Review: sweet and smart
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 8, 2014
Every once in a while I need a sweet, easy romance without the dark characters that roam through many of the books I read. I compare this to eating a cracker during a wine tasting session. Her Royal Protector served this purpose for me--cleansing my palate--by being pure romance and not a smexy romance. Everything is behind closed doors, and that is just right when you're looking for that type of romance. However, this is more than just a category romance; even though is has a sheikh as the male lead (which I really haven't read since my Harlequin reading days a long time ago), it's the unique storyline that makes this better.Aly is working on her dissertation and travels to Arif's country to study and protect the Jahari turtle. She has a rotten father who verbally abused her for her entire life, and she doesn't really believe in herself as a woman, although she's a righteous spirited scientist, which I loved.There's romance, suspense, and growth for both the female and male leads. I enjoyed reading this book a lot, and I enjoy reading a publisher-proofed book - the quickly self-published books have been getting a bit bad with the language/grammar recently. It's at the 3.5 level for me, but I round up, so it's a 4.Thanks for reading!And thanks to netgalley/Entangled/the author for the copy - this is my honest opinion after reading the book.