Complacer al principe (To Pleasure a Prince) Book

To Pleasure a Prince is a fairly entertaining read, but it's just not for me. Well-written and nicely paced, it showed great promise at the beginning, and would have easily garnered a 3 or 4 star rating had it not been for the slight inconsistency in characters, lack of character development and the unlikeable hero. I'm a fan of the Beauty and the Beast theme, but this one just really failed in its execution.

I liked Regina at the start because I love headstrong and stubborn heroines. But as the story progressed, I felt that the things that she did for the hero were inconsistent with how she was established in the book early on. She was supposed to be strong, but there have been instances when she just quietly stood there and absorbed all the shit that the hero threw at her. God. It was so awful.

I was like:


It was so frustrating. Ugh.


And ugh Marcus. I was prepared to love him, because I have a soft spot for scarred, insecure heroes. But the way Marcus handled the situation was just wrong. He was very hypocritical. He said that he hated society because he was stereotyped by it, but then goes on to stereotype Regina, saying mean things like "Oh, I don't want to associate with your kind". I mean, okay, I could have understood him if it was just at the beginning, but even near the end of the book he still harboured such prejudices against Regina. Sigh. I really felt bad for her. If I was Regina I would have kicked him in the balls (for all the mean things he said) and found a better man. I think what really made me hate him was when he kicked Regina out of their house, forcing her to live with her friends. WTF.


Marcus was not able to redeem himself in the book. The secondary characters were also weak and not very substantial. I don't recommend this for those who like equality in relationships/like strong heroines/hate bullying husbands.