I don’t give Ella Goode bad reviews, but I feel like this book wasn’t on par.

Her last book was sensational. A new favorite of mine. This one just didn’t work for me.

You see, the first sexy scene just ended. There was no mention of her passing out or anything, it’s just [page turn] she’s wearing new clothes. I’m very confused. That doesn’t happen with Ella. The naughty stuff doesn’t happen off page. And if someone passes out from the joy and exhaustion of incredible orgasms, it’s mentioned immediately. She’s amazing at the naughty stuff. Was I missing a page or chapter or something? :(

I didn’t get all tingly with this story. I’m used to getting all tingly with Ella stories. It’s part of their appeal. Short, but sexy. I honestly didn’t feel it with this one.

Also, I felt like our hero was pretty cold. Sure that whole strong alpha royal ‘I get whatever I want’ thing is going on with him, but I never felt like he was particularly nice to her. I did like that he didn’t let her past make a difference to him. Here’s the thing though, he never actually asked her to marry him. In fact, he calls her his ‘consort’ during their second sexy times. That word usually equates to mistress in my experience. And mistress and romance heroine just doesn’t work for me.

Again, I don’t give Ella bad reviews. I truly love her books. But unfortunately, this one is just not my favorite. I still recommend it if you’re a fan of Ella’s work. Please tell me I’m wrong if you disagree. Maybe I’m just in a weird mood or something. But if you’re looking for your first Ella Goode book get Claiming His Queen and fall in love with it.