Hi guys!
I always loved finding hidden gems in the bookish community, so I was very happy that I received this book in exchange for a honest review from the Book Sirens and I really enjoyed it!
My post on Bookstagram
My rating: 4 stars
*Some things could have been done better, like the world building or like the transition from enemies to lovers, and the drama could have been less dragged out, but overall, it was a great read and I would recommend it to Forbidden Romance/College Romance/ Princess and Bodyguard lovers.
Falling Princess was such a nice surprise! A very unique interesting story and I enjoyed it more than other highly popular books out there, so I wish it got more attention.
Tropes:
- Royal life
- Princess/Bodyguard
- Forced Proximity
- Forbidden Romance
- Slow burn
I guess I would call it realistic or modern romantic fantasy - here we have a Princess of a mysterious falling kingdom trying to live a little in the real world before she embarks on the royal life set out for her. The description is a little misleading, as we deal with far more than a princess and a knight and their forbidden romance. We see Princess Zosia juggling college life, romance, inner turmoil, loneliness, assassination attempts, royal balls, meetings and school project deadlines. Quite the mix! The plot is character driven, so I wish we got more action, world development and background on the Falling Kingdom.
We probably got the most interesting twist on a love triangle ever - because of her status, if the Princess has to go to "experience college life", she has to go with her newly appointed bodyguard and other royals in toe. So the relationship between them all got all kinds of tangled and twisted up to the point we don't know who loves who and who to trust. LOL
The f*cktangular love pentagram strikes again.
Which leads to a lot of questions, forbidden interactions, slow burn, hiding and heartbreak. ALL IN FORCED PROXIMITY of course.
The enemies to lovers trope is on point - Lorcan is everything you would want from a brooding knight, he is so hard to read, their interactions are a delicious slow torture. Zosia's feelings towards him went a little too fast from enemy to hero worship, but I can't say I really blame her... The story is told from her POV and she is a very likeable, relatable heroine. So bonus points for that too. :)
And speaking of action and the falling kingdom, the story ends on a cliffhanger so I will probably read the next one soon too.
xoxo
Deea
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