Looking for a princess story? Some romance and forbidden love? But don't want something silly and stupid? This is it. Classic romance.

So I have always been obsessed with the 1930s/1940s, mostly because of WWII - my obsession with it is a core personality trait of mine that I’ve had to tone down in my adult life because no one cares, but that’s okay! So you can imagine the little happy dance I did when I found an actual romance novel that takes place in the 1940s during the war written by Queen Deveraux herself!! Aaaand I found a copy of it at the library from the 80s!!

I was so excited for this book, as soon as I started it, my brain casted Ben Affleck a la ‘Pearl Harbor’ as J.T. Montgomery and Ana de Armas as Princess Aria - all was well in my little imagination.. Until J.T. and Aria became so insufferable within the first 20 pages because of their constant fighting! This is how majority of the book went - so much fighting! So much “How dare you speak to me!! PEASANT. Go away!!” “You don’t have to tell me twice, baby.” These are not actual quotes from the book but they’re pretty darn close. So much of the book was arguments or cringe scenes thanks to the friends, or even Aria herself; don’t even get me started on that Carmen Miranda scene. What I did enjoy were the rare moments where J.T. and Aria were kind to each other, actually had moments of genuine kindness. I liked the action, the ending was exciting though predictable. Also, no epilogue?? Weh! Overall, I give this 3 stars. I do want to continue this series, even if it’s sporadically, lol! 3 stars for this one!

The Princess is part of the Montgomery/Taggert series. It started out strong and I thought it would get a much higher grade, but the second half brought it down to a three or three and a half star. (More complete review later.)

Jude Deveraux knows how to tell a story!

Wonderful book! Attempted murder threw them together on an island and they couldn't stand each other. Politics brought them back together and then took them away from each other. Murderers tried to take them away from each other permanently. I loved all the time they spent together in Key West and seeing all the predicaments Aria got herself in. One part I really enjoyed was Aria grilling in pin curls to the radio. It was a whole new side to the straight laced princess and it actually influenced me to learn how to pin curl. I enjoyed being back in Lanconia and learning about Jura and Rowan's descendants(The Maiden). J.T. and Aria grow and fall in love during a fascinating situation they are thrown into.

Started slow, but got really good. Pretty cheesey at times.

Takes place during World War 11.

J.T. saves the Princess from assassination. Then marries her and saves her country.

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