About the book: Wanted: Smart, Suave, and Sexy Male to be King.
Someone will capture Princess Cecilia’s heart. After interviews, forensic competitions, and public sex trials with several contenders, Princess Cecilia, the designated kingmaker of Meldarvis, must be self-reliant and diligent as she considers the various skills of royalty and commoners. She must choose only one man, disregarding royal secrets circulating the country, meddlesome subjects giving their opinions, and bettors’ speculations. Find out which man will become king and reign with her.
Quotes:
“I don’t worry about the possibility of them saying or doing anything malicious, because if they do, the king shall have their heads.” “During this examination, I shall determine the suitability of your genitalia to perform the sexual duties required of a king.” “To survive the upcoming tests, you must enjoy sexual encounters with both men and women.” Excerpt: “After considering my goals for the year, I’ve decided on the most efficient and sensible ways to conduct the public proceedings. I’ve decided that gowns similar to the one I’m wearing today would be bothersome and interfere with my efficiency in accomplishing my sexual goals. I’ve thought of a good solution to enable me to always be ready to test a candidate’s sexual competence. To avoid the cumbersome and insufferable task of having my ladies-in-waiting to unlace and remove my garments and undergarments, then painstakingly put my garments back on, I shall exercise my prerogative as kingmaker and conduct all proceedings in the nude.”
There were gasps, but Princess Cecilia continued without a pause. “Neither shall I waste your precious time debating the appropriateness of my decision or considering alternatives. It shall be my pleasure to give residents and visitors the opportunity to see the woman I’ve become and share the inexplicable joys of my assignment as kingmaker. Initially some of you may be troubled by my nudity. However, I’m certain when you see how long it takes my ladies-in-waiting to undress me, you shall applaud my decision to be naked.”
The princess called for her ladies-in-waiting to assist her. They unlaced her flowing emerald green gown she had worn for this splendid and auspicious day and slid it off her shoulders. She stepped out of the gown. One of the ladies scooped it up. Then her corset and undergarments were unhooked. One of the ladies removed the corset while another removed her undergarments. When they dropped to her feet. Cecilia stepped over them and stood naked before the royal court.
The nobility and commoners were dumbstruck for a few moments. There were some surprised gasps, but no one made any attempts to cover Cecilia. Many in the crowd knew the princess’ personality well. Princess Cecilia was a practical person. In spite of her even temperament, Cecilia was not weak. She was intelligent and strong-willed.
I was provided a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Princess Cecilia is charged with the duty of naming the next king of Meldarvis. This man is to be a partner, perhaps even her husband. She is free to decide how she shall select the next ruler of the land. Clever and curious, Cecilia opts for sexual competency as a barometer of kingship suitability. A skilled man in the bedroom will be a skilled man in the throne room. And so begins the sexual shenanigans. Kingmaker of Meldarvis is a pornographic, medieval bachelorette. Readers can expect graphic uninhibited encounters as Cecilia weeds through scores of men from every walk of life. Meldarvis is a puzzling place. Pierce establishes it as a sort of sexual fantasy free of prejudice, or tradition. But for a place so unfettered, there are dozens of rules surrounding king selection. It’s daunting and confusing and at times contradictory. But I digress, because really, this book isn’t about the protocol, it’s about the sex. And the sex is abundant. And the sex is outrageous. At times, this book is plain silly. Character names like Prince Woodcock Hardon and Loose Lucy, while amusing, are at odd with the diction and setting of the text. The diction fluctuates between reserved antiquated proper English and contemporary, colourful slang. And while I’m sure there is some sort of intelligent social commentary going one here (à la Anne Rice’s Sleeping Beauty Series) the distractions were too dense for me to invest myself in any existing sub text. Readers can expect a barrage of sex acts and settings; some of it tantalizing, but much of it strange. I consider myself a fairly seasoned reader, but the book’s inclusion of incestuous content crossed a line for me. But I recognize this is fantasy, and this is indulgence, it’s just not my kind of indulgent fantasy.