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Reviewed by Jamie Michele for Readers' Favorite
Alison Tracy’s The Prince and the Protester follows Cindy, a Nemesis Freedom Fighter whose cell arrives in Hyo Bay to strike at a monarchy tied to the authoritarian State. Seven years earlier, Cindy met Bendran in Oracle, when he was a noble boy and she was living among revolutionaries. Their romance ended when their lives pulled them apart. Now Bendran is prince of Hyo Bay, preparing for the royal duties his father expects him to inherit. Cindy continues working with the rebels who raised her, taking missions that bring her dangerously close to the royal family. When an assignment puts her face to face with Bendran again, neither has forgotten what they once meant to each other. Cindy must remain loyal to the revolution as Bendran faces a future bound to the kingdom his family rules.
Alison Tracy’s The Prince and the Protester is an incredible dystopian romance, and Cindy is a fantastic heroine whose revolutionary training makes her instantly convincing in the field, studying camera angles during the bank mission to locate the most protected safe before working its lock. I love Bendran, whose compassion is evident in the way he treats people around him, with a palace guard telling him his kindness toward servants is widely known. The romance is excellent, particularly at the masquerade when Bendran quietly guides Cindy through a ceremonial dance she has never learned. The world building is fantastic and much of it is in Hyo Bay’s royal spaces. For example, the fortress has an orchid room named for Queen Emilia Del Rey, while the State penitentiary uses concrete corridors to disorient visitors. Still, it’s the author’s near cinematic descriptions of landscapes that are scene-stealers, from sandstone paths beside fountains and jasmine surrounding the temple in Oracle, to across Hyo Bay, where the royal fortress rises over the kingdom and palace rooms preserve the history of its former rulers. Well written and immersive, readers who enjoy a dystopian romance with revolution inside a royal setting will adore this.
