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Bad Boy Royals #3
Il principe bugiardo
Hawthorne “Thorne” Badd non si è mai preoccupato troppo di titoli e nobiltà. Ha sempre preferito godersi la vita e correre dietro alle belle ragazze. Ma dopo la morte improvvisa di suo zio, tutto è cambiato. La corona potrebbe diventare sua. Deve solo raggiungere un Paese in cui non ha nemmeno mai messo piede... e sposare la bellissima figlia del più grande rivale della sua famiglia. Nova Valentine è tanto intelligente quanto bella. Da quando ha incontrato Thorne per la prima volta, il mondo le è crollato addosso: non riesce a smettere di pensare a lui. Non aveva mai conosciuto qualcuno così sexy e sicuro di sé. Ogni cosa di lui le fa accelerare i battiti del cuore, dai tatuaggi ai suoi magnetici occhi pieni di fascino. Ma per quanto Nova possa fantasticare, sa bene che l’attrazione è una cosa, un matrimonio combinato un’altra. E così Thorne e Nova decidono di frequentarsi un po’, solo per scoprire che la chimica tra loro è bollente. Riusciranno a imparare a fidarsi l’una dell’altro senza che gli intrighi politici riescano a manipolarli? La rivalità delle loro famiglie potrebbe essere un ostacolo troppo arduo da superare.
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First published August 28, 2018
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Nora Flite
51 books1,136 followersA USA Today Bestselling Author, Nora Flite lives in Burbank, California where the weather is warm and she doesn't have to shovel snow—something she never grew to love in her tiny home-state of Rhode Island.
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August 17, 2018
The Badds are actually the royal family of Torino. Maverick Badd, Thorne's father, abdicated the throne via threat of death, took the name Badd, and created a wealthy criminal empire in the process. Thorne knows exactly who he is, an exiled prince, and couldn't care less. He's irreverent and carefree. He just couldn't care less. But that's all a facade because deep down he just wants his father's approval and respect and he would do anything for his family, including agreeing to an arranged marriage to the daughter of their enemy.
What I liked:
✔ Thorne. Despite the fact that he was pretty irresponsible and immature at times, he turned out to be full of heart. It was surprising and made him extremely likeable. And when he found a purpose, he was all in, even if it started out as a task to protect his family.
✔ The sex. Thorne was so freaking hot!!
✔ The relationships between the Badds. I didn't know going into this that it was the third book in the series so there were ties that existed between the characters that I didn't get to witness, but it only feeds my curiosity to read the previous books.
✔ The OTT antics of the Valentine family. They were so ridiculous and I found them hilarious, not scary.
What I didn't like:
✘ Nova drove me nuts. I didn't not like her, but some of her ways turned me off. She was a bit too nosy for my taste. She didn't know Thorne like that. Not really. However, whenever he was upset or went off on his own, she put herself in his way, like she knew how to handle him. She always wanted to know what he was thinking, who he was talking to, where he was going, etc. None of your business! I also couldn't stand the fact that she knew the truth of her family and went along with their machinations willingly! I get that she felt she owed them huge, but c'mon!
✘ The story dragged in parts and became repetitive. I think this story could have had fewer pages if it didn't keep repeating the same things or allowing for unnecessary events and conversations.
Royally Arranged was sexy, it was silly, and it was definitely romantic. Overall, it was an enjoyable read. Just because it wasn't a complete winner for me doesn't mean it wouldn't be a winner for you.
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Release: August 28, 2018 | Genre: Contemporary Romance | Dual POV - 1st person | Heat: 3.5 | Standalone - Bad Boy Royals #3
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What I liked:
✔ Thorne. Despite the fact that he was pretty irresponsible and immature at times, he turned out to be full of heart. It was surprising and made him extremely likeable. And when he found a purpose, he was all in, even if it started out as a task to protect his family.
✔ The sex. Thorne was so freaking hot!!
✔ The relationships between the Badds. I didn't know going into this that it was the third book in the series so there were ties that existed between the characters that I didn't get to witness, but it only feeds my curiosity to read the previous books.
✔ The OTT antics of the Valentine family. They were so ridiculous and I found them hilarious, not scary.
What I didn't like:
✘ Nova drove me nuts. I didn't not like her, but some of her ways turned me off. She was a bit too nosy for my taste. She didn't know Thorne like that. Not really. However, whenever he was upset or went off on his own, she put herself in his way, like she knew how to handle him. She always wanted to know what he was thinking, who he was talking to, where he was going, etc. None of your business! I also couldn't stand the fact that she knew the truth of her family and went along with their machinations willingly! I get that she felt she owed them huge, but c'mon!
✘ The story dragged in parts and became repetitive. I think this story could have had fewer pages if it didn't keep repeating the same things or allowing for unnecessary events and conversations.
Royally Arranged was sexy, it was silly, and it was definitely romantic. Overall, it was an enjoyable read. Just because it wasn't a complete winner for me doesn't mean it wouldn't be a winner for you.
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Release: August 28, 2018 | Genre: Contemporary Romance | Dual POV - 1st person | Heat: 3.5 | Standalone - Bad Boy Royals #3
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August 19, 2018
3.5 stars.
Book three in this series brings us some answers as we finally discover exactly why patriarch, Maverick Badd fled his homeland whilst bringing us his middle child, Hawthorne’s romance. And you’re familiar with the series—which I’d recommend you be if you’re planning on reading this—you’ll know that the Badd’s are literally royalty.
All I was ever good at was being the funny one. I’m definitely a damn joke.”
Alpha and with a sense of not being good enough from his position in the family as the middle child, Hawthorne soon proves that not to be the case at all when they need him to step up to the mark. And he does so with gusto.
…that little metal band was a constant reminder that I was connected to her.”
Nova Valentine is the exception in her family, to a degree she fades into the background treated as their doormat, yet when she’s away from them she’s a different person. Her marriage may be out of convenience rather than love, but the chemistry between herself and Thorne is clear for anyone to see and not only do they steam up the pages, they bring out the best in one another.
I don’t know how it’s possible to forget the face of the woman who’d own my heart someday.”
This family have grown on me as the series has progressed and with an air of Romeo and Juliet, Royally Arranged brings a hot and sexy conclusion for a couple who deserve a HEA.
Family is worth more than wealth or power.”
Copy received courtesy of Montlake via NetGalley for an honest and unbiased opinion.
Book three in this series brings us some answers as we finally discover exactly why patriarch, Maverick Badd fled his homeland whilst bringing us his middle child, Hawthorne’s romance. And you’re familiar with the series—which I’d recommend you be if you’re planning on reading this—you’ll know that the Badd’s are literally royalty.
All I was ever good at was being the funny one. I’m definitely a damn joke.”
Alpha and with a sense of not being good enough from his position in the family as the middle child, Hawthorne soon proves that not to be the case at all when they need him to step up to the mark. And he does so with gusto.
…that little metal band was a constant reminder that I was connected to her.”
Nova Valentine is the exception in her family, to a degree she fades into the background treated as their doormat, yet when she’s away from them she’s a different person. Her marriage may be out of convenience rather than love, but the chemistry between herself and Thorne is clear for anyone to see and not only do they steam up the pages, they bring out the best in one another.
I don’t know how it’s possible to forget the face of the woman who’d own my heart someday.”
This family have grown on me as the series has progressed and with an air of Romeo and Juliet, Royally Arranged brings a hot and sexy conclusion for a couple who deserve a HEA.
Family is worth more than wealth or power.”
Copy received courtesy of Montlake via NetGalley for an honest and unbiased opinion.
August 30, 2018
1.5 stars
Royally Arranged was a struggle to finish, it felt as if I had picked up a novel and started reading it half way through. I didn’t feel as if there was enough backstory given for readers to really feel the depth of the divide between the two families. Nova and Thorne had a troubled relationship from the start, the families divided, taking over royal duties, brawling in cemeteries. The plot held many twist and turns, at times it was a little confusing. It was missing the little extra details that could have made it more realistic, not the royal family but details about the city, the palace, the surroundings within the novel. It was not a bad novel, nor would I say a waste of time to read, it was just not to my liking and felt a little flat for me. I do not think I would recommend this novel to many people, it simply just needed more for me to be able to pass along to fellow readers.
October 21, 2020
Somehow didn't know that I NEVER finished this series until a couple of days ago? What the what. What is happening? Is 2020 real anymore?
Royally Arranged was a cute and fluffy book. Not sure if it was better than the previous book but it was a lot better than the first one. In it, we finally get to see Thorne fall in love. Again, it was adorable and just made me smile. Somehow Thorne was likable to me because if he didn't have a great personality, he would've annoyed the crap out of me. I mean the guy was completely irresponsible and immature.. but I just waited and sipped my wine for the love of his life to knock him off his feet.
Boy did that happen. Also, the chemistry and all that jazz was AMAZING. I just wished, oh I wished, that I liked Nova as much as I liked Thorne. It's weird because I loved her family but she just rubbed me the wrong way sometimes. Like at one point I just wanted to yell at her to mind her own damn business. Hot damn - live your own life girl and stop asking all these damn questions.
In the end, it was cute and I'm glad that I finished this series!
Royally Arranged was a cute and fluffy book. Not sure if it was better than the previous book but it was a lot better than the first one. In it, we finally get to see Thorne fall in love. Again, it was adorable and just made me smile. Somehow Thorne was likable to me because if he didn't have a great personality, he would've annoyed the crap out of me. I mean the guy was completely irresponsible and immature.. but I just waited and sipped my wine for the love of his life to knock him off his feet.
Boy did that happen. Also, the chemistry and all that jazz was AMAZING. I just wished, oh I wished, that I liked Nova as much as I liked Thorne. It's weird because I loved her family but she just rubbed me the wrong way sometimes. Like at one point I just wanted to yell at her to mind her own damn business. Hot damn - live your own life girl and stop asking all these damn questions.
In the end, it was cute and I'm glad that I finished this series!
August 3, 2020
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September 22, 2021
Buongiorno lettori!
È passato un po' di tempo da quando ho letto l'ultima volta Nora Flite. Il principe bugiardo è l'ultimo capitolo della serie Bad Boy Royals edita dalla Newton Compton Editori.
Questo volume ci parla del terzo fratello Badd, Hawthorne.
«Prima», sussurrò lei, «ti ho chiesto come immaginavi questo Paese prima di vederlo. Non mi hai risposto». […]
Le presi il mento con due dita, dolcemente, facendola girare verso di me. «Pensavo che fosse un luogo terrificante». La sua pelle era calda. Quando mi avvicinai, prese addirittura fuoco. «Pensavo che l’avrei detestato».
Si passò la lingua sul labbro inferiore. «E invece non è così?»
«E come potrei? Grazie a questo posto ho conosciuto te».
Thorne non si è mai preoccupato dei problemi familiari né tanto meno dei titoli nobiliari ai quali la sua famiglia appartiene. Ma quando un lutto colpirà la casata reale e il suo sovrano - nonché suo zio - verrà a mancare, diventerà impossibile non rimanerne invischiato. Thorne è l'unico pretendente non sposato, in successione diretta per linea di sangue, a poter sedere sul trono.
Un ricatto però pende sulla sua testa: dovrà sposare Nova Valentine, la figlia del nemico numero uno della famiglia Badd.
Nova non è come tutti gli altri membri spietati della sua parentela, lei è diversa, ha un cuore buono e gentile. Una purezza che la malvagità di suo padre e dei suoi fratelli non è riuscita a contaminare. Fin dal loro primo incontro, avvenuto per altre ragioni mesi prima, Nova non ha saputo togliersi dalla mente il bellissimo e tatuato Thorne Badd, ma un matrimonio combinato sembra essere la tomba dove risiederanno i suoi sentimenti. E se non fosse così? Se il destino li portasse davvero a innamorarsi l'uno dell'altra?
«Mi sembri troppo gentile per essere una Valentine».
Lei sollevò il mento, ricordandomi il giorno prima, quando ci eravamo baciati. «Forse è così». Mosse una mano affusolata e lì per lì pensai che volesse anche lei afferrare un petalo. Me ne erano caduti diversi sulla testa e sulle spalle. Invece, le dita di Nova si posarono sulla mia clavicola. «Spero di non essere troppo gentile per te».
Il principe bugiardo è stata una bella lettura. All'inizio ingranare, però, è stato complicato perché il romanzo presenta un incipit lento per poterci spiegare bene questa ambientazione che negli altri romanzi è stata sempre e soltanto nominata di sfuggita. Una realtà ben diversa di quella a cui Thorne è abituato. Un castello sfarzoso, dei sudditi che dipendono da lui, l'essere chiamato Vostra Maestà.
Il personaggio maschile al principio non è ben definito, forse anche perché risulta spaesato in questo ambiente nuovo, ma mano a mano Hawthorne ha saputo conquistarmi facendomi affezionare a lui in maniera del tutto naturale. Un ragazzo che ha fatto dell'ironia il suo scudo principale, quello che tutti danno per scontato, il figlio di mezzo, la seconda scelta. Thorne mi ha sorpreso perché si è rivelato essere un giovane uomo con più carattere di tutti gli altri messi insieme.
Nova è una dolcezza. Questa ragazza mi ha colpito molto per la sua innocenza e, allo stesso tempo, determinazione. Sa quello che vuole, ma è anche sottoposta al giudizio e agli ordini della sua famiglia che ama manovrarla come una stupida marionetta. Lei, però, saprà riscattarsi.
Nova è una ragazza che impara ad essere una donna e a uscire dal suo guscio con le unghie e con i denti facendosi valere, perché il coraggio e la forza, in questo mondo, vanno tirati fuori se non vuoi essere schiacciato. Non ci sono altre alternative.
La trama è ben costruita e lo stile è leggero e scorrevole. La passione tra i due protagonisti è travolgente e si avverte anche attraverso le pagine.
L'unica cosa che mi ha dato fastidio, oltre alla lentezza iniziale, è la quantità di refusi presenti all'interno del testo. La stessa protagonista ha cambiato nome da Nova a Nora (che è il nome dell'autrice) non so quante volte durante il corso del romanzo.
Nora Flite è un'autrice che sa il fatto suo e che a me piace parecchio anche per gli elementi un po' crime/mafia che inserisce nelle sue storie. Non vedo l'ora di leggere qualche sua altra opera. Nel frattempo, i fratelli Badd e le loro donne, sono un'ottima compagnia.
August 28, 2018
This was such a pleasant read. Not too serious, but enough to keep my interest and keep it all interest. The characters were an absolute delight.
Both Thorne and Nova were great characters with an incredible connection and so many similarities in both their lives. The chemistry they shared was off the charts and nearly intoxicating for me, as the reader.
As Thorne and Nova confront their attraction to each other and their new duties to their families, the both have to come to terms whether they can accept their connection is real or just acceptance of their situation.
Nora Flite has done a great job of bringing life to a fictional family with connections to both the criminal underground and a blood line of royalty. The mix of the two makes things quite interesting and I’ve enjoy the different paths each of the Badd children have traveled. Thorne was the quieter of the male children but also the funnier, more vulnerable of the bunch. He may not have stood in the forefront during the previous books, but he most definitely left a lasting impression.
Both Thorne and Nova were great characters with an incredible connection and so many similarities in both their lives. The chemistry they shared was off the charts and nearly intoxicating for me, as the reader.
As Thorne and Nova confront their attraction to each other and their new duties to their families, the both have to come to terms whether they can accept their connection is real or just acceptance of their situation.
Nora Flite has done a great job of bringing life to a fictional family with connections to both the criminal underground and a blood line of royalty. The mix of the two makes things quite interesting and I’ve enjoy the different paths each of the Badd children have traveled. Thorne was the quieter of the male children but also the funnier, more vulnerable of the bunch. He may not have stood in the forefront during the previous books, but he most definitely left a lasting impression.
August 28, 2018
4 Star Review Royally Arranged (Bad Boy Royals #3) by Nora Flite
Nora Flite is a new author to me.
I had no idea going in that this was book three in a series. Although it can be read as a stand alone I feel sure I would have enjoyed it more if I knew some background and history to the series as I was a little lost at times.
Even though their marriage is arranged for them, there was certainly some sizzling scenes between Thorne and Nova and the chemistry between them was obvious. It was interesting to watch their relationship develop; I liked Thorne and Nova separately and together.
I felt at times that the story dragged, but then that is probably just my opinion.
There was definitely romance within this story and it did not feel forced. Will Thorne and Nova learn to trust each other? Or will those you plot to betray them, destroy their relationship before it can solidify? You’ll have to one click and find out.
Nora Flite is a new author to me.
I had no idea going in that this was book three in a series. Although it can be read as a stand alone I feel sure I would have enjoyed it more if I knew some background and history to the series as I was a little lost at times.
Even though their marriage is arranged for them, there was certainly some sizzling scenes between Thorne and Nova and the chemistry between them was obvious. It was interesting to watch their relationship develop; I liked Thorne and Nova separately and together.
I felt at times that the story dragged, but then that is probably just my opinion.
There was definitely romance within this story and it did not feel forced. Will Thorne and Nova learn to trust each other? Or will those you plot to betray them, destroy their relationship before it can solidify? You’ll have to one click and find out.
September 17, 2018
Thorn is the fun-loving brother. He has taken the responsibility of the strip club and is the womanizer. He is pretty much not expected to do much when it comes to the family business and he knows this. He is third in line and gets to enjoy life. But when his uncle passes away in the country that his father is from Thorn finds out that he is now needed to step up and become King.
Nova is the daughter of the rival family the Valentine's. But she is NOTHING like them. Nova is sweet and to a point innocent. But she does have the hots for Thorn. She hopes that if Thorn picks her to be his bride that he will fall in love with her as she is falling for him.
I enjoyed this story and seeing everyone again. The twist and turns will keep you guessing.
September 21, 2018
I feel like such a traitor to the royal family. At first Kain was all I could think about...but then Costello stole my heart. Now, well, now I have to say the at Thorne is truly my Prince Charming.
Sarcastic, witty, and always seemingly relaxed, Thorne has us all fooled. It breaks my heart to learn why Thorne plays his role as the "lazy" Badd. It also warms it to know that a certain mousey wallflower makes everything better.
If you love the Badds, it only gets better with Thorne's story. If you are new to the Badd way of life, hold on because they sure do know how to make a scene. Royally epic kind of scene!
Sarcastic, witty, and always seemingly relaxed, Thorne has us all fooled. It breaks my heart to learn why Thorne plays his role as the "lazy" Badd. It also warms it to know that a certain mousey wallflower makes everything better.
If you love the Badds, it only gets better with Thorne's story. If you are new to the Badd way of life, hold on because they sure do know how to make a scene. Royally epic kind of scene!
July 18, 2018
This is my first book by this author and I didn’t realize that it’s the third book in the series. It took me a couple of days to get through this one, I kept putting it down. There were parts that dragged on and it started off a little slow. I did finally finish it but sadly, it didn’t blow me away.
May 22, 2019
This book has some of my favorite tropes: royal romance, arranged marriage and a tattooed bad boy for our male lead!
Hawthorne “Thorne” is a royal bad boy, that I really liked! His father supposed to rule but he abandoned the crown and now it’s his responsibility to rule, since his the only one that’s unmarried. He has a commanding presence and I liked how it compliments his character and the whole story.
When we first meet Nova, she comes out shy and a little closed off. Her family controls the Boston Mafia underworld and they want their hands on the throne somehow. That’s where Nova comes; they want her to marry Thorne and become the Queen. Now, 6 months later, they meet again and she’s more confident than before. A life-threatening situation helped her understand that she needed to change and believe more to herself, and that’s exactly what she did.
There’s bad blood between their families, a fact that makes their first interactions difficult. However, day by day they get to know each other and feelings are beginning to develop.
I loved the mystery, the suspense and how all the difficulties they faced made their relationship what it ended to be! The ending is the best for the book and I wanted more!!
Hawthorne “Thorne” is a royal bad boy, that I really liked! His father supposed to rule but he abandoned the crown and now it’s his responsibility to rule, since his the only one that’s unmarried. He has a commanding presence and I liked how it compliments his character and the whole story.
When we first meet Nova, she comes out shy and a little closed off. Her family controls the Boston Mafia underworld and they want their hands on the throne somehow. That’s where Nova comes; they want her to marry Thorne and become the Queen. Now, 6 months later, they meet again and she’s more confident than before. A life-threatening situation helped her understand that she needed to change and believe more to herself, and that’s exactly what she did.
There’s bad blood between their families, a fact that makes their first interactions difficult. However, day by day they get to know each other and feelings are beginning to develop.
I loved the mystery, the suspense and how all the difficulties they faced made their relationship what it ended to be! The ending is the best for the book and I wanted more!!
August 30, 2018
If you were enchanted by the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry and you’ve picked this up looking for an authentic-style royal romance, forget it. There is nothing remotely resembling royal protocol in this book. Thorne’s father renounced his claim to the throne of ‘Torino’ where apparently the locals speak French, despite the Italian name - and left for the US. Now his brother is dead and there is no other heir, so… his middle son has to take the throne? Due to some complicated ‘inheritance laws’ that were never really defined, but apparently meant the incoming king has to be unmarried.
So far, so fantastical. However, things get even more complicated, because Thorne’s family are very big businesspeople in Boston, Mafia-connected through his mother, and currently feuding with the Valentine family, of whom Torino’s former queen is a member. So Thorne has to marry one of the Valentine daughters, and chooses Nova, who is basically ‘the quiet one’ in a family of crooks. Somehow she got to the age of twenty-seven without even having been kissed, and yet on their - I think it’s third? - meeting, Thorne is doing her up against a tree in the royal cemetery.
There is lots of sex in this one, and it’s probably the best part of the book, being well-written, realistic and hot. Everything else is just unbelievable when it’s not downright wrong, the worst example of this being Nova having a mysterious scar on her lower stomach which turns out to be from a kidney transplant.
Let me repeat that. A KIDNEY transplant leaving a scar on the STOMACH? Not unless Nova is an alien with some very different internal organ layout to humans. Kidneys are at the BACK of the body and a transplant would leave a scar on one side of your lower BACK. Someone who has suffered chronic kidney failure like Nova (and the donor, who is also in this book and obviously left with one kidney) would not be able to drink alcohol, either, and the champagne, wine and cocktails being swigged back by all and sundry don’t exclude these two.
I can tolerate a lot in a romance which is clearly a fantasy in the author’s head, but wildly inaccurate medical information isn’t one of those things. It tipped this book over the line from ‘entertaining nonsense’ to ‘utter rubbish’, and there’s really no coming back from that. Two stars.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review through NetGalley.
So far, so fantastical. However, things get even more complicated, because Thorne’s family are very big businesspeople in Boston, Mafia-connected through his mother, and currently feuding with the Valentine family, of whom Torino’s former queen is a member. So Thorne has to marry one of the Valentine daughters, and chooses Nova, who is basically ‘the quiet one’ in a family of crooks. Somehow she got to the age of twenty-seven without even having been kissed, and yet on their - I think it’s third? - meeting, Thorne is doing her up against a tree in the royal cemetery.
There is lots of sex in this one, and it’s probably the best part of the book, being well-written, realistic and hot. Everything else is just unbelievable when it’s not downright wrong, the worst example of this being Nova having a mysterious scar on her lower stomach which turns out to be from a kidney transplant.
Let me repeat that. A KIDNEY transplant leaving a scar on the STOMACH? Not unless Nova is an alien with some very different internal organ layout to humans. Kidneys are at the BACK of the body and a transplant would leave a scar on one side of your lower BACK. Someone who has suffered chronic kidney failure like Nova (and the donor, who is also in this book and obviously left with one kidney) would not be able to drink alcohol, either, and the champagne, wine and cocktails being swigged back by all and sundry don’t exclude these two.
I can tolerate a lot in a romance which is clearly a fantasy in the author’s head, but wildly inaccurate medical information isn’t one of those things. It tipped this book over the line from ‘entertaining nonsense’ to ‘utter rubbish’, and there’s really no coming back from that. Two stars.
Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book for review through NetGalley.
August 27, 2018
This is the first book I have read by this author and unfortunately I didn’t realise it was the third in a series so this might have affected my enjoyment of Royally Arranged especially when prior events are mentioned and it’s clear that the other couples in the book obviously got together in the previous books. In Royally Arranged Hawthorne Badd, a middle son, is told by his father that, as a result of the death of his estranged uncle, he’s to become the next king of Torino and, to protect his family from possible retribution, he has to marry Nova, the eldest daughter of their arch enemy Kurt Valentine and produce an heir as soon as possible. Now the Badds are supposed to be the heads of this big criminal empire back in the USA so part of me wondered why they gave into such blatant blackmail so easily especially when the Valentines were so ludicrously over the top I almost expected to read a line about them twirling their moustaches as the laughed evilly. The chemistry between Thorne and Nova was hot and they were both obviously the best out of their respective families but they both came across as weak especially when neither of them would stand up for themselves. They did seem stronger as a couple so maybe there’s hope for them.
I did enjoy this book but I think I would’ve given it a higher rating if I’d read the first 2 books first.
I did enjoy this book but I think I would’ve given it a higher rating if I’d read the first 2 books first.
August 28, 2018
So I’m normally the first to say that I have a major weakness for Royal romances, but this one disappointed me a lot! Could I tell you where the fictional country is? No. Could I even understand the rules in this country? No. But the biggest one was- could I even understand the reason for the plot line? No. The only thing I liked were the characters.
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Our hero is the son of a mobster and he himself is also one. Our heroine is daughter of the rivalling family, and has the major hits for the hero. Here’s where it starts to get weird- the hero’s father is actually in line to a throne now that his brother has died. But the other mob family wants their daughter on the throne so gets the hero to take the crown instead (HOW?!).
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Arranged marriage is my jam and I liked that aspect of the story but everything else MADE NO SENSE AT ALL! You can’t just decide who is going to take the crown out of a pick of kids- he wasn’t even the first or second born! So mainly this just drove me insane for the entirety of the book.
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Our hero is the son of a mobster and he himself is also one. Our heroine is daughter of the rivalling family, and has the major hits for the hero. Here’s where it starts to get weird- the hero’s father is actually in line to a throne now that his brother has died. But the other mob family wants their daughter on the throne so gets the hero to take the crown instead (HOW?!).
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Arranged marriage is my jam and I liked that aspect of the story but everything else MADE NO SENSE AT ALL! You can’t just decide who is going to take the crown out of a pick of kids- he wasn’t even the first or second born! So mainly this just drove me insane for the entirety of the book.
July 25, 2018
Another great book written by Nora Flite. I really fell in love with this book. I was hooked from the very beginning. Thorne and Nova might not have a choice of the plans their family have arraigned for them but they do have a say how they will live their lives. Thorne might think that he was a failure and that he is a disappointment to his family and everyone but he cannot be more wrong. He has a kind heart and is the first one to make a joke to ease the tension and say what no one is willing to say out loud. Nova is such a nice, kind hearted person and is the perfect other half for Thorne. She does not deserve the family she got stuck with but the family she gained with the Badd’s more than makes up for it. A must read!!!!
***Received this ARC by NetGalley as an exchange for an honest review.
***Received this ARC by NetGalley as an exchange for an honest review.
August 24, 2018
I enjoyed this book very much. It's book three in the series and finally gives us some answers about the Badd's background. Turns out Maverick Badd was heir apparent to the crown in Torino. Family strife caused him to flee his beloved homeland and the crown and forming a new life in the US. Now Maverick's brother, the current King, has passed away. Next in line for the throne? One of the wild Badd siblings! Let the fun begin.
This story is fun, sexy, and completely entertaining. The writing and characters are well done and developed. I definitely recommend it.
This story is fun, sexy, and completely entertaining. The writing and characters are well done and developed. I definitely recommend it.
July 7, 2018
Great book. This is the story of Thorne and Nova. These two families have been enemies for a very long time, but things might be fixing to change. Thorne's uncle The King has recently passed and it is up to him to fill his shoes. He can choose between Nova or her sister and he chooses Nova. They have some fire between them, a kiss here a kiss there and Thorne cannot control himself. Can he make a great King and make the country whole again or is he going to fail for him and Nova?
September 14, 2018
I really enjoy royal romances and this one was no exception. Thorne is not your typical heir to the throne. He is a bit wild. Nova is beautiful and oh so sweet. Thorne falls hard and no one is more surprised than him. Can they survive the machinations of those who want them to fail or will love prevail?
January 17, 2019
Thorne and Nova come from feuding families and have never seen each other as anything other than that. So when Thorne finds out that he is to marry Nova in order to secure his family's legacy it shouldn't sound like such a good idea. But the more time Thorne spends with Nova the more he realizes that he could fall for this woman, fake marriage or not.
November 22, 2018
"I am voluntarily reviewing an advanced copy of this manuscript"
Oyez, oyez!! All romance readers in need of sparks and butterflies come on this way!!
My friends! Be ready to be charmed into addiction!! Nora Flite, as she so well knows how to do, gives you a romance full of angst and completely captivating!! The perfect story of mafia meets royalty!! With underlying vibes of historical and psychological romance, "Royally Arranged" will catapult you into a whirlwind of emotions!! A sweet, sweet must read for those all grown up "little girls" who still long for Prince Charming ... or not!!!
Oyez, oyez!! All romance readers in need of sparks and butterflies come on this way!!
My friends! Be ready to be charmed into addiction!! Nora Flite, as she so well knows how to do, gives you a romance full of angst and completely captivating!! The perfect story of mafia meets royalty!! With underlying vibes of historical and psychological romance, "Royally Arranged" will catapult you into a whirlwind of emotions!! A sweet, sweet must read for those all grown up "little girls" who still long for Prince Charming ... or not!!!
August 6, 2024
Decent read. I liked the royal element to it!
September 1, 2020
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August 10, 2018
The story started off strong and was unexpected but then it became a bit silly really and the enjoyment level dropped for me.
February 16, 2024
such a great series ...love these characters and enjoy how Nora does write them. i wonder what will be next? where will it go. this one was written a bit different and a bit different in style. just wait. u will love it too ... look forward to more from Nora soon enough. she is one of my favorites. ( :
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sometimes when i am in a pinch ...don't mean for that to sound whatever it might sound ...but when you are wondering what to read and you really don't wanna read what you have to ....like you know how they made you in school read this poetry or this or that book ...i wanna pick ... so when that has been happening lately i have been making my way through the "Bad Boy Royals" series again ...and i have not read Nora's book lately. as you know i am off social media ...so i tend to at times really miss hearing from my favorite authors. like so many of the newsletters at one time was the place to be ...but authors are really lacking on the newsletter front ..like the tidbits are so not fun any more ... like a lot of the authors are missing out ... like the newsletters at one time were the place. u know!! like i am not on FB or instagram. twitter (so many have changed names, that is how long it has been for me to be on that said platform) like i got an email the other day about a PIN that i had had removed. i am curious ...i think what i does mean is that some1 else's pin was in conflict with PINTEREST's things that are okay??! i mean all my pics are my own pictures so i don't think the could be wrong ...wondering why they never give you all the details ...like it doesn't say specifically what was in violation. i want it spelled out in writing so i can follow along. waiting to hear back. like i will always say i tried once again for the RIGHTS for me to return to reviewing items on Amazon, but the LOSERS still act like they don't know what the hell i am speaking of. JERKS!! too the point, off on another topic,,, ............... ...but i totally need we all need more Nora in our lives & i realize when i don't i miss her terribly. like i realized Deborah Harkness (different genre i know) has a new book coming out in July 2024!!!!!!! so excited!!!
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so series favorites:::: book 2 is my favorite!! love Costello first & always. then book #3 & book #1 are fighting it out!! Kain & Thorne are at war, not really. just being silly there!!
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sometimes when i am in a pinch ...don't mean for that to sound whatever it might sound ...but when you are wondering what to read and you really don't wanna read what you have to ....like you know how they made you in school read this poetry or this or that book ...i wanna pick ... so when that has been happening lately i have been making my way through the "Bad Boy Royals" series again ...and i have not read Nora's book lately. as you know i am off social media ...so i tend to at times really miss hearing from my favorite authors. like so many of the newsletters at one time was the place to be ...but authors are really lacking on the newsletter front ..like the tidbits are so not fun any more ... like a lot of the authors are missing out ... like the newsletters at one time were the place. u know!! like i am not on FB or instagram. twitter (so many have changed names, that is how long it has been for me to be on that said platform) like i got an email the other day about a PIN that i had had removed. i am curious ...i think what i does mean is that some1 else's pin was in conflict with PINTEREST's things that are okay??! i mean all my pics are my own pictures so i don't think the could be wrong ...wondering why they never give you all the details ...like it doesn't say specifically what was in violation. i want it spelled out in writing so i can follow along. waiting to hear back. like i will always say i tried once again for the RIGHTS for me to return to reviewing items on Amazon, but the LOSERS still act like they don't know what the hell i am speaking of. JERKS!! too the point, off on another topic,,, ............... ...but i totally need we all need more Nora in our lives & i realize when i don't i miss her terribly. like i realized Deborah Harkness (different genre i know) has a new book coming out in July 2024!!!!!!! so excited!!!
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so series favorites:::: book 2 is my favorite!! love Costello first & always. then book #3 & book #1 are fighting it out!! Kain & Thorne are at war, not really. just being silly there!!
May 11, 2021
RECENSIONE TRIPLA:
Ci mancava Thorne all’appello, e la partner scelta dall’autrice? Un’altra principessa senza corona!!
Un amore forzato, o comunque un matrimonio combinato in vecchio stile, tutto pianificato, cerimonia, casa (Ops castello), location, abito, invitati e futuro con figlio programmato.
Ahimè, i programmi cedono il passo ai battiti del cuore.
Il principe ribelle, l’ultimo principe destinato alla corona, l’ultimo erede che può assecondare la corona, senza programmi, e soprattutto libero da impegni sentimentali, una principessa che è sempre stata la seconda scelta.
“L’amore è l’amore. Penetra nel cuore, tenace come una zecca. Può donarti la gioia, oppure rovinare tutto ciò che hai di più caro.”
La saga dei principi volge al termine, manca la principessa, l’autrice scriverà il libro su di lei?
Non vedo l’ora di leggerlo. È stata una serie che ho amato, principi tenaci e spezzati, principi incapaci di aprire il cuore, eppure capaci di far sognare.
Tra amori a prima vista, passioni, inciampi e matrimoni, mi sono innamorata, arrabbiata e ho sognato anch’io il mio principe dallo stemma tatuato.
- Cara Z.
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Due famiglie rivali, un amore incompreso, il trono di Sorino e tanti affari loschi.
Hawthorne Badd é il classico cattivo ragazzo affascinante, tatuato e misterioso. Appartiene ha una famiglia di stirpe reale, ma non glie ne è mai importato più di tanto degli affari di famiglia e tantomeno del suo titolo nobiliare. Ha sempre preferito godersi il brivido di una vita fatta di belle ragazze e affari loschi. Tutto cambia quando muore suo zio, il re di Sorino, e lui dovrà prendere il suo posto come erede al trono.
Nova è una ragazza intelligente, bella e molto forte dopo aver affrontato un passato che l’ha segnata notevolmente. Lei sa tutto su Thorne poiché la sua famiglia, essendo la seconda più potente a Boston (dopo i Badd), aveva fatto delle ricerche e aveva studiato la concorrenza. Sin dal loro primo incontro Thorne non le rimane indifferente.
I due, in seguito a uno scontro casuale a Sorino, fanno conoscenza e iniziano a provare un’enorme attrazione fisica.
Le divergenze tra le loro famiglie però, non mancano e l’unica soluzione per la pace e il raggiungimento dei reciproci scopi è il matrimonio combinato tra i due. Nova e Thorne si avvicineranno sempre di più, ma il futuro gli riserverà sfide difficili e vari intrighi…
É una lettura piacevole e scorrevole, da leggere tutta d’un fiato. La narrazione ha inizialmente un ritmo lento che inizierà a movimentarsi solo dopo una serie di colpi di scena. La storia é molto coinvolgente e intrigante, e grazie alla sua atmosfera piccante e misteriosa l’attenzione del lettore rimarrà sempre costante. Può sembrare la classica storia romantica e scontata tra il cattivo ragazzo affascinante e misterioso e la ragazza timida e bella, ma per Hawthorne e Nova nulla è così semplice.
- Dolce G.
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Peperine eccomi qui con una nuova lettura. Il libro di oggi ci racconta la storia d’amore tra Hawthorne “Thorne” Badd e Nova Valentine. Figli di famiglie rivali troviamo un Romeo e una Giulietta Shakespiriani dei giorni nostri. Una favola antica, con una trasposizione in chiave moderna, che esprime subito sentimenti forti, in un amore, da principio, non corrisposto da parte di Nova. Thorne se ne accorge quando è costretto a volare dall’altra parte dell’Oceano in un regno a lui sconosciuto, e il primo scontro tra i due ragazzi è veramente casuale, ma basta quello per fargli aprire gli occhi. Lei è timida riservata, ma in quel luogo che sente suo, si trasforma e diventa sfrontata e intrigante. È questo lato del suo carattere che cattura l’attenzione di Thorne: lui ragazzo esuberante, figlio scellerato, inconsistente, allergico alle regole, ma che ritrova la retta via grazie a quella ragazza. C’è un accordo tra le famiglie dei malcapitati: un matrimonio combinato per avere ciascuno una parte del regno e un figlio per consolidare questo patto. Nova da sempre invaghita del ragazzo, non si tira indietro, cosa che Thorne invece all’inizio non accetta. Basterà però una chimica che si sprigiona tra loro, istantanea fulminea per farlo capitolare. Ma intrighi di palazzo sono orditi alle loro spalle, ci sarà un confronto crudele e meschino che cercherà di dividere i protagonisti…
Che dire? Mi è piaciuto davvero molto. I sentimenti sono snocciolati alla perfezione e si vivono attraverso le pagine. Il momento in cui avviene il cambiamento di Thorne arriva forte e chiaro al lettore, il suo affezionarsi gradatamente a quella ragazza e il suo amore che cresce piano piano si sentono a pelle. Non è una trama originale, ci vengono presentati gli ennesimi cloni di Romeo e Giulietta, ma sarà per il modo di scrivere dell’autrice, io l’ho sinceramente apprezzato. Ho amato Thorne e la sua fragilità, il suo senso di inferiorità che il padre gli sbatte in faccia in più di un’occasione durante la lettura. Ho amato Nova e il suo senso di appartenenza alla famiglia che in più di un’occasione le fa mettere a repentaglio il rapporto con il suo amato. Di contorno ci sono figure fondamentali alla storia, i fratelli di lui, che abbiamo già conosciuto in altri precedenti libri (io ahimè no, ma conto di rimettermi in paro quanto prima…) e la perfida e profittatrice famiglia di lei, i cui fratelli sono dei veri e propri cattivi. La trama è narrata dal pov di entrambi, e questa è una cosa che apprezzo sempre perché mi permette di immedesimarmi più facilmente nella storia. Le scene calde sono ben descritte e passionali quel tanto che basta a non scadere nel volgare e rimangono perfettamente in linea con il filo della storia. La scrittura è fluida e scorrevole e cattura il lettore fin da subito. Questa a mio avviso è una di quelle trame che ti rimangono addosso anche quando stai facendo altro, il tuo pensiero rimane incollato lì nelle pagine e quando leggi la parola fine, senti un vuoto dentro. Quindi tirando le somme è un libro che va letto per sognare un mondo lontano, ma allo stesso tempo vicino…o anche solo per sognare!
Consigliato? Assolutamente sì.
Alla prossima!
- Barbara M
Ci mancava Thorne all’appello, e la partner scelta dall’autrice? Un’altra principessa senza corona!!
Un amore forzato, o comunque un matrimonio combinato in vecchio stile, tutto pianificato, cerimonia, casa (Ops castello), location, abito, invitati e futuro con figlio programmato.
Ahimè, i programmi cedono il passo ai battiti del cuore.
Il principe ribelle, l’ultimo principe destinato alla corona, l’ultimo erede che può assecondare la corona, senza programmi, e soprattutto libero da impegni sentimentali, una principessa che è sempre stata la seconda scelta.
“L’amore è l’amore. Penetra nel cuore, tenace come una zecca. Può donarti la gioia, oppure rovinare tutto ciò che hai di più caro.”
La saga dei principi volge al termine, manca la principessa, l’autrice scriverà il libro su di lei?
Non vedo l’ora di leggerlo. È stata una serie che ho amato, principi tenaci e spezzati, principi incapaci di aprire il cuore, eppure capaci di far sognare.
Tra amori a prima vista, passioni, inciampi e matrimoni, mi sono innamorata, arrabbiata e ho sognato anch’io il mio principe dallo stemma tatuato.
- Cara Z.
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Due famiglie rivali, un amore incompreso, il trono di Sorino e tanti affari loschi.
Hawthorne Badd é il classico cattivo ragazzo affascinante, tatuato e misterioso. Appartiene ha una famiglia di stirpe reale, ma non glie ne è mai importato più di tanto degli affari di famiglia e tantomeno del suo titolo nobiliare. Ha sempre preferito godersi il brivido di una vita fatta di belle ragazze e affari loschi. Tutto cambia quando muore suo zio, il re di Sorino, e lui dovrà prendere il suo posto come erede al trono.
Nova è una ragazza intelligente, bella e molto forte dopo aver affrontato un passato che l’ha segnata notevolmente. Lei sa tutto su Thorne poiché la sua famiglia, essendo la seconda più potente a Boston (dopo i Badd), aveva fatto delle ricerche e aveva studiato la concorrenza. Sin dal loro primo incontro Thorne non le rimane indifferente.
I due, in seguito a uno scontro casuale a Sorino, fanno conoscenza e iniziano a provare un’enorme attrazione fisica.
Le divergenze tra le loro famiglie però, non mancano e l’unica soluzione per la pace e il raggiungimento dei reciproci scopi è il matrimonio combinato tra i due. Nova e Thorne si avvicineranno sempre di più, ma il futuro gli riserverà sfide difficili e vari intrighi…
É una lettura piacevole e scorrevole, da leggere tutta d’un fiato. La narrazione ha inizialmente un ritmo lento che inizierà a movimentarsi solo dopo una serie di colpi di scena. La storia é molto coinvolgente e intrigante, e grazie alla sua atmosfera piccante e misteriosa l’attenzione del lettore rimarrà sempre costante. Può sembrare la classica storia romantica e scontata tra il cattivo ragazzo affascinante e misterioso e la ragazza timida e bella, ma per Hawthorne e Nova nulla è così semplice.
- Dolce G.
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Peperine eccomi qui con una nuova lettura. Il libro di oggi ci racconta la storia d’amore tra Hawthorne “Thorne” Badd e Nova Valentine. Figli di famiglie rivali troviamo un Romeo e una Giulietta Shakespiriani dei giorni nostri. Una favola antica, con una trasposizione in chiave moderna, che esprime subito sentimenti forti, in un amore, da principio, non corrisposto da parte di Nova. Thorne se ne accorge quando è costretto a volare dall’altra parte dell’Oceano in un regno a lui sconosciuto, e il primo scontro tra i due ragazzi è veramente casuale, ma basta quello per fargli aprire gli occhi. Lei è timida riservata, ma in quel luogo che sente suo, si trasforma e diventa sfrontata e intrigante. È questo lato del suo carattere che cattura l’attenzione di Thorne: lui ragazzo esuberante, figlio scellerato, inconsistente, allergico alle regole, ma che ritrova la retta via grazie a quella ragazza. C’è un accordo tra le famiglie dei malcapitati: un matrimonio combinato per avere ciascuno una parte del regno e un figlio per consolidare questo patto. Nova da sempre invaghita del ragazzo, non si tira indietro, cosa che Thorne invece all’inizio non accetta. Basterà però una chimica che si sprigiona tra loro, istantanea fulminea per farlo capitolare. Ma intrighi di palazzo sono orditi alle loro spalle, ci sarà un confronto crudele e meschino che cercherà di dividere i protagonisti…
Che dire? Mi è piaciuto davvero molto. I sentimenti sono snocciolati alla perfezione e si vivono attraverso le pagine. Il momento in cui avviene il cambiamento di Thorne arriva forte e chiaro al lettore, il suo affezionarsi gradatamente a quella ragazza e il suo amore che cresce piano piano si sentono a pelle. Non è una trama originale, ci vengono presentati gli ennesimi cloni di Romeo e Giulietta, ma sarà per il modo di scrivere dell’autrice, io l’ho sinceramente apprezzato. Ho amato Thorne e la sua fragilità, il suo senso di inferiorità che il padre gli sbatte in faccia in più di un’occasione durante la lettura. Ho amato Nova e il suo senso di appartenenza alla famiglia che in più di un’occasione le fa mettere a repentaglio il rapporto con il suo amato. Di contorno ci sono figure fondamentali alla storia, i fratelli di lui, che abbiamo già conosciuto in altri precedenti libri (io ahimè no, ma conto di rimettermi in paro quanto prima…) e la perfida e profittatrice famiglia di lei, i cui fratelli sono dei veri e propri cattivi. La trama è narrata dal pov di entrambi, e questa è una cosa che apprezzo sempre perché mi permette di immedesimarmi più facilmente nella storia. Le scene calde sono ben descritte e passionali quel tanto che basta a non scadere nel volgare e rimangono perfettamente in linea con il filo della storia. La scrittura è fluida e scorrevole e cattura il lettore fin da subito. Questa a mio avviso è una di quelle trame che ti rimangono addosso anche quando stai facendo altro, il tuo pensiero rimane incollato lì nelle pagine e quando leggi la parola fine, senti un vuoto dentro. Quindi tirando le somme è un libro che va letto per sognare un mondo lontano, ma allo stesso tempo vicino…o anche solo per sognare!
Consigliato? Assolutamente sì.
Alla prossima!
- Barbara M
September 18, 2021
Buongiorno lettori!
È passato un po' di tempo da quando ho letto l'ultima volta Nora Flite. Il principe bugiardo è l'ultimo capitolo della serie Bad Boy Royals edita dalla Newton Compton Editori.
Questo volume ci parla del terzo fratello Badd, Hawthorne.
«Prima», sussurrò lei, «ti ho chiesto come immaginavi questo Paese prima di vederlo. Non mi hai risposto». […]
Le presi il mento con due dita, dolcemente, facendola girare verso di me. «Pensavo che fosse un luogo terrificante». La sua pelle era calda. Quando mi avvicinai, prese addirittura fuoco. «Pensavo che l’avrei detestato».
Si passò la lingua sul labbro inferiore. «E invece non è così?»
«E come potrei? Grazie a questo posto ho conosciuto te».
Thorne non si è mai preoccupato dei problemi familiari né tanto meno dei titoli nobiliari ai quali la sua famiglia appartiene. Ma quando un lutto colpirà la casata reale e il suo sovrano - nonché suo zio - verrà a mancare, diventerà impossibile non rimanerne invischiato. Thorne è l'unico pretendente non sposato, in successione diretta per linea di sangue, a poter sedere sul trono.
Un ricatto però pende sulla sua testa: dovrà sposare Nova Valentine, la figlia del nemico numero uno della famiglia Badd.
Nova non è come tutti gli altri membri spietati della sua parentela, lei è diversa, ha un cuore buono e gentile. Una purezza che la malvagità di suo padre e dei suoi fratelli non è riuscita a contaminare. Fin dal loro primo incontro, avvenuto per altre ragioni mesi prima, Nova non ha saputo togliersi dalla mente il bellissimo e tatuato Thorne Badd, ma un matrimonio combinato sembra essere la tomba dove risiederanno i suoi sentimenti. E se non fosse così? Se il destino li portasse davvero a innamorarsi l'uno dell'altra?
«Mi sembri troppo gentile per essere una Valentine».
Lei sollevò il mento, ricordandomi il giorno prima, quando ci eravamo baciati. «Forse è così». Mosse una mano affusolata e lì per lì pensai che volesse anche lei afferrare un petalo. Me ne erano caduti diversi sulla testa e sulle spalle. Invece, le dita di Nova si posarono sulla mia clavicola. «Spero di non essere troppo gentile per te».
Il principe bugiardo è stata una bella lettura. All'inizio ingranare, però, è stato complicato perché il romanzo presenta un incipit lento per poterci spiegare bene questa ambientazione che negli altri romanzi è stata sempre e soltanto nominata di sfuggita. Una realtà ben diversa di quella a cui Thorne è abituato. Un castello sfarzoso, dei sudditi che dipendono da lui, l'essere chiamato Vostra Maestà.
Il personaggio maschile al principio non è ben definito, forse anche perché risulta spaesato in questo ambiente nuovo, ma mano a mano Hawthorne ha saputo conquistarmi facendomi affezionare a lui in maniera del tutto naturale. Un ragazzo che ha fatto dell'ironia il suo scudo principale, quello che tutti danno per scontato, il figlio di mezzo, la seconda scelta. Thorne mi ha sorpreso perché si è rivelato essere un giovane uomo con più carattere di tutti gli altri messi insieme.
Nova è una dolcezza. Questa ragazza mi ha colpito molto per la sua innocenza e, allo stesso tempo, determinazione. Sa quello che vuole, ma è anche sottoposta al giudizio e agli ordini della sua famiglia che ama manovrarla come una stupida marionetta. Lei, però, saprà riscattarsi.
Nova è una ragazza che impara ad essere una donna e a uscire dal suo guscio con le unghie e con i denti facendosi valere, perché il coraggio e la forza, in questo mondo, vanno tirati fuori se non vuoi essere schiacciato. Non ci sono altre alternative.
La trama è ben costruita e lo stile è leggero e scorrevole. La passione tra i due protagonisti è travolgente e si avverte anche attraverso le pagine.
L'unica cosa che mi ha dato fastidio, oltre alla lentezza iniziale, è la quantità di refusi presenti all'interno del testo. La stessa protagonista ha cambiato nome da Nova a Nora (che è il nome dell'autrice) non so quante volte durante il corso del romanzo.
Nora Flite è un'autrice che sa il fatto suo e che a me piace parecchio anche per gli elementi un po' crime/mafia che inserisce nelle sue storie. Non vedo l'ora di leggere qualche sua altra opera. Nel frattempo, i fratelli Badd e le loro donne, sono un'ottima compagnia.
July 22, 2020
DNF pag.51
Questo libro è atroce. Mi sanguinano gli occhi ad ogni parola che leggo. I due protagonisti a pagina 30 si stavano già dichiarando amore eterno.
La trama poi è assurda: abbiamo due famiglie di mafiosi: una delle due è in realtà una famiglia di sangue reale che sta scappando dal proprio paese natale (wtf man). Alla morte del re sono corretti a tornare per reclamare il trono e quindi scelgono di far fidanzate i due protagonisti (che, ricordiamoci, sono eredi delle due rispettive famiglie mafiose rivali).
Oltre a questo ci si aggiunge uno stile di scrittura super palloso e NO SENSE! Non è altro che una perdita di tempo. Per me è no.
Questo libro è atroce. Mi sanguinano gli occhi ad ogni parola che leggo. I due protagonisti a pagina 30 si stavano già dichiarando amore eterno.
La trama poi è assurda: abbiamo due famiglie di mafiosi: una delle due è in realtà una famiglia di sangue reale che sta scappando dal proprio paese natale (wtf man). Alla morte del re sono corretti a tornare per reclamare il trono e quindi scelgono di far fidanzate i due protagonisti (che, ricordiamoci, sono eredi delle due rispettive famiglie mafiose rivali).
Oltre a questo ci si aggiunge uno stile di scrittura super palloso e NO SENSE! Non è altro che una perdita di tempo. Per me è no.
June 8, 2018
LOVED this book! This is my favorite book in the series (and the first two were awesome). I loved learning more about Hawthorne and his difficult relationship with his father. Nova is also an interesting character as the Valentine that just doesn't seem to belong. Even better, was learning the story behind the hidden princes. I thoroughly enjoyed their story.
If you love sexy romance with a side of dirty, you will love this book. The author is a master story-teller and makes her characters come alive from the page. She is on my must read authors' list.
If you love sexy romance with a side of dirty, you will love this book. The author is a master story-teller and makes her characters come alive from the page. She is on my must read authors' list.
July 25, 2018
***I received an e-copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley.***
2.5 stars
A lot of little things bugged me in Royally Arranged, by Nora Flite. Firstly, I didn’t realize when I requested the book on NetGalley that it was the third of a series. Even so, I think it could be read alone as long as you don’t mind that you won’t be familiar with some of the other characters that are referenced.
To simplify the story, the Badds are royalty in hiding, archenemies of the Valentines. Upon the death of the king, both families make a move to take the throne. The families broker a deal and agree to an arranged marriage between Thorne Badd and Nova Valentine. This story is about them getting to know one another, falling in love with each other and the country of Torino, and about figuring out who they can trust, especially each other.
I did not connect with the writing in this book. The author used more description than I care for, and in ways that didn’t make sense to me. For instance, Thorne describing the colour or style of his clothing seemed odd; it’s something a female character would do. The author might describe the surroundings of the party to set the scene, but then not detail the whole of the party’s events. I just prefer minimum description. I also found a lot of the Thorne’s romantic dialogue cheesy, which is especially odd when I found him to be conceited and overbearing at other times. He just didn’t seem like the sort of man to use lines like “I was full from eating her with my eyes. I barely tasted my food when it arrived.” (76%) The author regularly relied on overstatements to demonstrates the characters degree of emotion. After a while, it loses its punch and starts to make a character seem out of control or unbalanced.
I liked Thorne and Nova well enough, and I did like them together. I believed they had genuine feelings for one another. I think the problem for me was that I was floored when I read they were 26. It seemed they were more like 16 than 26. Nova was naïve at times, though other times she was very mature. Thorne regularly used humour to deflect, but often times it made him sound like a spoiled, mouthy brat, and certainly didn’t make him sound royal.
That leads me to a major hang-up for me: these characters did not feel royal. There was very little of the traditional royal feeling I’ve previously read or seen. I’ve come to expect that and the lack of it threw me. Save for Thorne’s father, all of the characters including Thorne and Nova seemed like regular people. That feeling is multiplied by the mobster-mafia-crime backgrounds of both families. Even many of the supporting characters didn’t treat them like royals. At 56%, no maid would speak to the king that way, and at 57 %, no guard, even one who was a childhood friend of Thorne’s father, would touch the king as Glen did. Maybe it’s on me for expecting something other than what I was given. I just think the summary doesn’t accurately represent the characters.
There were numerous little (yes probably, possibly nit-picky) things that bothered me. At 57% Thorne talks of his relationship with Nova being unable to move from feeling arranged to real because of something unnamed between them. I’m not sure I/we ever figured out what he was referring to, and I didn’t see the point of adding doubt to what was feeling authentic. Why didn’t they share a room after they were married? (77%) They were young and hot for one another, and very non-traditional to boot, so why wouldn’t they? The baby plot was predictable. I knew it would happen during the cemetery scene (28%) Why didn’t Thorne’s phone have a screen lock? I mean, he is the king. The worse offender of all for me was the betrayal plot. Even the fact that Nora was naïve at times bugged me. How could she have grown up in a crime family, with people willing to hurt others for their own gain, and not be a little street smart? Like I said, these were my hang-ups, but they did keep me from connecting more fully to the story.
At the end of the day, the romance part of this book was genuine and believable despite the cheesy lines. The set-up and characters were not quite as believable for me. I couldn’t quite reconcile the mafia princess or the strip club prince. I also didn’t connect to the writing that well.
2.5 stars
A lot of little things bugged me in Royally Arranged, by Nora Flite. Firstly, I didn’t realize when I requested the book on NetGalley that it was the third of a series. Even so, I think it could be read alone as long as you don’t mind that you won’t be familiar with some of the other characters that are referenced.
To simplify the story, the Badds are royalty in hiding, archenemies of the Valentines. Upon the death of the king, both families make a move to take the throne. The families broker a deal and agree to an arranged marriage between Thorne Badd and Nova Valentine. This story is about them getting to know one another, falling in love with each other and the country of Torino, and about figuring out who they can trust, especially each other.
I did not connect with the writing in this book. The author used more description than I care for, and in ways that didn’t make sense to me. For instance, Thorne describing the colour or style of his clothing seemed odd; it’s something a female character would do. The author might describe the surroundings of the party to set the scene, but then not detail the whole of the party’s events. I just prefer minimum description. I also found a lot of the Thorne’s romantic dialogue cheesy, which is especially odd when I found him to be conceited and overbearing at other times. He just didn’t seem like the sort of man to use lines like “I was full from eating her with my eyes. I barely tasted my food when it arrived.” (76%) The author regularly relied on overstatements to demonstrates the characters degree of emotion. After a while, it loses its punch and starts to make a character seem out of control or unbalanced.
I liked Thorne and Nova well enough, and I did like them together. I believed they had genuine feelings for one another. I think the problem for me was that I was floored when I read they were 26. It seemed they were more like 16 than 26. Nova was naïve at times, though other times she was very mature. Thorne regularly used humour to deflect, but often times it made him sound like a spoiled, mouthy brat, and certainly didn’t make him sound royal.
That leads me to a major hang-up for me: these characters did not feel royal. There was very little of the traditional royal feeling I’ve previously read or seen. I’ve come to expect that and the lack of it threw me. Save for Thorne’s father, all of the characters including Thorne and Nova seemed like regular people. That feeling is multiplied by the mobster-mafia-crime backgrounds of both families. Even many of the supporting characters didn’t treat them like royals. At 56%, no maid would speak to the king that way, and at 57 %, no guard, even one who was a childhood friend of Thorne’s father, would touch the king as Glen did. Maybe it’s on me for expecting something other than what I was given. I just think the summary doesn’t accurately represent the characters.
There were numerous little (yes probably, possibly nit-picky) things that bothered me. At 57% Thorne talks of his relationship with Nova being unable to move from feeling arranged to real because of something unnamed between them. I’m not sure I/we ever figured out what he was referring to, and I didn’t see the point of adding doubt to what was feeling authentic. Why didn’t they share a room after they were married? (77%) They were young and hot for one another, and very non-traditional to boot, so why wouldn’t they? The baby plot was predictable. I knew it would happen during the cemetery scene (28%) Why didn’t Thorne’s phone have a screen lock? I mean, he is the king. The worse offender of all for me was the betrayal plot. Even the fact that Nora was naïve at times bugged me. How could she have grown up in a crime family, with people willing to hurt others for their own gain, and not be a little street smart? Like I said, these were my hang-ups, but they did keep me from connecting more fully to the story.
At the end of the day, the romance part of this book was genuine and believable despite the cheesy lines. The set-up and characters were not quite as believable for me. I couldn’t quite reconcile the mafia princess or the strip club prince. I also didn’t connect to the writing that well.
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