Overall thoughts:
Totally adorable!!! Hester Browne always adds something to her novels that make them more than just another stupid romance and this one was no different. The main theme of the Runaway Princess was to be who you are and not to change yourself for someone else, which I thought was very similar to the theme in The Little Lady and the Prince. In both books the main character questions how much of herself she should compromise in a relationship with a man she loves, only to discover or learn later that compromise has to go both ways.
What I expected vs. what I got:
Based on the description, I thought that The Runaway Princess would start with Amy and Leo already engaged, and I was pleasantly surprised to find Amy single at the start of the book. I loved how the novel is set up in a way to take the reader on a journey through Amy and Leo's relationship. It gave the plot a depth that it otherwise wouldn't have had because it made me fall in love with them while they fell for each other. If the story had only started once they were engaged and all the drama started then I wouldn't have been committed to Amy and Leo as a couple and probably would have wanted her to dump him for some sweet normal guy, because I love reading the beginning of the love story.
Characters:
I absolutely adored the cast of characters in The Runaway Princess. Every single one was unique, round, and memorable, with totally different personalities. In particular I loved Jo and she was the perfect "quirky best friend". Jo was supposed to play second-string to Amy, as this was Amy's story, but Jo managed to take over any scene she was in with her big personality. This may sound a little off because she was only supposed to be on the side, but I liked it because I felt like this was how Jo and Amy would be if they were real people, just because of Amy's shyness. Jo also had that perfect best friend quality which can be very hard to find, which is a complete lack of jealousy. In a book about a girl being engaged to a prince you'd think that her best friend would be jealous but Browne managed to create a best friend whose happiness for the future princess was one hundred percent genuine.
I wouldn't be able to write about the characters without mentioning Zoe. She had only two appearances but I loved both of them, especially the second one which was so good I nearly started crying (in a good way!!!). I would say more but this part was so good that my words wouldn't do it justice.
5 stars.
If Amy Wilde’s new
boyfriend, Leo, treats her like a queen, that’s because he’s secretly a
prince himself: Leopold William Victor Wolfsburg of Nirona, the ninth
most eligible royal bachelor in the world. Amy soon discovers that
dating an heir to a throne has many charms—intimate alfresco dinners,
glittering galas, and, for a girl who lives in jeans and wellies, a
dazzling new wardrobe with tiaras to match. But there are also
drawbacks: imagine the anxiety of meeting your boyfriend’s parents
multiplied by a factor of “riding in a private jet,” “staying in a
castle,” and “discussing the line of succession over lunch.” Not to
mention the sudden press interest in your very un-royal family. When an
unexpected turn of events pushes Leo closer to the throne, the
Wolfsburgs decide to step up Amy’s transformation from down-to-earth
gardener to perfectly polished princess-in-waiting. Amy would do
anything for Leo, but is finding her Prince Charming worth the price of
losing herself?
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