Goodreads Summary
Regina Beswick never dreamed of faraway places. She’s happy with her life as a classic car mechanic and owner of a restoration shop.
But an unexpected visitor and the discovery of a fairytale, drawn by her great-grandma, causes Regina to wonder if she might be destined for something more.
Tanner Burkhardt, Minister of Culture for the Grand Duchy of Hessenberg, must convince the strong-willed Southerner, Miss Beswick, that she is his country’s long-lost princess. Failure could destroy his reputation and change his nation forever.
As Regina and Tanner face the challenges before them, neither are prepared for love to invade their hearts and change every thing they believe about themselves.
However, when a royal opponent nearly destroys Regina’s future, she must lean into God and trust He has sovereignly brought her to her true and final destiny.
My Thoughts
I loved Rachel Hauck's first book in her Royal Wedding Series, Once Upon a Prince. If you have yet to read Once Upon a Prince than I suggest you read my first review on that. Just click right here and let your heart fall in love with the Royal Wedding Series.
After I finished that one I was counting down the days for the release of the second book, Princess Ever After. I'm like the next girl, I love a good fairytale/princess/romance story, but for some reason I felt this story fell flat. Which was a bummer. It was still good, yet it was not all I was hoping and rooting for.
It's still a great read and I whizzed right through the story in a day, but when I finished it I just didn't get the same butterfly feeling of happiness when I closed the book like I did with the first one.
Hauck had a lot of elements in this story.
All were very creative and thought out, but sometimes they didn't seem to mix well together. There was the continuing story line of Hessenberg becoming an independent nation, then on the side there was excerpts from Reggie's great-grandmother's diary when she was Duchess. Then there was a scheming Prime Minister on the side. The story had a royalesque feel to it. I just felt some parts of the story were rushed for me. I would have liked to get to know [SPOILER LOOK AWAY FROM THE NEXT SENTENCE] Tanner's twin daughters, but we only got a few lines.
As for the romance. It was very high school. It was cute. When you read the book and get a feel of Reggie and Tanner it makes more sense. Both Reggie and Tanner fit each other, and I liked their playful jibes. Did the romance make my stomach flipped? Not exactly. Did it feel rushed? Yes. But it was a romance I would feel comfortable sharing with my younger sister. So that is a plus in my book!
Rating: 3.75 out of 5
Disclaimer: I received a free copy for an honest review from Litfuse Publicity Group.
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So grab your copy of Princess Ever After and join Rachel and friends on the evening of March 6th for a chance to connect and make some new friends. (If you haven't read the book, don't let that stop you from coming!)
Bummer that it wasn't as good as you hoped! I have the first one as well as this one on my book shelf but I haven't picked it up yet!
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