A Princess in Theory (Reluctant Royals, #1)

by Alyssa Cole

[stacey_is_sassy]

The narrator made it easy to listen...

****3.5 Stars****

I was satisfied with my listening experience and I definitely think the narrator helped. Her voice, characterisations and emotions were easy to listen to and follow. The story came alive with her telling and my emotions were involved.

Most times I was happy with seeing this hard-working student move forward in her career, but there were times that I was frustrated. I wanted her to be given the chance to shine on her own credit. If we're going to be lead down the path of fairytales, why were there so many roadblocks to her happiness? With a click of a finger, her fairy godmother SHOULD have made her dreams come true. Sure, we get a Prince, but I'm not sure she ever wished for one. I wanted a bit more click of fingers and dreams coming true.

It was a wee bit hard to fall for "Prince Charming" because, at times, he was less than charming. Way too many years of being treated as special and bowed down to because of his family, made him appear arrogant, rude and spoiled. I understand why he was the way he was, but it did come across badly for most of the story. He was way more appealing when he was using his brain instead of his looks.

I think that parts of the story were a little drawn out and I was annoyed that secrets were kept for too long. There was definitely a physical attraction between the hero and heroine but I struggled to see the love. The heroine was still showing timidity in the end and the hero popped up when he had the time. I just wanted them together more.

The mystery and intrigue were easy to work out and after the first meeting, I knew who the baddie was. I'm not a huge fan of "recapping" important events after the fact. I wanted to be a part of the baddie being brought forward and "witness" justice served. All of the major issues for the characters were resolved like a bunch of post-it-notes tacked onto a board with a quick fix. Very tick-a-box resolutions.

So, while there were some issues with the actual storyline, I found myself completely enthralled because of the telling. I'm pretty sure this narrator could read the back of a cereal box and I'd be quite satisfied. I'm very interested in trying more stories in this series and hopefully, the narrator will stay on board.