“I would never see him again. I could have pushed by him without a word. As a woman, as a princess, I didn’t need to answer his question. But as the old saying goes, once challenged, twice stubborn.” ✶ Mini review time: I liked Thea and Nick. She’s struggling, but loves her family and the history of the monarchy. He’s gruff and gruff and just so very gruff. Together they bicker and have some sweet moments and flashes of chemistry. There are several other characters, but this story is all Thea. ✶ Plot wise, it did lag a bit for me. Even with the secrets and spies thread, I was expecting things to fall more on the clandestine rendezvous side of things...not the constant searching for papers and detailed recounts of oil pipelines. I was looking for banter and kissing with a side of spies and it was the opposite. ✶ Overall, it was a fun read. And while I enjoyed the characters {and the epilogue}, I was never really captivated by the story. This was a 3.5⭐️ read for me. ✶ Huge thanks to Gallery Books for sending me a finished copy. The Royal Runaway comes out tomorrow and I’ll leave the synopsis in the comments. ——————— Do you like royalty books? What are some of your favorites? ——————— {#TheRoyalRunaway #LindsayEmory #hellostacee #vscobooks #booktography #bookoftheday #booksandtea #cupinframe #flatlaytoday #flatlayforever #bookaesthetic #whiteinframe #everysquareastory #booksandminimalism #staceereviews} https://www.instagram.com/p/BosEolQgXta/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1t8632vh7d0yv