I think this book just found me in the right mood at the right time. 💁‍♀️

In all honesty, I would have never read The Princess Trap if it hadn’t been part of the Queer All Year Quest. As a genre, romance is not one I gravitate towards so I chose to read this first from the Quest offerings so I could “get it out of the way” and move on to the selections that interested me more. But I was pleasantly surprised to find I actually quite enjoyed myself!

The book definitely starts out in insta-lust territory which is almost never enjoyable to me, but I felt the author reeled it back enough for me to continue reading. The general plot is in royal romcom realm, which for me hearkened back to my childhood nostalgia of The Princess Diaries and the low budget made-for-TV “regular girl falls in love with a prince” movies I used to watch with my mom. (complimentary) Those vibes, but make it sexy and add some light BDSM.

I listened to the audiobook which I think enhanced my enjoyment. The narrator added a lot of charm and I don’t know if I’d have liked this as much if I’d read it with my own eyes. I found it interesting that the narrator was male, but it really worked here.

So here’s the deal. I’m not really actively recommending this book. I wouldn’t even recommend it to myself. But as it happens, I liked it. I wouldn’t read it again. I didn’t feel any specific connection to the characters or the story. But I had a good time. I often feel a lot of sex scenes come across as cringeworthy, but I liked the smut in this book. And for me, that’s something! I wish the story had taken place over a longer period of time and that there had been more Danish-island-royalty-atmosphere; it felt a little rushed.

But you know what? Hell yeah 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️