Anabela.M.'s Reviews > King's Ex

I stopped reading fake relationships books a while back, because they all kinda seemed to blend together. But King's Ex is written by EJ Russell and in the Royal Powers universe, so I absolutely had to read it.

It was so creative and all around fun.
The plot might sound simple, the king who faked a fiancé in order to free himself from a unwanted betrothal, but everything got complicated after  king Bastien got pretend- engaged to Nico. Many people counted on Bastien's marriage to Helena, plotting has been happening since they were kids, so obviously they didn't react well to their plans going up in smoke. As a consequence, Bastien found himself in some strange and dangerous situations, many times barely making it out alive.

And, in the mean time, Bas and Nico had to show themselves to the world as a couple, excitedly waiting for their wedding. These two men were cute and endearing individually, but became increasingly so when they were around each other. Despite doubts about their different social standings, the secrets they both kept and the dangers increasing around them, Bas and Nico were inexorably drawn to each other, because they finally found someone they could trust and treated the other as special and necessary.

Their romance was the perfect fairy tale, with the added bonus of magical powers thrown in the mix. The story progressed toward a happy ending, of course, and the reveal of an unexpected villain. The moments of tension and fear were amazingly balanced by humor and laughter, the enemies by incredible friends, all wrapped up in a delightful story that put a smile on my face from beginning to the end.