Good Enough for a Princess (The Monarchies of Belles Montagnes #1) by Carol Moncado

Good Enough for a Princess (The Monarchies of Belles Montagnes #1) Reviews

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  Joleen

  Present day time frame, this story is of a princess who meets a young man at the college they both attend in a small American town. She sees no future with him because, if she were to be queen one day, her country wouldn't allow her to marry someone untitled who had a child out of wedlock. He had been 16, made a mistake, repented, took responsibility, had been given custody of the child, and the mother left the scene.
  
  The attraction was unintentional, but since they both knew she wouldn't be in the United States long and had to return to her very small country, they both decided, independently, they couldn't see each other anymore. This lasted a few days, and they met for dinner. Then they decided they couldn't see each other again, and this lasted a few days, and they went skating. They said no more, it couldn't work. This lasted a few days, and...you get the idea. At least six times they claimed it would never work, but always found their way back to each other.
  
  I won't go into the rest of the book. It wasn't a bad story, just not my style. I was thinking the story was about to speed up a little and surely end soon. When I looked, I was only at 21%. At 52% I couldn't believe I still had about half a book left to read. I persevered until the end, which seemed interminable.
  
  I think it's more suited to teenagers or young adults. I should've known by just the title alone.
  Errors were distracting a number of times, but simple enough to fix with just a little extra proofreading.
  
  It was clean, and it had many scene additions of church attendance, prayer and Bible verses, but I don't believe Christ was ever mentioned, so it's hard for me to call it Christian fiction.
  
  I would definitely recommend this to any teenager.
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  Jeffrey

  Good grief, still another improbable romance involving royalty and a deserving nobody? Well, this incurable romantic cannot get enough of this genre, especially if it is as well-crafted and charming as this "Cinder-fella" love story.
  
  Crown Princess Adeline from the small Southern European country of Montevaro is studying, very incognito, for her masters in a small university in southwestern Missouri. Everything is going well until her car collides on a wintry road with one driven by Charlie Brewer who is also studying for an MBA and is struggling to raise his 10 year old daughter alone.
  
  Initially wary for obvious reasons, the romantic attraction between the improbable two grows swiftly and strongly. Princess "Addie" also volunteers teaching a class of youngsters the finer points of manners and decorum and, lo and behold, Charlie's daughter is one of the students! The little girl, craving for the mother she has never had, attaches herself to the young princess and never lets go.
  
  Desperately trying to keep her identity secret only lasts until Princess Adeline must return to her homeland to help her ailing father King Jedidiah. Meanwhile, Addie's scheming queen mother tries to play matchmaker by parading the most eligible titled young men before the princess but her heart belongs to Charlie.
  
  Her royal blood notwithstanding, every young woman longs to be loved and to love in return but Montevarian tradition demands the princess marry into a titled blood line. Thus is the crisis of this wonderful fantasy. How can commoner Charlie and Her Royal Highness Adeline ever find happiness together with the impossible demands on the princess?
  
  This is a wholesome Christian work that I would also recommend to the young adult market. I could give this book to my 15 year old granddaughter with complete confidence. This is just one of a three volume set on the Montevarian romances but each also stands alone as a complete novel. However, this fantasy drew me immediately to the next in the set: Along Came a Prince. The author's style gave me that warm, fuzzy feeling all over. Try that same feel on for yourselves!
  
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  Susanne Timpani

  When Crown Princess Adeline leaves Montavero to study in the US, she keeps her identity hidden. When she meets Charlie, the pair could not be more mismatched. Charlie is a single dad, struggling financially. Raised by transient parents, his one desire is to provide his young daughter with a stable home. When he falls in love with Addie, he can see no way forward in their relationship. She has made it clear that she will never move from her homeland. Addie knows there is a far greater barrier to their relationship. To marry Charlie would mean abdicating. With her father's health failing, her responsibility to take on the role she was born for looms close. Charlie's daughter also falls in love with Addie and wants nothing more than to see the three of them as a family. When Adeline's ailing father summons her to Montavero, Charlie discovers her identity. Here the story question peaks. What will it take to be good enough for a Princess? An impossible match, the question keeps the reader engaged and the story does not disappoint.
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  Katherine

  I got this book as a free ebook. For that price definitely worth it! I think I would read additional books in this series. It's very real the whole way through about honest dilemmas for this relationship. In the end, it all works out, perhaps a bit too easily, but it is a pleasant turn of events.
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  Katherine Coble

  This book was free, and it was written by a friend of a friend. Since "Royal Incognito" is one of my favourite tropes I was interested in giving the book a try, although I normally give religious fiction a wide berth.
  
  I guess I can only suspend my disbelief to a point. I can buy that there is a tiny European monarchy most people have never heard of. I can even buy that they'd send their princess to the US to study International Relations.
  
  I can't buy that all of this would go down at a _Mizzou Sattelite Campus_. It's too far-fetched. I could've bought the same story if she were at Harvard or Yale or maaaaybe Vanderbilt. But an obscure community college in Missouri? It was one too much for me.
  
  One of the things I really DID like about the book--because I did enjoy it enough to eat lunch with it for several days--was the community she created for her characters. I liked the feeling that she (the author) really knows all of these people inside her head. The local Missourians had a keen verisimilitude that made the book feel comfortable as an escapist read. Unfortunately it was that versimiltude that made the fantastical elements feel unreal.
  
  I'm torn between 2.5 and 3 on this and I think I'll give 3 stars because, after all, I knew going into it that there would be that fantastical element.
  
  One other word: it IS religious fiction as I mentioned above, so expect the usual ingredients (frequent talk of God and repentance) to put in appearances throughout.
  
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  Susan Snodgrass

  Carol Moncado does it again! Her very first book was just amazingly good and she's written another! Her first book was the first in a series. This one is first in a series also.
  
  Charlie has a fender bender with a beautiful young woman one night. Addie just seems to grab a place in his heart right off the bat. But there's these 2 guys always hanging around her. What's up with that?
  
  Addie is not used to dating American men but Charlie just strikes a cord in her heart. She knows nothing can ever come of it, though, her being who she is. She tries so hard to put Charlie out of her mind but he just refuses to leave!
  
  This is an inspirational romance novel. The characters, both of them, consult God regularly and strive to live their lives in a way that is pleasing to Him.
  
  Carol Moncado writes very well and creates characters the reader falls in love with. Her books grab your attention from the very first page. They are not forced, but amazingly interesting.
  
  I look forward to much more from this young author.
  
  I was provided a free copy by the author in exchange for my honest review, which I have given.
  
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  Cayla

  While I enjoyed the read, I had trouble believing how it was possible to go from one point to the next with very little problems. But I guess part of the fun of writing is making what seems impossible possible. I feel that the Crown Princess has a great heart that is in the right place, but I also felt that she was too much of a problem-solver. You can't solve everything. No one, not even a princess, is that perfect.
  
  I really felt that this book needed some wit, humor, etc. Just a little comedy to lighten things up. I really wasn't seeing any of that. Aside from that, I feel that the Christian community would thoroughly enjoy this book. It's clean all the way around: no cussing, no drugs, no sex. It's just a good clean read.
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  Leslie

  This is a clean, romantic Christian story. The crown princess of an imaginary European state is attending college in the Ozarks (no really). In her minor fit of shaking off her body guards she has a fender bender with a nice single guy Charlie. He doesn't know she's a Princess and she doesn't know his secret; after a few dates they realize that neither is willing to relocate and their in person potentially long distant relationship is over.
  
  But fate has other plans and they keep finding one another. When her secret is revealed Charlie heads to Europe to visit.
  
  This is not a complex book the good people are super good and the baddies are super bad.
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  Lynn Mcmonigal

  While I love the twist of the man falling for the princess and needing to prove himself worthy, I found this book to be lacking. The writing was lackluster over all, and some subplots were left unresolved. I understand the story of Samantha and Vince is further explored in a subsequent book. But the issue with the comedy club receipts made no sense. It should have wrapped up or bot mentioned. I did enjoy watching Charlie and Addie fall in love and I adored the relationship young Lindsey enjoyed with both her father and Miss Addie. However, I was left disappointed with enough of this story that I am unlikely to read anything further in this series.
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  Rachel

  This is an adorable, feel good story designed to be well outside of the realm of believability. The author extends her Christian faith to every major character, which seems to cheapen it somewhat in the context in which it is given. The climax of the story continues to defy logic as the characters continue to get second and third chances for the storyline to resolve. It was a fun read, but I wouldn't continue it if it were part of a series.
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  Linda Rainey

  " Good enough for a Princess" by Carol Moncado is an enchanting romance between Crown Princess Adeline and Charlie Brewer, a single father , with no noble pedigree.
  We learn that we need to look to God for help for life's troubles.
  It's another wonderful read by Carol and I look forward to more.
  A copy of this book was given in exchange for an honest review.
  
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  Cammie Klaskin

  Good Enough For a Princess is one of those books that you can't put down but don't want to end. I'm so glad this is a series. I loved the characters in this book and the message that God always comes through if we just trust and follow. This is a real feel good story that will leave you smiling. I recommend this highly.
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  Bhriv

  Yet another 5-star rating for this amazingly talented author, Carol Moncado. Addie and Charlie crash into each other. She is the Princess of his dreams (literally) and he is the her knight in shining armor...she has a royal title, he does not. Will it ever work out for them to really be together?! This book shows how God can work things that seem totally impossible out. A Must Read!
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  Megan

  This was a fun story and I enjoyed reading it. It had a predictable ending, but that isn't a bad thing. The characters were all likable and kept me interested even when I was pretty sure how it was going to finish. Addie was such a sweet and caring person and so was Charlie. I got this for free on Amazon and would recommend if the book sounds interesting you should give it a try.
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  Joyful

  A great Christian romance that is a can't put down until finished. The main characters learn to trust and follow God as they find a love that seems impossible. I was given this book for an honest review.
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  Jessica

  Beautiful,intriguing
  
  Overall I loved the characters, loved the surprises, twists and turns. Heart felt, faith filled,beautiful story. Cannot wait to read the next one.
  
  UPDATE: Read the next one and loved it just as much!!!!!
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  Missie Twitchell

  This was my first experience with Carol Moncado, but I look forward to reading more from her. I had come up with several possibilities in my head about how this would eventually work out. I look forward to reading the other books in this series.
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  Miranda

  Nicely written, sweet tale. Looking forward to more from this author.
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  Lonnie

  I stayed up until 12:30 am reading this book. What can I say?...I'm a sucker for modern princess stories :-)
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  Diana

  I enjoyed the twist of the unhappy princess who can't have her American. Easy vacation read.
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  Mary

  Very romantic and heart warming.
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  Victoria

  Is a great book to read
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  Alex L Criddle

  I finished this novel because I was intrigued enough to want to see what happened; however, I found it to be long and poorly executed. The writing did not flow and the growing attraction and love between Charlie and Addie was not detailed thoroughly. One minute they’re going on a couple of dates, and the next, they’re in love. I can deal with a quick falling in love story when the writing is good, but I just felt that the story was missing so much. There were several storylines that did not need to be included in the book, especially ones that were left inconclusive. There were quite a few misleading and unfinished subplots and explanations as to why some things happened when it was fairly clear a couple of chapters earlier that things wouldn’t work out. The character development was so-so. Although I really wanted to like this novel, it just fell flat for me.
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  Jeanie Womack

  Charlie and Addie
  
  A crash on an ice covered road brings the two together. After rescuing her from her car in the ditch, they wait in the diner over a cup of coffee, getting to know each other. Addie's become especially close to Lindsey, one of the 9 year old girls in an after school program where she volunteers, having no idea she's Charlie's daughter.
  When two emergencies happen almost simultaneously, Charlie is with Lindsey in the hospital, while Addis races home to check on her father. Then everything comes out! He wants his daughter to have stability and she has a family commitment that won't allow her to move. What will happen? You'll be reading as quickly as you can to find out. Charming and filled with love and kindness. Highly recommended.