GRR Reviews The Princess Scandal by Molly Jameson

Princess Beatrice of British Royals, the shy princess, had an alter ego online that that is an ardent feminist, blogging about issues such as the Bechtel Test, how rape victims are often slut-shamed, and so on. She decided to take a one-semester lecturing professor position in a Spanish university and met Javier at a tiny little tapas place off campus. Javier is considerate, passionate, and handsome, and Bea was tempted to have a fling, esp. when he said he's opening a special online news with a feminist bent. However, when they were spotted by the paparazzi, the tabloids dug into his dark past. When the paparazzi managed to discover Bea's alter ego, is there any hope between this star-crossed couple?

The problem with this author's version of the British Royal family is everyone except the new generation are douchebags. Queen Consort is basically "princesses are for marrying off to other princes, not to embarrass the family." When Bea's lecture is about how Ann Boleyn was so poorly treated, one of the students filmed her, and it went viral, as "princess disses royal family and the British empire." I don't get the story about Javier either. Was he somehow charged with "assault"? The story was he was drunk, on a motorcycle, he thought he saw his woman with someone else, he drove at them and ran smack into a house and window. It's drunk driving. Assault? Really? The end was Bea going "f*** you all" and went full public and went to live in Spain to be with Javier. Phooey.

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: British princess had a fling with a handsome Spaniard with his past, but she's also hiding a secret identity as an ardent feminist... What happens when paparazzi dug into their secrets?

Overall Rating: 3/5

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