mrs_mander_reads
Written on Jun 19, 2020
A would-be queen. A handsome king. A perfect match . . . or is it?When King Jameson declares his love for Lady Hollis Brite, Hollis is thrilled. After all, she's grown up at Keresken Castle, vying for the king's attention alongside other daughters of the nobility. Capturing his heart is a dream come true.
But Hollis soon realizes that falling in love with a king and becoming queen may not be the happily ever after she thought it would be. And when she meets a commoner with the mysterious power to see right into her heart, she finds that the future she really wants is one that she never thought to imagine.
From the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author of the Selection series comes The Betrothed, a glittering royal romance.
- ISBN13 9780008158828
- Publish Date 14 May 2020 (first published 18 September 2018)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Imprint Harper Fire
- Format Paperback
- Pages 320
- Language English
- URL http://harpercollins.co.uk
Reviews
liz089
Written on May 16, 2020
I am just sooooo bored, I can't take it any more.
I LOVE the first three books of the Selection, and I had high hopes for a new Kiera Cass book (I mean.. FINALLY a new Kiera Cass book !!) and then this happens... or well, NOTHING HAPPENS.
I am almost halfway and every page is a struggle, I don't like any of the characters or the plot (whatever may happen eventually)
I give up.
Sophia
Written on May 15, 2020
I loved The Selection and over the years have continually gone back to reread it. It's not a work of art, but it is fun, fluffy romance. When The Betrothed was announced it instantly became one of my 2020 most anticipated reads but now, regrettably, it's my 2020 biggest mistake.
Things I Liked:
◦ It was short. If this book was any longer, I would have just given up 20% of the way in.
◦ Valentina. Mrs Cass, please scrap everything you've written of the sequel and just focus on Valentina's character because she is the only redeemable feature of this book.
Things I Disliked:
◦ The 'romances'. Y'know what was good about The Selection? The love stories were done well. There was no instalove, instead there was three books of long, slow, complicated romance that made my heart ache. The Betrothed took that concept and burned it alive. Hollis's romances were boring and unbelievable, and one of them only happened because, idk, she liked his blue eyes?
◦ The characters are SO DULL.
◦ The majority of the book is just boring filler of what Hollis does at court.
◦ The ending. Oh god. What a mess.
Overall: 1/5 stars. I wish I hadn't bothered to read this, but I know in a year's time I'll be back reviewing the sequel because I can't resist and love to hurt myself.
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May 15th 2020
Oh God. What did I just read.
Full review to come, if I can bring myself to do it.
bgsbooks18
Written on Mar 5, 2020