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Title: Prince Charming by Gaelen Foley ISBN: 0-449-00635-2 Publisher: Ivy Books Pub. Date: 01 February, 2000 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (37 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Finale of the Ascension Trilogy
Comment: TRILOGY IN SEQUEL: The Pirate Prince.....The Princess......The Prince Charming
We return to the finale of Gaelen Foley's make believe Isle of Acsencion and the Di Fiori family series. I admired the way she create such unique Island, surrounding it with real Spanish & Mediterranean countries, molding it with history and spicing it with adventure and dreamy romance. It's fast-phase, educational and heart soaring.
Raff and Dani's love story is a mixture of beauty and frustration. One minute, everything's dreamy, as it should be. Next thing you know, a hard twist ruins the fairy tale and into a nightmare. I have read all of G.F's work and she continue to amaze me. She knows how to weave stories that brings out different emotions of her readers. In this book, I specially fancy how Raff and Dani's relationship strenghtens through the obstacles they encountered. I also enjoyed Raff character. He was portrait as a carefree, nonchalant and rogue in PRINCESS. However, this was all a facade for deep down, he is somewhat bitter and insecure. So because of this, he's very much misunderstood by his people especially the elders in his father's council. Meanwhile, Daniela's destitute circumstances left her no choice but to take drastic measures in order to survive. She has responsibility to her ill grandfather and she also wants to help those who are poor and oppressed. That's when the famous MASK RIDER came to exist. Like Raff, Dani also lived her life with a facade. Courageous, strong, willfull in the outside yet scared and longing in the inside. Both needed each other to fill in their needs and weaknesses. Their initial heart pumping meeting and the heart warming father-son scene at the end is only a couple of my favorites... There is a lot more, of course.
There's two reasons why I didn't rate this book a five stars. One is my disappointments in Lazar and Allegra's parenthood. Both had so much love in them in THE P.P that I expected more of them as parents...For some reason their parenthood not only in this book but also in PRINCESS, became somewhat lacking. They are too involved with themselves and seems to take their children for granted. Second reason is that one unforgettable and utterly distasteful scene of Dani sitting in Raff's lap while he was caressing her - during a council meeting! To add fuel to the fire, Dani would interupt during the meeting demanding the council's respect for Raff. Oaaaakay! Perhaps this is to prove her loyalty towards Raff but heck, I find that scene disturbing, embarrasing and totally lack of good breeding. She acted as if she belonged there as a queen already and they aren't even married yet. I doubt even the Queen herself would degrade herself by sitting in the King's lap during a council meeting. I hated that part of the book. Totally lack of self respect & decorum. Yuck! I was turned off for awhile, took me days to repick up the book... but as I continued to read on, the adventure and romance simply overshadowed that silly scene. I just try to forget that part of the book. Ugh. Oh well, Despite my above complaints, I manage to rate this book a 4 stars because overall, it is totally entertaining. I recommend it to everyone who enjoys a good heart soaring novel. So, Don't wait, read the Ascension Trilogy and be 'awed' by this new Author.
Rating: 4
Summary: Interesting...
Comment: All in all, _Prince Charming_ wasn't my favorite romance, but the main character, Prince Rafael is what saved the book. Okay, that sounds a little harsh. The story really wasn't that bad and Gaelen Foley has an amazing talent. But, in _Prince Charming_ she devotes her writing skills to developing the main character, Rafe. Rafe is amazingly developed before the readers' eyes. He has so many complex layers and feelings it seems as if you've been watching him his whole life and you know everything about him. I think that he is the male character that everybody gets in their mind when they finish reading a book with zero character development and want more. I've never encountered a better developed character. But, all of this character development really took a back seat to the romance. Oh, it's there all right, with some steamy love, but because Rafe is such a larger then life hero, we aren't as interested in it. Aside from Rafe, there were some other things about _Prince Charming_ that I enjoyed. Dani, the heroine was also fun to read about, and I wish that Gaelen Foley would have spent a little more time on her. At the begining of the book, she is the Robin Hood figure of the magical isle of Ascencion. That was such a nice change. Romantic heroines are often brave, but they seldom ever actually make a living from it. Dani and Rafe were lovely to read about side by side as they both go through an amazing change through out the book and at the end they have grown and become better people. I also liked reading about Ascencion, Gaelen Foley's magical Itallian isle. So, if you want to read about a character who is the epitom of character development with a little romance tossed in, this book is for you. It's strongly recomended to a devoted reader.
Rating: 5
Summary: amazing!
Comment: Prince Charming is, in my opinion, the best in the trilogy.
Rafe the Rake, the charming crown prince of Ascencion, has never been taken seriously, but when King Lazar fears that he might soon die and decides to travel to Spain to visit Serafina (Princess), Rafael di Fiore becomes the Prince Regent. An opportunity Rafe has waited all his life for, but with it, come all the responsibilities that no one trusted him to have the abilities for and a secret conspiracy that he is in danger of falling victim to.
Daniela Chiaramonte is the infamous Masked Rider, whose brave Robin Hood-like adventures have won her the heart of Ascencion's people. From the day Rafe saw her, he knew that he wanted this innocent, stubborn woman.
So, proposing marriage when she is captured, Rafe tells her that he is only hoping the Masked Rider will help sway the public's opinion of him. However, as they fight to keep their marriage and the throne of Ascencion, they discover just how far each will go to protect the other, and the depth of their love.
However, there were a few parts where Rafe gets a bit pushy, though, the prince that he is, he always remains a gentleman. This truly fantastic story moved me to tears. Don't miss it or the rest of the Ascencion trilogy!!
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