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After a series of disappointing reads, I was a little worried to start this book. But Kiss of the Royal broke the string of bad luck. I was really impressed with this one and got sucked in pretty quickly. Actually, I don’t think the back cover copy does this book justice. I mean yeah, it got me to read it based on the idea of this partnership, but I think the real spark of this story was the magic system and the way it drove the characters.

This is a world where princesses can control powerful spells but only by kissing a prince, hence their bond on the battlefield. The thing is, the Legion believes their magic comes from their royal bloodline and emotions get in the way of their sacred calling. In fact, they don’t even believe Love is a thing. It’s just a fairytale. But there is another faction who believes the magic is actually a result of True Love’s Kiss. I know it sounds a little hokey but it actually ended up being this cool mishmash of Snow White and Dungeons and Dragons. Not hokey at all.

I loved the interplay between those who believed in love and those who didn’t. And I think it made a really interesting romance considering the main character didn’t just have to fall in love. She had to be convinced of love’s existence in the first place. That’s not usually an issue in most love stories.

And like I said, it was the magic system and its connection to romance that really sold the idea for me. I loved how magic required two pieces of one whole and how it played directly into what Ivy and Zack believed about themselves and their world. And how those two beliefs were so fundamentally different. Magic (and romance for that matter) requires two cooperative players. Ivy’s spells were useless without Zack and he couldn’t do his job properly without her trust and knowledge. It was incredibly interesting to have a main character who was so innately powerful and yet powerless without a partner.

And the tension between the two was significant, not something that could be resolved just by talking about it. All they did was talk (and argue) about it, but with two belief systems so mutually exclusive the only way you’re going to end up with a romance is to bring two strong moralistic people to a compromise or completely break one away from everything they know to be true and good. Both would have provided a unique and worthy story, and I’m not going to tell you which way this one went. I just really liked that this was a romantic conflict with no easy solution. Both of them had to work toward an understanding.

And Duga managed to do that without undermining either Ivy’s or Zack’s strength. I loved having two strong opinionated characters who were both trying to do the right thing and weren’t willing to compromise their deeply held beliefs. A delicate and well-done balance.

I did feel like the magic system — as cool as it was — could have used some more detail, since I still had some questions. How was it there were mages with elemental magic as well as the Royals whose Kisses were spells? And how was Ivy’s magic stronger than everyone else’s? In what way? We never really get to see her oh-so-powerful spells. We only know she’s the strongest because everyone tells us so.

I pre-ordered the paperback. I liked this one so much I wanted the book on my shelf for later when I want to go back and read a sweet meaningful romance. It comes out today, and if you’re at all into goblins and dragons and kick-ass princesses or princes with hearts of gold, you should definitely pick this one up. I highly recommend it.


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Kiss of the Royal eBook Lindsey Duga Reviews

Disclaimer This book was sent to me by the publisher, Entangled Publishing Teen, via NetGalley for an honest review.

Opinion

Goblins, dwarves, griffins, dragons, curses, witches, magic, Princes, Princesses, KISSES!

Oh my word, it MUST be another fairytale!

But NO! It isn’t! It’s BETTER than JUST another fairytale. This is the tale that puts all those other stories of fairies and….tales…to rest! ENOUGH of those sputtering damsels in distress. Poison apple this, lost slipper that! “But It can all be cured by TWU WUV’S FIRST KISS!”

LADIES! Get a HANDLE on yourselves!

HON-EST-LY!

“By the seventh day of constant agony, I wished I hadn’t already killed the dwarf who cast this locking curse on me. I wanted the opportunity to kill him again. Slower this time.”

-Ivy, Kiss of the Royal

In Ivy’s world, the ones with royal blood are the ones that fight on the front lines of battle. With the four kingdoms in a five-hundred-year battle against the Evil Queen and her dark forces, the need for royal warriors is in high demand. A partnership between a Prince and Princess is a force to be reckoned with, but the kiss that a Princess can bestow on a Prince is even stronger. Each kiss can heal a Prince of a curse put on them by a troll or dwarf, and it can also give the Princes the warrior power of ten men. The more pureblood a royal is, the stronger the kiss and magic. As Ivy is a direct descendant of the original Queen Myriana, her kisses are the most powerful. But with the death of her fifth Prince, Ivy must find another partner to go into battle with. Enter, Zach. Zach is unlike any Prince Ivy has ever met, and to say he is unorthodox is an understatement. Soon Zach and Ivy are given a dangerous task that holds every kingdom’s fate in their hands, but Zach refuses to kiss Ivy or cooperate with her in any way. With two very different outlooks, these two must come together to defeat a common enemy.

A prince that won’t kiss a princess?!? Color me SHOCKED and SPEECHLESS, and heavy on the sarcasm! 😉

Let’s just dive right in, shall we?

So where this story differs from our regularly scheduled fairytale programs, is that these Princes and Princesses are bred to be warriors. Literally. Princesses are sent to a place called Frieda to be paired with Princes and produce strong royals to be trained for war. Once a Prince or Princess has gone through training, they are bonded with a partner who matches their skillset or power. The more pureblood a royal is, the stronger they are. In this story, the Princesses are the real heroes. As the Princes charge into battle, the Princesses stay back an act as their eyes and ears; firing at anything that gets close to their Princes. If a prince goes down, their bonded Princess gives them a healing kiss and saves their lives. But these Princesses can kick ass too! They train just as hard as the Princes, and I love it!

Obviously, the main aspect of this story centers around kissing. When I started reading I kept thinking what a funny concept this was. For these Princesses to just be running around kissing Princes like it’s nothing? Oh, no big deal! But due to how these royals are raised, it isn’t a big deal. They believe in lust, but they don’t believe in love. They believe that love is a fantastical thought and idea that the “Romantica” created, and that there is no such thing. For these royals who put their lives on the line each day, kissing is what keeps them alive and fighting. It is a weapon, and that’s it.

But for Zach, that isn’t the case. Zach is a Saevallan Prince who travels to the Crown City of Myria with his Saevallan army to aid in the battle against the dark forces. He is rumored to be the best swordsman and fiercest warrior they have, which isn’t a lie. But Zach is unlike the rest of the royals. He was raised on the streets, didn’t acknowledge his royal blood until recently, and best of all…he was raised as a Romantica. DING DING DING. ROOOOMAANNNCEEE. So naturally the pairing between Ivy and Zach would be a formidable one, except for the part of Zach not wanting a partner. As a Romantica, Zach doesn’t agree with using the “kiss” as a weapon because it means something different to him. Which is true…but there is WAY more to it that I obviously can’t tell you.

As one could guess, a romance develops…but a difficult one at that! A boy who was raised on love and a girl who was raised to not even think it was real? Talk about complicated! As the two set out on their task, they encounter countless battles and dangers. Though I was a bit miffed about that ending, it wasn’t a complete issue for me. I wish the author would have wrapped everything up JUST a little better. I feel like I missed a ton of important moments between the ending of the story and the epilogue. I felt like this could have been elaborated on more because it left me feeling a bit rushed.

There is a ton of action in this story, a few close calls, countless arguments between Ivy and Zach, and a truly different outlook on the normal fairytale. These characters are developed in a way that showcases their fierceness, as well as their innocence and value. The reader is encased in a battle between doing what one is taught, and doing what one wants and feels. It is SUCH a different outlook and take on the “true loves kiss” idea and it is done PERFECTLY! I’m only wishing this was a ten part series…I want more, more, more!

“When had I become someone who struggled with the difference between a kiss and a Kiss?”

-Ivy, Kiss of the Royal
Kiss of the Royal was a lot of fun to read! I got through it in less than two days, because Lindsey Duga had me enthralled from the very beginning. I'm not going to talk about the story, because you can read the blurb up there. But, here are some of my favorite things about Kiss of the Royal

Lindsey Duga's descriptive language is just beautiful, there is no other word for it. The creatures, the landscape, the effects of the magic spells... It's all written in such a way that you feel as if you are there, seeing everything Princess Ivy is seeing. I had a clear picture in my head the entire time I was reading, and I loved every minute of it. It's a beautifully written book!

The premise was also very interesting! I could see some of the turns coming - ok, girl meets boy, and they don't get along? I guess they're going to end up together! But, the more central plot twists were unexpected, and I get excited when a YA book can surprise me!

I really enjoyed Kiss of the Royal, and I can't wait to read more from Lindsey Duga. This time, her words transported me to Myria, and I am excited to see where she takes me next!
After a series of disappointing reads, I was a little worried to start this book. But Kiss of the Royal broke the string of bad luck. I was really impressed with this one and got sucked in pretty quickly. Actually, I don’t think the back cover copy does this book justice. I mean yeah, it got me to read it based on the idea of this partnership, but I think the real spark of this story was the magic system and the way it drove the characters.

This is a world where princesses can control powerful spells but only by kissing a prince, hence their bond on the battlefield. The thing is, the Legion believes their magic comes from their royal bloodline and emotions get in the way of their sacred calling. In fact, they don’t even believe Love is a thing. It’s just a fairytale. But there is another faction who believes the magic is actually a result of True Love’s Kiss. I know it sounds a little hokey but it actually ended up being this cool mishmash of Snow White and Dungeons and Dragons. Not hokey at all.

I loved the interplay between those who believed in love and those who didn’t. And I think it made a really interesting romance considering the main character didn’t just have to fall in love. She had to be convinced of love’s existence in the first place. That’s not usually an issue in most love stories.

And like I said, it was the magic system and its connection to romance that really sold the idea for me. I loved how magic required two pieces of one whole and how it played directly into what Ivy and Zack believed about themselves and their world. And how those two beliefs were so fundamentally different. Magic (and romance for that matter) requires two cooperative players. Ivy’s spells were useless without Zack and he couldn’t do his job properly without her trust and knowledge. It was incredibly interesting to have a main character who was so innately powerful and yet powerless without a partner.

And the tension between the two was significant, not something that could be resolved just by talking about it. All they did was talk (and argue) about it, but with two belief systems so mutually exclusive the only way you’re going to end up with a romance is to bring two strong moralistic people to a compromise or completely break one away from everything they know to be true and good. Both would have provided a unique and worthy story, and I’m not going to tell you which way this one went. I just really liked that this was a romantic conflict with no easy solution. Both of them had to work toward an understanding.

And Duga managed to do that without undermining either Ivy’s or Zack’s strength. I loved having two strong opinionated characters who were both trying to do the right thing and weren’t willing to compromise their deeply held beliefs. A delicate and well-done balance.

I did feel like the magic system — as cool as it was — could have used some more detail, since I still had some questions. How was it there were mages with elemental magic as well as the Royals whose Kisses were spells? And how was Ivy’s magic stronger than everyone else’s? In what way? We never really get to see her oh-so-powerful spells. We only know she’s the strongest because everyone tells us so.

I pre-ordered the paperback. I liked this one so much I wanted the book on my shelf for later when I want to go back and read a sweet meaningful romance. It comes out today, and if you’re at all into goblins and dragons and kick-ass princesses or princes with hearts of gold, you should definitely pick this one up. I highly recommend it.