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Of Princes and Promises
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
6 posts | 4 read | 4 to read
From the New York Times bestselling author of When Dimple Met Rishi comes the second installment in a brand-new series set an elite boarding school thats a contemporary spin on fairy tales, this one a delightful, romantic twist on The Frog Prince. Caterina LaValle is determined to show shes still the queen of St. Rosettas Academy. Sure, her crown may be slightly askew after her ex-boyfriend, Alaric, cheated on her, but shes a LaValle. Shell find a way to march right back in there, her hands clutching the strings to the whole puppet show. This time, shes going to be untouchable. Rahul Chopra knows that moment he shared with Caterina LaValle at the winter formal meant something. Surely she feels it, too. Hes a little uncertain how someone like him (socially inept to a point way past adorkable) could fit into her world, but hes loved Caterina for years. He knows theyll find a way. When Caterina finds out Alaric is taking a supermodel to the upcoming gala, she knows she cannot arrive without the perfect date. But the thought of taking another superficial St. Rs boy exhausts her. The solution? Sweet-but-clueless Rahul Chopra and a mysterious pot of hair gel with the power to alter the wearer into whatever his heart desires. When Rahul tries it, he transforms instantly into RCdebonair, handsome, and charming. But transformation comes with a price: As Rahul enjoys his new social standing, the line between his two personas begins to blur. Will he give up everything, including Caterina, to remain RC? Or will this unlikely pair find their way back to each other?
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Lauredhel
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
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This was a disappointing book for me, but at least I got two #WickedWords out of it.

@AsYouWish

And I'm going to call it a lesser known fairy tale retelling also. #NoShameReadathon23@Nessavamusic

Nessavamusic Bummer it was disappointing, but yay to getting a prompt! 8mo
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Lauredhel
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
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First of the month = first Wicked Words word! This is a YA boarding-school loose retelling of The Frog Prince.

#WickedWords @AsYouWish

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Lauredhel
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
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On to a #lesserknownfairytaleretelling for the #NoShameReadathon23 - this story draws from The Frog Prince.

On my hook - making a curtain for the window by my front door. #litsycrafters

#NoShameReadathon23@Nessavamusic

Lindy That curtain is going to be lovely. I hope you will post a picture of it when it‘s finished. 8mo
Lauredhel @Lindy I usually put my finished object pics on instagram (same name) 8mo
Lindy @Lauredhel I just followed you (I‘m nightcoyotes) 8mo
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TheAromaofBooks
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
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This was one of those books where the first 75% was really enjoyable and then it was straight off the rails without passing Go or collecting $200. There was so much good stuff going on here, with both of these characters learning about loving themselves for who they are instead of feeling like they constantly need to put on a persona to impress. I had some niggles with the earlier parts of the books, but why even bother mentioning them when ⬇

TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) the entire book decided to self-destruct with the introduction of THE VILLAIN!? Why did this character exist!? What was the point of her!? What did this add to the story!? Not only did it not add anything - it completely took away from the entire rest of the book. I was honestly just so baffled. We didn't need this character or her drama or anything - it was just plain weird. So a very disappointing ending to a book that was actually ⬇ 2y
TheAromaofBooks (cont'd) ticking along just fine until then. Ah well.

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Andrew65 Great 👏👏👏 2y
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Lovesbooks87
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
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Pickpick

BINGO #1 for this month‘s #bookspinbingo! I am a sucker for fairy tale retelling so I was excited for the next book in the Rosetta Academy series. While this wasn‘t my favorite retelling I did enjoy it. This was based off the Princess and the frog. Can‘t wait to read the next book!

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Preciouz29
Of Princes and Promises | Sandhya Menon
Pickpick

Cute follow up; I think DE is book 3!