Overall Take:
Cute YA queer romcom
Star Rating:
4 Stars
Genre:
YA Queer Romance
Synopsis
Prince Jadon is left in America to clean up his image after a fiasco and romance is not on the table. So when he meets American boy Reiss, he starts to wonder. As Jadon sets off to place prince charming, he wonders if those are some skills he can use to win over his nation. At least a prince can dream.
Thoughts:
This is a cute romcom though it did fall short a little for me to entirely being onboard with it being a romcom. I found the characters a little one dimensional and lacking the depth I normally need from them in order for it to feel like a romcom. I did like the characters; I just didn’t really care about them or feel connected to them. I did appreciate that Jadon and Reiss had such a great network of friends. I was just talking about this with some of my friends the other day how they seem to have such a strong social network, and I think its great and really helps people feel like they have a connection. This book also had some interesting family dynamics that were fun to wade through with the characters.
I listened to this one on audio and followed along in my book. The narrator did a great job keeping the characters’ mannerisms first and foremost and kept me engaged. I enjoyed hearing and reading about all the special moments.
Overall, this was a good read, it had some downsides for me but I think that it will really resonate with those YA readers that seek it out.
Publication Date:
August 20, 2024
Author:
Julian Winters
Page Length:
352 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Teen, Viking Books for Young Readers
Thank you to:
Thank you to @penguinteen and @prhaudio for copies of this book. All thoughts are my own.
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