NUMBER: 3TITLE: Princess
AUTHOR: Gaelen Foley
STARTED: January 10, 2006
FINISHED: January 13, 2006
PAGES: 389
GENRE: Romance
FIRST SENTENCE: The sound of her rapid, shallow panting filled the narrow space between the box-hedge walls of the garden maze.
SUMMARY: [From barnesandnoble.com] Darius Santiago is the King's most trusted man, a master spy and assassin. He is handsome, charming, ruthless, and he has one weakness — the stunning Princess Serafina. She is all he has ever wanted and everything he cannot have. Serafina has worshiped Darius from afar her whole life, knowing that deep in the reaches of her soul, where she is not royalty but a flesh and blood woman, she belongs to this dangerous, untouchable man. Unable to suppress their desire any longer, they are swept into a daring dance of passion destined to consume them both until a deadly enemy threatens to destroy their new love.
REASON FOR READING: It's the second in the series and I *heart* Gaelen Foley
THOUGHTS: This book was not as good as the first in the series. Foley definitely hit a sophomore slump. The writing was her up to her normal standards but I really disliked the heroine. She came across as spoiled and uncaring. She just didn't do it for me. Darius, on the other hand, was a great character. He was dynamic, mainly because he was moody. The chemistry between these too saved the book. The plot, while holding promise, was cliched and overdone. Thankfully, Foley's body of works saved me from hating this particular work.
MISCELLANEOUS: The guy on the back cover scares me.
KEEP/SHARE/CRINGE(?): PBSing
RATING: 5/10 [I didn't particularly like it or dislike it; mixed review]
CR: Compassion Fatigue by Susan D. Moeller
RN: The Sandman: The Doll's House by Neil Gaiman
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