Published: May 6th 2014
Pages: 336
Publisher: Harper Collins
Synopsis
Dragged on a family trip to Europe's ancient cities, Becca wants nothing more than to go home. Tapped with her emotionally distant father, overeager stepmother, and a brother who only wants to hook up with European hotties, Becca is miserable. That is, until she meet Nikolai, a guy as mysterious as he is handsome. And she unknowingly finds herself with a runaway prince.
Nikolai has everything a guy could ask for-he's a crown prince, heir to the throne, and girls adore him. But the one thing he doesn't have...is freedom. After staging a revolt, he flees his kingdom and goes undercover on his own European tour.
When Nikolai and Becca meet, it's their differences that draw them together. Sparks fly as they share a whirlwind of adventures, all while dodging his royal guard. But Becca's family vacation ends in a matter of days. Will Nikolai and Becca be forced to say good-bye when his destiny catches up to him, or will they change history forever?
Thoughts
I don't normally like to pick up books on a impulse, but there was something about this one that caught my attention. I have heard of the author but not the book itself, so I thought on this particular day at the bookstore, that I should just pick it up. (it was mainly because I need more travelled themed books on my shelf).
The first thing that I want to mention, is that this book was not what I was expecting at all. Like I personally thought that things were going to go differently, then they actually turned out to be. For example; I thought they were going to be staying in Europe for the entire book; instead of only being there for the first half of the book. I was also expecting Becca to find out that Nikolai was a prince towards the end of the book instead of towards the beginning. So, because that was the main problem for me, I couldn't get into it, and enjoy it the way that I wanted to.
The second thing that I want to mention, was the fact that a lot of the situations that happened in the book, just seemed very unrealistic and they were quite cheesy and cliche.If you have read this novel, then you will know exactly what I am talking about. The same thing goes for the romance. I found that the romance just went by way to fast, and it all seemed very chaotic. It was a "insta-love", and I have come to the realization that I am not a huge fan of them. I personally think that a romance should take time to develop. Everything was depended on fate, and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. This just happened to work but in a very unrealistic way as I've explained before. These are some other reasons as to why I couldn't enjoy this book the way I wanted too.
Becca, was an okay character. She wasn't the greatest character ever, but she would have to do for this book. There were times, were I really liked Becca, but then there were other times were I (obviously) didn't like her and wanted to shake her back and forth and get some sense into her. She was also really clueless and naive, and legitimately had no idea of what she was really getting into, with meeting this total stranger who just happened to be a prince. Becca was pretty whiny at times, and always complaining about where she was, and why she was there, plus she continuously talked about how much she just despised history, which really pissed me off. *annoyed face here*
Nikolai, wasn't the best character either, like he was just okay for me too. The fact that Nikolai was a prince, and it may seem repetitive when I say this, but it was a refresher to read about a character who wasn't exactly normal but they weren't like a famous celebrity. My thoughts are pretty much the same for Becca, except that he didn't complain as much, wasn't clueless or naive or anything like that. But I would have to say that when he was on the tours with Becca, he acted like he knew everything, and was just acting like a know-it-all. Like yes, it's where he's from and he knows a lot about his country; which is great. But it was not necessary for him to act cocky about it and "rub it in her face". I am saying this because whenever he would recite a fact about that certain city, or building, I sensed that he was saying them in a cocky manner; which I did not appreciate. *frustrated face here*
Overall, I didn't find this book to be very enjoyable, but it was a very light-fluffy read. Some parts were cheesy, characters were not the best. The plot was very unoriginal. The romance went way to fast despite it only being a one week trip. I do not recommend this book.
Rating
2.5/5
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