"Kate Carmichael's life has never been what you would call easy. Her mother died after a two-year bout with cancer, her father disappeared twelve years ago to find fairy gold, and her guardian, her beloved Nana, has passed away. Nana promised Kate that she would be taken care of, but without a will, Kate cannot prove that Nana was going to leave her Victorian house to Kate so she is being evicted.
Kate immediately starts searching the house and discovers that there is a name scrawled on the back of the portrait in the library. And this is not just any portrait - this is the portrait of the most handsome, sexy man Kate has ever seen and whom she confided all of her troubles in when she was growing up. Imagine her surprise when the portrait comes to life after she speaks the name "Robin Goodfellow". Robin has been released from his imprisonment in the portrait, but discovers that he is now bound to Kate and cannot be further than 50 feet away from her. As they cannot be separated, Kate is forced to help Robin find the gate of the Fae so that he can try and appease the anger of Titiania, the Faery queen who imprisoned him in the portrait. And she better get rid of him fast or Kate will never be able to let Robin go...
I have to admit that I was disappointed in this book. I love fantasy, love faeries and was excited to see them mixed up in a romantic setting, but this book fell far below my expectations. The first third of the book deals with Kate and Robin both resisting their attraction to each other and insisting that they are "just friends". They finally get together in the middle third and then Robin decides that he has to go back to being just friends during the last third so that their parting will be easier. Robin and Kate kept falling into the same conversations and saying no then yes then no, etc. The romance between the two main characters could have been better, the plot could have been better developed, in short, just borrow it from someone who was unfortunate enough to have purchased the dang thing and that way if you don't finish it you haven't lost anything but a little time.
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Debbie, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Prince of Charming
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Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Action/suspense subplot?
Yes
Action:
- search for magical solution
If one lover chases another...
- he chases after her
Fantasy/Magic
Yes
Fantasy/Magical Lover
Yes
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- Prince/Nobleman/King
Age/status:
- magical being
Has unusual powers?
Yes
How sexual is this person?
- several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- confident
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- teacher
How sexual is this person?
- a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- confused
- scared
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Sex has good effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- 70%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of sex
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
