Life is real enough for Dylan—especially as the ordinary younger sister of Dusty, former Miss Mississippi and the most perfect, popular girl in Tupelo. But when Dusty wins the hand of the handsome Scottish laird-to-be Ronan on the TRC television network’s crown jewel, Prince in Disguise, Dylan has to face a different kind of reality: reality TV.
As the camera crew whisks them off to Scotland to film the lead-up to the wedding, camera-shy Dylan is front and center as Dusty’s maid of honor. The producers are full of surprises—including old family secrets, long-lost relatives, and a hostile future mother-in-law who thinks Dusty and Dylan’s family isn’t good enough for her only son. At least there’s Jamie, an adorably bookish groomsman who might just be the perfect antidote to all Dylan’s stress . . . if she just can keep TRC from turning her into the next reality show sensation.
GUYS. THIS BOOK IS SO CUTE.
Sorry, I had to get that off my chest.
Prince in Disguise is a hilarious romance between two really nerdy awkward people. It's also a story about trying to define yourself and the relationship between two sisters. It is so incredibly smart and funny and romantic and I was so in love that I finished it at the table during dessert at Christmas with my family (they all expect this of me, honestly, so it was fine).
Dylan and Dusty are so different and I liked that they didn't really get along. Plenty of people I know love their sister in the way that Dylan loves Dusty - by being stubborn and annoyed and wanting to be anywhere but near them. And it's for the same reason - it's hard living in the shadow of your sibling, especially if that sibling 1) likes attention and 2) in on TV and 3) is marrying into European nobility. I really liked their relationship and the fact that they were at odds for almost the entire book. Dusty isn't often the villain, but she is an opposing force (and sometimes a very funny one) and I appreciated that.
Dylan and Jamie are A-DOR-A-BLE. The dialogue was witty and fast and I LOVED the fact that Dylan questioned/was slightly weirded out by all of Jamie's references. It's surprising how often characters just understand the most obscure references, but here it seemed realistic and added to the awkwardness. The friendship developed naturally and reminded me of Stephanie Perkins and Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell.
I knew exactly where the plot was going but I was 100% in the whole time. I couldn't wait to see what Dylan and Jamie would do next, how Dusty would deal with her overbearing future mother-in-law, and how everything would turn out in the end. I was fully invested in watching Dylan grow throughout the book, finding her confidence and learning how to assert herself to the world that often overlook her in light of her sister. The way that the romance, and Jamie, are along for the ride but do not drive it, was fantastic and refreshing and I loved it.
Prince in Disguise is perfect for fans of royal romances, The Prince and Me, Fangirl, and Stephanie Perkins. Dylan's outlook on life is cynical and hilarious and her interactions and comments create a fun, romantic story where at the heart, a young woman is learning to define herself and her place in her family, as well as her future.
Find out more about Stephanie and her books here: http://www.stephaniekatestrohm.com/index2.html
Stephanie Kate Strohm is the author of It's Not Me, It's You; The Taming of the Drew; Pilgrims Don't Wear Pink; Confederates Don't Wear Couture and the upcoming The Date to Save and Prince in Disguise (Fall 2017). She grew up on the Connecticut coast, where a steady diet of Little House on the Prairie turned her into a history nerd at an early age. After graduating with a joint major in theater and history from Middlebury College, she acted her way around the country, performing in more than 25 states.
Although she was born in New York, she currently lives in Chicago, and doesn't discriminate against any type of pizza. When she's not writing, she loves baking, walking her dog Lorelei, taking dance cardio classes too seriously, and playing board games with her husband.
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