Review: Plot twists and turns make this an enjoyable read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 12, 2014
Reviewed by JenBook provided by the author for reviewReview originally posted at Romancing the BookI had been eying this book for a while now. The title itself brings to mind the Harlequin Presents line, which always features people from far off lands, like Arabian Sheikhs. I’d just finished reading Ms Lane’s book Her Latin Lover, which wasn’t bad, just a little lackluster. So I figured I’d better give her another try by reading The Royal Sheikh. And I wasn’t disappointed.The book is far from perfect. I found Clare to be overly emotional for my tastes. I kept wanting to reach into my Kindle and shake some sense into her. But at the same time, given the whirlwind romance and exotic, high profile world she landed herself in, I believe that your average woman would likely be just as emotional.And then there’s Rafiq. He’s the image of the rich, handsome, playboy prince that every girl dreams to meet and fall in love with. It was interesting to watch Rafiq, not so much fight his feelings, but rather hide them and then stumble along as he screws up his relationship with Clare. At times I wanted to smack him as well, when his domineering, stereotypical Arab male, side made an appearance. But he made up for it in the end, so all was forgiven.The plot wasn’t unique, but it had enough twists and turns to make it enjoyable. I’d like to see Ms Lane work on less telling and more showing (meaning more conversation) in future books, as sometimes it felt we spent too much time in the character’s heads and not enough time actually developing them and their relationship. And a few times she veered into random peoples heads, which was unnecessary. But overall, this was a good read and I’d recommend to those who do enjoy the Harlequin Presents books.