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A Player for a Princess by Tia Louise
5.0
This review was first posted on For The Love of Fictional Worlds as part of the Blog Tour hosted by Inkslinger PR <3
Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
This book picks up exactly where [b:The Prince & The Player|29368099|The Prince & The Player (Dirty Players Duet, #1)|Tia Louise|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1460055067s/29368099.jpg|49615995](Read My Review) left off – with Zee on the run with Cal going after her to bring her back and protect her!
Rowan and Ava, on the other hand have settled into a blissful state of happiness; the only thing marring that happiness is that Zelda has now become the target of their villains. And with a background plot of betrayals, lies and spies; a kingdom to run, Queens to satisfy and scams to uncover – this was a swoony, breath-taking ride from the start to finish.
Cal catches up to Zee quite early in the book – and while I was quite happy and definitely ecstatic *fans herself* with their reunion; it still made me quite apprehensive; for if this book WASN’T about Cal and Zee getting back together, then there HAD to be a whole of a book where my heart was going to be broken more times than I could count – and I was PARTIALLY RIGHT.
While there was no heartbreak, really; there was a whole lot of twists and turns that I DID NOT see coming – I mean seriously? With my vivid imagination, there is a whole lot of scenes that I could have really done without (not really, but c’mon!) – and at one time I was really scared of the mind that Tia Louise’s – you’ll know what I am talking about when you read this book!
Zee shows a whole lot of courage in this book and that courage is only tempered by her strength. I was in awes for almost 60% of the book – she doesn’t let anything dampen her courage, not even what most would have called her stupidity (and trust me, I had my doubts) – but, n the end my exasperation with her actions is overshadowed by my respect for her as a human being (even if she is fictional!)
Cal, on the other hand, just got a whole lot of freakingly better. He was amazing in the first book; but it is here that we see that even with his human discontent showing, he still put Zee before anything else, even his need to be angry with her. It broke my heart to see him almost broken with everything happening around them; but it takes a strong man to hold our Zee’s heart and Cal proved it again (and again!) that he is definitely up for the task.
Here’s the thing – me? I read this duet together (I know; being a blogger is AH-WESOME!); so my ratings could be influenced by that, but not by much!
Was this perfect as a duet? Yes.
Was one book better than the other? I wouldn’t say so. Book 1 gave us a foundation to the story, but Book 2 is where all the action is.
Two couples in the book – my favourite? Cal and Zee; but it has to be because the focus was more on them rather than Rowan and Ava.
Sibling Rivalry? Absolutely no. There is love, respect and absolute loyalty in the relationship between both the siblings set.
For whom would I recommend this duet? Any reader, who adores their romance with a whole lot of kick in their plot with a background scandals, politics and betrayals; should definitely pick this duet up!
I only know as much as I don’t deserve him, he’s my prince. I gave my heart to him, and no matter how far I run, I’ll never stop wanting him.
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Actual Rating 4.5 Stars
This book picks up exactly where [b:The Prince & The Player|29368099|The Prince & The Player (Dirty Players Duet, #1)|Tia Louise|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1460055067s/29368099.jpg|49615995](Read My Review) left off – with Zee on the run with Cal going after her to bring her back and protect her!
Rowan and Ava, on the other hand have settled into a blissful state of happiness; the only thing marring that happiness is that Zelda has now become the target of their villains. And with a background plot of betrayals, lies and spies; a kingdom to run, Queens to satisfy and scams to uncover – this was a swoony, breath-taking ride from the start to finish.
Cal catches up to Zee quite early in the book – and while I was quite happy and definitely ecstatic *fans herself* with their reunion; it still made me quite apprehensive; for if this book WASN’T about Cal and Zee getting back together, then there HAD to be a whole of a book where my heart was going to be broken more times than I could count – and I was PARTIALLY RIGHT.
While there was no heartbreak, really; there was a whole lot of twists and turns that I DID NOT see coming – I mean seriously? With my vivid imagination, there is a whole lot of scenes that I could have really done without (not really, but c’mon!) – and at one time I was really scared of the mind that Tia Louise’s – you’ll know what I am talking about when you read this book!
Zee shows a whole lot of courage in this book and that courage is only tempered by her strength. I was in awes for almost 60% of the book – she doesn’t let anything dampen her courage, not even what most would have called her stupidity (and trust me, I had my doubts) – but, n the end my exasperation with her actions is overshadowed by my respect for her as a human being (even if she is fictional!)
Cal, on the other hand, just got a whole lot of freakingly better. He was amazing in the first book; but it is here that we see that even with his human discontent showing, he still put Zee before anything else, even his need to be angry with her. It broke my heart to see him almost broken with everything happening around them; but it takes a strong man to hold our Zee’s heart and Cal proved it again (and again!) that he is definitely up for the task.
Here’s the thing – me? I read this duet together (I know; being a blogger is AH-WESOME!); so my ratings could be influenced by that, but not by much!
Was this perfect as a duet? Yes.
Was one book better than the other? I wouldn’t say so. Book 1 gave us a foundation to the story, but Book 2 is where all the action is.
Two couples in the book – my favourite? Cal and Zee; but it has to be because the focus was more on them rather than Rowan and Ava.
Sibling Rivalry? Absolutely no. There is love, respect and absolute loyalty in the relationship between both the siblings set.
For whom would I recommend this duet? Any reader, who adores their romance with a whole lot of kick in their plot with a background scandals, politics and betrayals; should definitely pick this duet up!
I only know as much as I don’t deserve him, he’s my prince. I gave my heart to him, and no matter how far I run, I’ll never stop wanting him.
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