Megan Mulry
November 1st, 2012
Sourcebooks Landmark
338 pages
Caution this review may contains spoilers
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Bronte Talbott follows all of the exploits of the British royals. After all, they're the world's most preeminent dysfunctional family. And who is she to judge? Bronte's own search for love isn't going all that well, especially after her smooth-talking Texan boyfriend abruptly leaves her in the dust.
Bronte keeps a lookout for a rebound to help mend her broken heart, and when she meets Max Heyworth, she's certain he's the perfect transition man. But when she discovers he's a duke, she has to decide if she wants to stay with him for the long haul and deal with the opportunities-- and challenges-- of becoming a royal.
Hi it's Amy back again with more romancing. I just finished A Royal Pain by Megan Mulry and I have to say for me this book gets three solid laser pistols. It is a contemporary, New Adult or Chick Lit, novel about a young woman swept off her feet by a dashing British gentleman she later discovers is actually a duke. This book for me was a little hard to get into because of the writing style. The writing style is reminiscent of Marian Keys or Sophie Kinsella but it was a bit more awkward. Once you get past the writing and the beginning of the book the story starts flow.
It starts off telling the story Bronte's sad and torrid love affair with Mr. Texas and what brought her to Chicago and all the self doubts and bad childhood memories that brought her to the state of mind she is in when she finally meets Max Heyworth. He is British and leaving so they are supposed to have a no strings attached affair but sometimes it's not always easy to leave the feelings at the door and they fall in love.
The summary lead me to believe this book would be about a plucky, cusses too much, American girl trying to find her place in British upper crust society. But it's really about a girl with too many hangups and almost losing a man who really loves her because she can't let go of the past.
I liked the chemistry between Bronte and Max and I felt their love was real. But at times I had to set the book down because Bronte would piss me off with her self doubt I don't want to lose my freedom and who I am in this relationship B.S. and again would push Max away. She does this several times in the book and I know Max has issues too, but if I were him that crap would get old real fast for me too. I felt like the parts with his family were quickly glossed over and not really much to them they accept Bronte pretty quickly.
I like Max and Bronte as a unit maybe not as individuals and I loved the supporting cast. Bronte's friend and client, Sarah, and Max's fun loving womanizing younger brother, Devon. Bronte's and Max's friends David and Willa add something special to the book. I will probably read the next book since it will be staring Devon and Sarah. It wasn't the romance in A Royal Pain that was bad and I loved that part thought their love affair was very sweet. It was Bronte's tortured heroine bit that got on my nerves and moved this book for me down from a four to a three because loving someone unconditionally and having them return that doesn't mean the loss of independence and that they are trying to change you and that it takes Bronte the entire novel to figure that out.
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