The Rockwell Princess, Schuyler Rockwell, is in a difficult situation. Involved in illegal drugs and many other scandals in the past years, Brandon Rockwell has had enough. Sa wakas nakahanap ng solusyon ang ama para sa suwail na anak at iyon ay ipakasal siya sa isang marangal na lalaki. Sky was devastated but she knew that her father's words were absolute. She was a virgin and she hated the thought that she will give her virginity up to her future husband, a stranger. So that one fateful night, in that dark and crowded high end club, she decided to rebel...
Jonahmae Pacala (publishing as Jonaxx) was never fond of reading longnovels during her elementary years but found a deep connection with sshort sad stories. She discovered her flair for writing at the early age of ten. What was once a hobby has now grown into a passion for writing online.
Schuyler Rockwell is probably that typical spoiled brat in every story you've read. She loves her freedom, she knows what she want, a very strong minded character much like her mother and has that arrogance that I'm guessing she got from her father. Yes, most of the time, we all love a strong heroine but I think in ORN's case, all these characteristics combined paved way to one of the conflicts of the story, I'm not gonna spoil you but it has something to do with miscommunication and jumping to conclusions.
Aaaand, sadly, miscommunication trope is not on the top of my list. In fact, nasa pinakadulo siya and I kind of hate it. Sky, because of the nature of her character, could be very stubborn at times and it frustrate the hell out of me. Tho, I know it's a necessary key for her character development but still. I almost dnfed this because like I said, hindi ko talaga masyadong gusto yung gantong takbo ng story.
But still, the twist gave me chills (the Lavender issue)! I did not expect it and it left me open mouthed at some parts, lol. Plus, let's not forget Lavender na malamang may trono na rin bilang one of the most hated jonaxx kontrabidas. But if you're gonna analyze her character and her actions, I can't help but to symphatize with her, I won't explain it here but Sky actually explained it at some point in the story. She understands Lav, and I love how it highlighted her development so much that by the end of the story, her character development became my one of favorites (next to Eury's!).
As for the plot, it is kind of on the cliché side, (fixed marriage, enemies to lovers and then became lovers at the end) but bumawi naman sa twist and lessons. I love how it shows na connected siya with GLS, its family conflict and steamy scenes, plus the way of writing! I'll probably re-read GLS again because reading ORN made me miss it. All in all, ORN is still a fun read for me despite me being frustrated at times.
It’s a little underwhelming, I was really expecting more from this book considering how it’s 50 chapters while Jonaxx typically writes her books with 40 chapters, so maybe I was expecting more because it’s 10 chapters longer than her usual books. The conflict was predictable, I could skip couple of chapters without missing anything, and it’s not mind blowingly good. I’m just talking about this particular book, Jonaxx usually surprises and never failed to interest me with her books and suffice to say this book is not it for me.
The story just wasn't going in the direction I personally enjoy, and I think that's what made this a 3-stars for me.
The whole setup with the female lead being forced into marriage and deciding to rebel that one night definitely caught my attention, but the actual conflict became pretty predictable for me.
The FMC frustrated me A LOT. I understand that her attitude was part of her character and development, but there were definitely moments when I was seriously questioning if I should keep going.
And the miscommunication, this trope is really not for me. I know it was important to the story, but I found myself getting frustrated more than invested whenever it came up.
That said, I still had fun with some parts of the book, especially their banter, it was entertaining enough to keep me reading even when I was getting frustrated with the plot.
Ate J's writing is still very easy for me to get into, and I never really had a hard time getting through the book despite my issues with the story.
Despite this one not being a favorite, I'm still excited to pick up the rest of the books in the series. I'm hoping the next ones will work better for me because I definitely still want to know more about the other characters and their stories.
FINALLY FINISHED IT!!! Took me so long but whatever. Anyway, it was really really good and I enjoyed it very much. Though I think it was really really long 😩 HAHAHA but nonetheless it’s still worth a read.
It was kind of like a fresh/new reading expi after so long bcs they met in a bar & all that stuff, and reading arranged marriages trope again felt so nostalgic LOL so if you’re looking for an arranged mariage x stubborn & feisty fm x hardworking ml it’s this one!
I really don’t have anything to say much. But I enjoyed it vv much!! Love you Royce & Schuyler! < 3
starting this year with a arrange marriage x enemies to lovers?!! its okiii hehe theres a lot of misunderstanding i just find it a lil bit underwhelming how i wish theres so much more angst and shocking scenes! also i was kind of questioning avon and brandon attitude on the first part especially brandon i know him as possessive guy so its off for me to read the hes willing to forced his only daughter to marry bwhaahahah so yeah overall itz nicee poor boy from rags to riches married the spoiled brat rockwell princess
But before I met him, I already found myself. I already loved myself so much that stooping low and letting this situation get the best of me is not going to work. I would never allow myself to become an option. No matter how hard I fall for him.
I am in love with her, with no tangible and conditional reason. I am just in love with her.
I loved the faux marriage motif, their bardagulans, boldness, and romance. They’re such a hot & cute couple, but YUNG BIBIG NIYO OML! Sky’s character development was so incredible! Loved the cameos of Brandon & Avon, Beau, & Roscoe. And, Lav deserve mong mamatay tangina ka 😤😤
Jonaxx never disappoints! I really love the writing style and the characters so much. Buti hindi naman cringy ang mga sex scenes kase napakaganda talaga ang sulat nito! Hehe, keep it up po! Salamat!
i can't remember what happened on the first half of the book since i read it almost a year ago now but i'm pretty sure i devoured it no matter how formulaic it was.