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Thanks for stopping by Diversity Between the Pages today. We have a new book review for you. I wanted to share my thoughts on Staci Stallings’ Princess. Have you read it? If not, keep reading to find out why you should.
About the Book
The Blurb: “From the outside looking in, Anthony Russell has it all. As the star basketball player on a winning college team, everybody knows him and loves him. His face is plastered on publicity poster after publicity poster. He’s even gotten offers from the pros to forego his senior year for the glitz and glamour of the Big Show. But Anthony has a secret that’s threatening to swallow his life whole…
Heather Nolan would be the perfect poster-girl for academic overachievers. She’s got straight A’s and every professor in her cheering corner. But the life Heather thought she was studying so hard for is in danger of coming to a neck-snapping halt if she can’t come up with a way to pay the bills. Bitter and angry that the basketball team seems to get the royal treatment while “real students” are forced to scrape by, Heather spitefully takes the only job available-tutoring. However, the lessons she teaches about English and what she learns about basketball soon pale in comparison with what she learns about herself.
PRINCESS represents the collision of two college students, both with dreams and goals, both with real-to-life issues that are complicating everything. Like many new adults, Heather wants to manage life on her own terms, but paying for everything has become impossible. Anthony, on the other hand, seems to have it made, but in this contemporary romance, not everything is as it seems. The meeting of these two souls challenges both of them to let go of pride, prejudices, and pre-conceived notions about life and each other. Watching the coming of age journey is fascinating.”
Links: Amazon, Goodreads
Review
I always enjoy a good Staci Stallings book and Princess was no exception. Set on a college, you have a great coming of age vibe, but this book can be read by all ages. Plus, there is a Cinderella theme.
Y’all, I just love Cinderella. I will read any book that even hints at a Cinderella theme because wanting someone to see you for who you truly are and still love you is what romance is all about.
Ms. Stalling does take the time to deal with dating outside your race. I didn’t expect that because I don’t read blurbs if I can help it so I just had the princess cover to go off of. There was one comment (no foul language) made by a secondary character that made me cringe as a Black person. I almost stopped reading but decided to push through. I’m glad because the comment came back up and the main character, Heather, addressed it in an epiphany-like moment.
This story was about love and that’s what kept me turning the pages.
Review by Toni Shiloh
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