Review: Pleasantly fun read
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 23, 2014
Surprisingly, I actually enjoyed reading No Prince Charming by authors Angel Payne & Victoria Blue. I sort of walked in with preconceived notions of what to expect, which, thankfully were absent. First off, the whole story is told in alternating first person POVs which, the authors have very successfully pulled off. I hate it when I feel like the story ping-pongs back and forth between characters and I get lost. Not a problem here. The transitions back and forth was smoothly done and gave wonderful insights to Killian’s and Claire’s thought and feelings. The other reason I was surprised I enjoyed No Prince Charming was because of Killian.So many authors seems to think the leading male needs to be rich, domineering and has to sweep the leading lady off her feet straight into a BDSM relationship That cookie cutter premise has gotten so old. Thankfully, that is not the case here. I found him to be a combination of smexy and sweet. Claire also lacks that cookie cutter character as well although she does seem to fall into that Cinderella realm with a (so-to-be) evil step-sister, Margaux. Now that is one chick I wouldn’t mind seeing her stiletto get stuck in a stairwell on the way down. Back to Claire and Killian. Their dialog was snarky and funny, their sexual interludes sometimes had me in stitches. They certainly were creative on getting private moments together. And secrets…boy do these two have juicy secrets! Of course while we the reader finds out both their secrets before everyone else does, I was surprised to find out only one gets revealed. Truly I knew this was a series but as the story progressed along I was surprised to find the ending to have cliffhangers. They were those OMG I need the next book NOW type for me. The cliffhangers were more of Oh Boy! type to let me simmer along.This is my first book by both authors and it certainly won’t be the last. They have a style that is like smooth whiskey…goes down hot and lingers for a while. I know I’m looking forward to the next book in the Secrets of Stone series. Yes, No Prince Charming is a book I will be recommending.I received this book from JeepDiva for the express purposes of an honest review. The opinions and rating of this review are solely mine and in no way was I compensated.Stars– 4, Flames – 3