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It should be a dream opportunity: a senior trip to London! Wren’s older sister had an amazing time when she went a few years earlier. But Wren’s trip went downhill and now she just wants to go home. The only item left (that she actually can accomplish!) on her perfectly planned itinerary is breakfast at the World’s End restaurant. When she gets there, however, it’s closed for renovations.
As she’s cursing her luck, she notices a cute boy standing there. As it turns out, it’s Prince Theo, the heir to the British throne, who’s escaped the palace and is trying to stay hidden. When some tourists spot him and start taking pictures, she helps him get away. He takes off again, giving her his number in case she needs a favor.
Wren figures she’s just had a pretty cool experience, at least, after the rest of her stay, but when she arrives at the airport, she finds out things are a mess. As it happens, the world is about to end. A comet is about to hit Earth, and it will wipe out everyone. When her flight home is canceled and she can’t get another one, Wren decides to call in that favor.
Then she and Prince Theo end up going on a road trip from London to Santorini so she can use the family’s private jet to get home to be with her family before the world ends.
The premise is pretty outlandish, frankly. Putting a standard regular-girl-meets-prince love story against the backdrop of the apocalypse is a bit unusual. I sometimes had a tough time with it, but once it had been going for a while, I settled in and enjoyed the romance. It turned out being fun and just the kind of escapist pleasure readers would expect. So, give The Prince a chance.
Rated: Moderate. Profanity includes 5 uses of strong language, around 25 instances of moderate profanity, and about 25 uses of mild language. There are a dozen instances of British (bl-) profanity. Sexual content includes some kissing and a sex scene that is mostly “off-screen.”
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