Prince Charming is exactly what I needed. Easton Cole is the perfect book boyfriend. He’s a delicious mix of untouchable bad boy and sweetheart. The moment our heroine, Maddison, meets him, the chemistry flies from the pages and I rooted for them from the very beginning.

Holly Renee has delivered the perfect New Adult ...more

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Oct 17, 2019 Adricrisuruta rated it liked it · review of another edition

I was disappointed by this reading
The author managed to convince me of the instant chemistry between Maddison and Easton, but that she failed to create a strong and determined female protagonist. Easton, on the other hand, was a sincere and character-like boy who didn't deserve Madisson. In the end that he would forgive her so easily, he gave Easton some personality.
I hated the situation in which he put Easton. He was clearly very committed to her but she only allowed herself to be manipulated b ...more

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Jul 09, 2019 Tammy Zautner rated it really liked it

Shelves: standalone, 4-5-stars, favorite-leading-man, 2019, worthy-reads-of-2019

**Warning: this text may contain spoilers**

4.5 Stars

Me: Please, Holly Renee, keep writing fuck hot guys. - Where Bad Boys Are Ruined Review

Holly Renee: Hold my beer…

*Easton Cole exits the bathroom*

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I’m a hard core Brandon girl. He’s my favorite Holly Renee hero. That was until Easton Cole entered my life. I’m almost ashamed to say I was like Brandon who?! (Please forgive me Brandon! I still love you! And you’re still my favorite, you’re just sharing ...more

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Jul 03, 2019 A Book Lover's Emporium Book Blog rated it it was amazing

I have read a few of Holly Renee’s books and really enjoyed them; this was no different.

I loved the drama of Maddison falling in love with Easton whilst being in love with her best friend, Theo, for most of her life. There is a lot of emotion going on and I was falling hard for one of the boys, not saying who. The feelings were strong and I found myself reading faster to get to the next page as quick as possible. I needed to know who she would choose and if I was right in my predictions.

Theo s ...more

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Jul 04, 2019 Eileen Robinson rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5-star-reads

I loved this story, and its perfect summer reading!!!
Maddison starts college happy and confident. Her best friend and expected future "Husband" Theo is already there, but when Easton comes on the scene, dilema's and confliction with emotions begins.
Maddie has always loved Theo, and figured their future is set, but Easton has set something alight inside her, he's also out of bounds being Theo's Frat Brother and her TA in English.
Hell yes, this little almost Love Triangle had me hooked!! I loved ...more

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Jul 13, 2019 Thuy Taylor rated it really liked it

Maddison is a pretty sheltered gal who has a best friend named Theo. Theo and Maddison are close but since he's gone to college, he really has another life outside of her. She pretty much is under her parents thumb, foregoing her college dreams of going to another university to keep her best friend and father happy.

Maddison meets Theo's frat brother, Easton, and from that first meeting, there is chemistry. She's feeling things for this guy that she's never felt before. He is also her TA, which a ...more

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Jun 30, 2019 Lindsey King rated it it was amazing

Feels 3
Storyline 4.5
Steam 4.5
Overall Rating 4.5

Holy moly! I loved this book hard. Great characters and chemistry. The flow was impeccable. I could not get enough and was so sad when it ended. This is a bit of a love triangle in a way but it’s more than that. Friendship and finding new relationships can always bring drama and boy does it here! But not in an annoying way. It was addicting and I couldn’t wait to see how it all came to be. Super steamy with a little kick in there I wasn’t expecting ...more

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Jul 13, 2019 Alley Ciz rated it it was amazing

Easton, Easton, Easton. Oh how I love thee.

From the first time he steps onto the page I was in love. He was such a good mix of swoony alphahole.

What didn't I liked?--- I wish it was longer (just kidding I FLOVED this books). I just loved this story so damn much I didn't want it to end. Seriously so so so so good.

Disney has nothing on this Prince Charming. ...more

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Jul 14, 2019 A.D. McCammon rated it it was amazing

Another fun and steamy read from Holly. This is why her books always end up at the top of my TBR list. I loved it. Easton is 🔥!

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Jul 04, 2019 Konny rated it it was amazing

The Wrong Prince Charming by Holly Renee is a standalone, contemporary romance novel.
Meet Madison, Maddy, Duncan. She's a freshman at college and followed her highschool boyfriend to college. She has high expectations for their relationship, but like often with mice and men people plan and karma says a big fat ha.
She meets Easton and is drawn to him. What to do? Easton or Theo?
I will not spoiler here, only so much, she choses wisely and makes the right decision with surprising consequences. Thi ...more

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I'm Holly Renee, a small-town East Tennessee girl who is obsessed with all things romance. I love bringing flawed, sassy, and real characters to life in a way that makes you feel like you've been best friends with them for years. No two Holly Renee books are the same, but if you love real, relatable, ...more