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The Royal Marriage Arrangement (2009)

by Rebecca Winters(Favorite Author)

3.53 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0373175671 (ISBN13: 9780373175673)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Harlequin

series

The Royal House of Savoy

review 1: Cinderella story baseline again guys...tapi ini versi bangsawan sebenarnya…heheheheAlexander Grigory bertemu dg Lucca Vittorio, pangeran Castelmare di House of savoy ketika heroine berniat menjual perhiasan ibunya utk menutupi utang alm ibunya yg mencapai 12 juta US$. Yg tdk diketahui oleh Heroine tsb kalo perhiasan ibunya adl replika yg hrgnya jauh dr prediksi pengacara klrga utk menutupi utang ibunya. Berakhir dg sikap histeris Alex, Lucca yg awalnya ada di ruang keamanan berinisiatif mengambil alih.Dari sinilah ide utk menjadikan Alex sbg calon istri ideal bagi Lucca tercetus, krn disatu sisi Raja dari Castelmare sdg tdk sehat, posisi kekuasaan terancam& Lucca hrs menikah sblm dinobatkan mjd raja baru. Yg didapat Alex adl pelunasan dr utang Ibunya dan mewujudkan impia... moren masa kclnya yaitu mjd dokter ahli bedah wajah.Ada suprise bahwa Alex merupakan keturunan bangsawan Rusia, yaitu raja. Dengan pertemuan paman buyutnya, Alex diperkenalkan dg sepupunya&poto2 dr keturunan Grigory lainnya. Alex mengira hanya tinggal dia di dunia ini, krn dia anak tunggal. Ibunya telah tiada dan ayahnya juga telah lama meninggal sblm Alex genap berumur 1 thn.Suka interaksi antara Alex dan Lucca, terkadang Alex keras kepala dg perintah2 Lucca yg menurutnya tdk masuk akal tp disatu sisi lansung mengiyakan disaat dia bisa melihat Lucca sdg tdk bisa diprovokasi. Walo di bagian ending agak2 aneh mengenai janji sofia dan Lucca yg membuat pertengkaran Alex dan pria itu jd besar sgt tdk masuk akal bagi gw.Ada bagian2 lucu dlm novel ini, waktu Alex menyebutkan Carlo dkk sbg Salvatore atau tingkah konyol Lucca krn keakraban Tommaso dan Alex atau wkt mrk membeli bumbu utk piknik yg tdk jadi dilakukan.Bagus kok ceritanya. Happy reading
review 2: I am a sucker for romance featuring royalty, and I think the premise of this story is the ultimate fairytale for ordinary girls. A Royal Marriage Arrangement is essentially a Cinderella story in which life changes drastically for an ordinary girl, Alexandra Grigory, daughter of an American bombshell and a Russian businessman (ok, so maybe not so ordinary), when she almost literally walks into the arms of a real-life prince. While the trigger moment is very unlikely to happen in real life, it was entertaining to read.What worked for me in this story was just how simple it was, and I enjoyed the way the hero and his family were portrayed as people rather than simply royalty, and this made them endearing – especially the prince’s sister whom I gather gets her own story! Did I mention they spoke Italian?What didn’t particularly work for me was that the heroine seemed a little too perfect. As I sit here trying to pick out a flaw in her character, I can’t find any, which really doesn't make it easy to imagine myself in her shoes. The other thing is that the love at first sight premise could have been better (i.e. a little less fairytale-y). And I would have loved to experience their first night together.If you’re looking for a sweet romance, a quick read, this may just do the trick. I enjoyed the story enough to check out the Book 2. less

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