{"id":30584,"date":"2023-09-20T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/?p=30584"},"modified":"2023-09-20T07:53:56","modified_gmt":"2023-09-20T11:53:56","slug":"review-paper-princess-by-erin-watt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/2023\/09\/20\/review-paper-princess-by-erin-watt\/","title":{"rendered":"Review \u2764\ufe0f Paper Princess by Erin Watt"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-30584\" data-postid=\"30584\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-30584 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_1m8v662 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top gutter-narrow tb_col_count_2 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-1 tb_g74y662 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_3v1p662 rounded drop-shadow customBorderRad_top image-center auto_fullwidth tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n\t\t    <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"987\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paper-princess-erin-watt.jpg?resize=640%2C987&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-post-image wp-image-30585\" title=\"paper-princess-erin-watt\" alt=\"paper-princess-erin-watt\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paper-princess-erin-watt.jpg?w=973&amp;ssl=1 973w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paper-princess-erin-watt.jpg?resize=195%2C300&amp;ssl=1 195w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paper-princess-erin-watt.jpg?resize=664%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 664w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paper-princess-erin-watt.jpg?resize=768%2C1184&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/paper-princess-erin-watt.jpg?resize=400%2C616&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n    \t<\/div>\n<!-- \/module image --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_n6f6662 customBorderRad_bottom repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><span class=\"a-text-bold\">These Royals will ruin you\u2026<\/span><\/strong><br \/><br \/>Ella Harper is a survivor\u2014a pragmatic optimist. She\u2019s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she\u2019ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother\u2019s death, Ella is truly alone.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>That is until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal is more magnetic than the last, but none is as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Reed doesn\u2019t want her. He says she doesn\u2019t belong with the Royals.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>He might be right.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Wealth. Excess. Deception. It\u2019s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she\u2019s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she\u2019ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.<\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col3-2 tb_ojsq663 last\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_77dy663  repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25881 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png?resize=296%2C72\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 19, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>The Royals<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Elle Harper<\/strong> finds herself in a jam when her mother passes away. She is working at a strip club trying to make ends meet and stay under the radar from authorities. She is introduced quickly to Callum Royal<strong>,<\/strong> who takes her in and offers her protection, money and an education. Elle is distrustful but soon finds herself engulfed in a world of rich, scheming men who are used to getting what they want. The main culprit is Callum\u2019s oldest son,<strong> Reed<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">From the start, Reed and Elle bump heads despite the lust and attraction they feel for one another. Elle goes to a party and Reed must come to the rescue, which leads to them starting a journey that may destroy them both. Every step of their relationship is met with hurdles.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This is one of those books that you either enjoy for what it is or really despise it. I fall into the former category, simply for wanting to read something bit edgier and darker than I have been reading lately. Also, this just falls straight in line with my love affair of enemies to lovers\u2019 themes.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Paper Princess is outrageously over the top. It is almost ridiculous at times but that is the same thing that held me in for the ride. Elle has been through so much and she is almost a bit too eager to engage in activities that should really leave her traumatized. There are the over top antics of any high schooler, but these are not your typical high schoolers.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Normally, I would be repulsed at some of the darker tones in this story but, as I mentioned, it all fell together for me. I love getting to know all the characters as they will most definitely play a part in the series. This series reminds me of a dark version of the tv show <strong>Gossip Girls<\/strong>. Just rich, spoiled, and vicious characters.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, I recommend this for fans of dark romances. I\u2019m on to the next story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text --><!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_redk663 customBorderRad repeat \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span class=\"s1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rhNRgF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ZqS0eO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">iBooks<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/paper-princess-erin-watt\/1126518062?ean=9783492976473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">B&amp;N<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/paper-princess-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Kobo<\/span><\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Erin_Watt_Paper_Princess?id=t7jHEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s3\">Google Play<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These Royals will ruin you\u2026Ella Harper is a survivor\u2014a pragmatic optimist. 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She\u2019s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she\u2019ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother\u2019s death, Ella is truly alone.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>That is until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal is more magnetic than the last, but none is as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Reed doesn\u2019t want her. He says she doesn\u2019t belong with the Royals.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>He might be right.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>Wealth. Excess. Deception. It\u2019s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she\u2019s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she\u2019ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/smitten-recommends-banner-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"72\" \/><\/p><hr \/><p><strong>Release Date:<\/strong> Sep 19, 2023<br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <em>The Royals<br \/><\/em><strong>Book:\u00a0<\/strong>1<br \/><strong>Heat Level:<\/strong> Scorching<br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0Penguin Group<br \/><strong>Imprint:<\/strong>\u00a0Berkley\u00a0<br \/><strong>Price:<\/strong> $10.99<\/p><hr \/><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><strong>Elle Harper<\/strong> finds herself in a jam when her mother passes away. She is working at a strip club trying to make ends meet and stay under the radar from authorities. She is introduced quickly to Callum Royal<strong>,<\/strong> who takes her in and offers her protection, money and an education. Elle is distrustful but soon finds herself engulfed in a world of rich, scheming men who are used to getting what they want. The main culprit is Callum\u2019s oldest son,<strong> Reed<\/strong>.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">From the start, Reed and Elle bump heads despite the lust and attraction they feel for one another. Elle goes to a party and Reed must come to the rescue, which leads to them starting a journey that may destroy them both. Every step of their relationship is met with hurdles.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">This is one of those books that you either enjoy for what it is or really despise it. I fall into the former category, simply for wanting to read something bit edgier and darker than I have been reading lately. Also, this just falls straight in line with my love affair of enemies to lovers\u2019 themes.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Paper Princess is outrageously over the top. It is almost ridiculous at times but that is the same thing that held me in for the ride. Elle has been through so much and she is almost a bit too eager to engage in activities that should really leave her traumatized. There are the over top antics of any high schooler, but these are not your typical high schoolers.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Normally, I would be repulsed at some of the darker tones in this story but, as I mentioned, it all fell together for me. I love getting to know all the characters as they will most definitely play a part in the series. This series reminds me of a dark version of the tv show <strong>Gossip Girls<\/strong>. Just rich, spoiled, and vicious characters.<\/p><p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\">Overall, I recommend this for fans of dark romances. I\u2019m on to the next story.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em>~ Samantha<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3rhNRgF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.co\/3ZqS0eO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iBooks<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/paper-princess-erin-watt\/1126518062?ean=9783492976473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B&amp;N<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/paper-princess-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kobo<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/books\/details\/Erin_Watt_Paper_Princess?id=t7jHEAAAQBAJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a><\/strong><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30584"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30584\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30594,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30584\/revisions\/30594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/smittenbybooks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}