ARC Review: If The Crown Fits by Leane Giliomee
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
This face paced book is the perfect read for anyone who desires an adventure based romantasy with thieves, bandits, royals and secrets. Where a masked bandit with a well known reputation finds herself entangled with a prince with hidden agendas. Before she knows it she’d thrown into a political feud between kingdoms, spanning back generations. It should have been a simple theft, but the deeper she finds herself falling, who can she really trust?
Main Tropes:
Betrayal
Forced Proximity
Feuding Kingdoms
Enemies-to-Lovers
Arranged Engagement
No spice (lots of tension)
This fairy tale story follows Lena, a masked bandit tasked with a simple theft. Or is should have been, until she suddenly she finds herself mixed up with the Kingdoms prince and his feud with the neighbouring Kingdom. What he wants is simple, decieve their Prince and steal an heirloom. It should be simple enough for someone with her past. But with her own life on the line, and no clue who to trust, it won’t be as simple as she thinks.
With magical forests, an arranged engagement and a life full of lies and deceit - will Lena be able to follow orders or will her heart take the lead? And most importantly, will she put her trust in the right person?
This book was filled with forced proximity, betrayal and royal feuds- the perfect combination for a romantic fairytale adventure.