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“A Funny Romance.Smart ass characters”
Leanne R wrote this review Monday, November 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Dana W wrote this review Thursday, August 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“First off, let's call it for what this book is: A completely sugar coated, let's suspend belief that Alaska is it's own country with a SERIOUSLY wacka-doodle swearing, EXTREMELY relaxed royal family (especially the king), chick-lit novel.
Senator wrote this review Tuesday, August 4 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Ok, now that you've got that, you can enjoy the book far more.
Even though I had a really hard time believing the book and what was going on (and how it all came about), the characters and writing style made me laugh. A lot. The last chapter or so I started losing interest because even though you have a hard time keeping up with the pace that the story takes during the entire book, it seems too rushed for my taste -- as if Davidson wanted to cram in as much as she could by adding erratic and unnecessary drama.
But again, remember folks, SUSPEND BELIEF AND ENJOY!”
“ What if Alaska hadn't become the 49th State? And what if, unnder the direction of a man named Kaarl Baranov, the residents of Alaska got tired of the law that forbade Russians from settling permanent in the snowy wilderness and performed a nearly bloodless coup? And what if said Baranov took control of Alaska , set it up as a monarchy, and became its first king?
Jennifer Wardrip wrote this review Friday, July 24 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This is the historical back-drop for MaryJanice Davidson's THE ROYAL TREATMENT, and it's only the beginning. The royal family--including father King Alexander II, oldest son Prince David, oldest daughter Princess Alexandria, middle son Prince Alexander, youngest daughter Princess Kathryn, and youngest son Prince Nicholas--reside in the Sitka Palace and are unlike any bunch of stiff-necked royals you've ever met.
The King, who takes delight in attempting to fool the commoners into thinking he's an average fisherman on a weekly basis, is a wise-cracking, tender-hearted, potty-mouth ruler with a heart of gold. And for the last few months, his goal has been to find nearly thirty-year-old son Prince David a wife. King "Al" believes he's found the perfect wife for his son--Christina "the 'e' is silent" Krabbe. Fired from her job on a cruise ship while at port in Alaska , Christina has no money, no family, and nowhere to go, until King Al in disguise invites her to get in touch with one Edmund Dante, who turns out to be the King's adviser.
What follows is a hilarious romp through family loyalty, lust, and the life and loves of a royal family. As Christina and David head toward an history-making wedding, the two of them learn that love and laughter are as necessary as ruling a nation.
With MaryJanice Davidson's trademark wit and witticisms, THE ROYAL TREATMENT is a delight that you're sure to enjoy. ”
“This is a very, very funny book about a young woman named Christina Krabbe. She holds a waitress-type job on a cruise ship but ends up in Alaska out of work.
Ranko wrote this review Monday, December 22 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
It's not the same Alaska as the one we know, though. In this case, Alaska never became a state. It developed into its own country with its own royalty. The queen is currently dead, but the king is a very rough sort of person but very kind. He rules the Alaskans fairly. He wants his princely son to marry a nice girl.
He sets his eyes on Christina when he meets her while out fishing.
It happens, though, that Christina is sort of independent. The prince has almost an obsession with emperor penguins. There's one funny thing happening after another as Christina stays at the castle and then agrees to marry the prince, not realizing all the things she would have to learn about being a royal.
There's a lot of sex in this book (there always seems to be in Davidson's works) but there's far more humor in this book than in Davidson's other ones, so much so that you will probably find yourself laughing out loud many times.
A very good first book in the series.”
“Hysterical story taking place in an alternate reality! Instead of Alaska becoming part of the US, it became it's own country complete with a royal family. But this royal family is unlike anything we've ever heard of before! The king likes to take off and fish in cognito with his subjects and the Crown Prince is too busy studying penguins to pay attention to women. But when the king meets feisty American Christina, he knows it is a match made in Heaven.”
Erin S wrote this review Thursday, October 23 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“An interesting concept and setting, but I just didn't really get into the book. Davidson's humor was good as usual, but something about the plot just didn't interest me.”
Sam wrote this review Thursday, August 7 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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Laurie Gold wrote this review Thursday, October 2 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“You do not know what it truly feels like to laugh until you have read this book. This is seriously the most hilarious book I have ever read. And I've read a lot of books. The protagonist is a total riot and will blow your mind while the plot is just so outrageous that you actually believe it could happen. It's a total chick-lit novel, but it's fantastic when you're craving something light and refreshing.”
Genna C wrote this review Wednesday, March 5 2008. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I just love MaryJanice Davidson anyway for fabulous Queen Betsy of the Minnesota vampires and the funny funny mermaid series. This one is just as wonderful. I can almost smell the penguin pewp!”
IYamVixenBooks wrote this review Friday, November 2 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
