Lucy Parker (1)

Some of this is a shade melodramatic but it has lots of good things going for it and I enjoyed the mix of Bake Off Royal Intrigue Enemies to Lovers.

I think the author spent a lot of time setting up future books and I wish some of that time had been devoted to the central romance but overall it was still a fun story.

I do wish that she described the leading man as looking different than Paul Hollywood. It was enough to give him the personality but every time she mentioned his gray hair I was taken out of the story and less invested because of the Hollywood factor.… (mehr)

This is the second in a series, but you don't have to read the first book to follow and enjoy this one (I hadn't, and now I'm looking forward to doing so). The romcom story follows two palace staff who have to fakedate in order to throw off the tabloids who are convinced one of them is having an affair with the princess's well-meaning but accident-prone husband. There are lots going on, with a surprisingly complex plot of different storylines that really brought palace life to life.

I sure hope Lia gets her own story someday. As a secondary character, she stole the show whenever she appeared.

Review copy courtesy of the publisher via Netgalley.… (mehr)