It started with fire.
Not the kind that burns inside you and melts your heart into a mess of happy feelings. A real one. One that rips through wood and disintegrates brick and bone, leaving ashes and orphans in its wake.Death would have saved me from a rocky family life. There would be no cigarette burns on the soles of my feet, no vicious words engraved in my mind, and no Kai Madison. The … my mind, and no Kai Madison. The friend who saw past the scars and offered me pennies for my secrets. The guy who stole my heart with a single kiss in the middle of a rose garden on a snowy winter.
Nothing would have been easier to leave behind—to vanish from—but for the past four years, I’ve been isolated from the world, living in a hospital room and helping the Feds build a case against my foster-dad. Now I’m free and willing to risk my life to see him again.
There’s only one problem. I’m no longer imperfect. I have the same heart, but a different face.
From Bestselling author Sonya Jesus comes a new STANDALONE, friends to lovers college romance about a scarred girl next door and the bully who loves her. A modern retelling inspired by The Snow Queen.
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“WOW! One of the most emotional books I have ever read. The beginning clutched my heart and hooked me. Gripping, deeply emotional, contemporary dark romance full of angsty teen love, bullies, and a dangerous crime lord. I couldn’t put this book down.” Gigi’s Book Blog
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A young girl forced to live her life in fear. She is parentless and in the foster care system, living with a couple that is not what they seem. She is left feeling that no one loves her until she happens upon the boy next door. Then she is thought dead. There is no trace of her.
Kai, the boy next door, is attending college when he runs into another student getting coffee and swears it is the girl next door, the one who is thought dead, and the one he never got over. He can’t believe it, blows up at her, and runs away. Yet, he can’t get over what he knows is true.
This is a story of true love. Even as teenagers Kai and Thorn knew the love they shared was special. They didn’t know how to express it at the time and were torn away from each other before they got the chance but when they were brought back together they couldn’t deny what they felt. I enjoyed seeing them learn about each other, love each other, and protect each other.
This is the first book that I’ve read by this author and I didn’t know what to expect. It does hold your attention and it does have some suspenseful moments. I did like this story and I felt like tit does hold your attention and also has some twists in the story that you don’t see coming which is always great.
This book is part of a series in the The Modern Princess Collection book #1.
Thorn has has things extremely tough in her life and after she had no choice but to grow up in foster care because of a family tragedy, its hard and she struggles on a daily basis with her emotions. However when she meets Kai the next door neighbor and an all round good guy. It seems like things are about to get better and love might be on the cards, a real romance story. However life still keeps throwing curve balls at her to dodge and its difficult. She actually has real feelings and so does Kai, but is it meant to be?
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This book does have some mystery and some suspense and some twists and turns and some things that you wont see coming and also has some romance and love. This book have you feeling a lot of emotions for the characters and hoping that after everything her and his life will plan out in the end so they can have there own happily ever after. You will be rooting for them because after everything that they have been through your hoping that things will all work out.
This is a new book series that is beginning and I look forward to reading more in the collection and this book is a great addition to the series.
Thank you to the author and the publishers for allowing me to read an early copy of this book. ARC provided in exchange for a v honest voluntary review.
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A beautiful, entertaining retelling of The Ice Queen. Growing up in the foster care system after he death of her parents Thorn has not had it easy. Finding solace in her weekly meets with the boy next door who trades her thoughts for pennies. Then things take a turn when her foster dad get in trouble with the cartel. Years later she’s back with more scars and comes face with the boy next door but he has changed too. Can they find a way to a second chance. Love the start of this series and can’t wait to read more.
I received an ARC and volunteered to leave a review.
Enjoyed the start of this series about Thorn and Kai! Surprising twists and drama. A great read!
I read an ARC copy of this book.
Let’s just say I’m a forever fan of Sonya Jesus. There is nothing she’s ever written that i didn’t enjoy. Imperfect Princess is no exception. It’s a great story from beginning to end, with a HEA. The characters are real, relatable and will have you either cursing at them, or encouraging them, either way, it’s well worth it!
Wow! This took me on a wild ride and my head was on a swivel most of the time because I didn’t know what would happen next. I felt for Thorn and I cried with her. Her and Kai have a second chance but not all is at it seems and the twists and turns here will have you wanting more. You can guess there may be more stories coming but I loved seeing Kai and Thorn get their second chance.
Imperfect princess by Sonya Jesus.
Death would have saved me from a rocky family life. There would be no cigarette burns on the soles of my feet, no vicious words engraved in my mind, and no Kai Madison. The friend who saw past the scars and offered me pennies for my secrets. The guy who stole my heart with a single kiss in the middle of a rose garden on a snowy winter.
Nothing would have been easier to leave behind—to vanish from—but for the past four years, I’ve been isolated from the world, living in a hospital room and helping the Feds build a case against my foster-dad. Now I’m free and willing to risk my life to see him again.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked the cover too. Some good characters. I didn’t like Vanessa at all. 5*.
Losing her parents as a child was bad enough, being raised in foster care was even more difficult but when Thorn lost Kai it was devastating. He was her best friend, her first love and the man who accepted her imperfections and all until her foster father’s activities has everyone believing that she is dead.
Kai has tried to move on with his life, but he has never forgotten his first love. When a new student shows up at college he is conflicted as she feels like Thorn but doesn’t look like her. He will do anything to reclaim the only woman he has ever loved and isn’t about to be deterred by the danger they find themselves in.
Suspense, twists and a love between Kai and Thorn that neither time nor distance can destroy.
This story was emotionally challenging to read. It touches your heart as you read the travesty of Thorn’s life. She goes from foster home to foster home and with each one she develops scars that lays weight on her soul both mentally and physically. Her one highlight was Kai the boy next door that she secretly met. When her foster father runs into trouble with the mob, her life undergoes changes again leaving Kai devastated. Now she is back and at CamU after leaving behind her involvement of helping the feds build a case against her foster dad. Her coming out sets into place actions that could get both her and Kai killed. One thing for sure is that once you start reading this story it will be hard to put it down until you finish this story. I voluntarily agreed to receive an ARC of this book for an honest review.