I received an Advance Reader Copy from the publisher. This in no way impacted on my view.

It was the synopsis of this book that drew me in initially. Having an undercover prince in a YA contemporary is bound to appeal to me, and it made be think of The Prince and Me film, which I adore. Nik is hiding who he is, because he is the heir to the throne in his quasi-Scandinavian country. He wants the chance of a somewhat normal life, so when he can study in a boarding school in America, he jumps at the chance. There's an initial struggle to understand American culture, but what is the most refreshing is his relationship with Amber, who absolutely despises him. Now, that would sound odd, but being dislike because of his character, and not who he is or how important he is, is like a breath of fresh air, and Nik soon finds himself struggling to stay away from Amber.

Amber, on the other hand, has sworn off relationships, and the cocky and arrogant new boy, Nik, definitely rubs her up the wrong way. However, the more they are together, the more her barriers come down, and she soon finds herself developing feelings for him, though she knows he is hiding something.

Like I said, I thought this book would be a bit similar to The Prince and Me, and it was, but it was lacking, something. I did enjoy it, and it was a dead quick read, but it was very much an ok book - nothing horrendous, but also nothing fantastic. A good read at the time, but not memorable.

This reminded me a lot of the first Prince and Me movie.

Nik is from an royal family in a not well known country but for the next year he is going to school in the States. He never expected to fall in love and all he wanted was to live a normal life for that year. But you can’t always get what you wish for can you?

I absolutely adored this book. I love the characters for the most part. There were a few moments where I really disliked each of them in turn because they did something really stupid or something just didn’t make sense. I found the plot enjoyable as well, but there were moments where I got confused or lost by something. There were moments where the book lagged and then picked up the pace again. The flow was really good though. I also really enjoyed the authors writing style.

This is another author that I would love to read more books by. I enjoyed every second of this book. I think this book is great for both the teens and adults (obviously…but I don’t like to claim being an adult). There are even some subtle lessons in this book if you look closely.

This was cute, but I just don't think Entangled Teen books are for me. I have read a few that I really enjoyed but usually there either a hot or miss for me. Sometimes there in between, not often though.

A cute teen romance that follows the "lesser-known" prince is hiding in plain sight and somebody finds out while ordinary girl falls for him trope. It might be overdone, but at least "There's Something About Nik" does it well. 5/5 stars.

Although I enjoyed reading this book, it took me a long time to read. Considering how short the book actually is this is surprising. I think I dragged my heels a little as the storyline was a bit slow-paced and I ended up rolling my eyes a little too much at the main characters. However having said that I did enjoy the book overall and there were a couple of chapters that did surprise me.

I read this book in less than a day. I found the plot moved too quickly they went from hating each other to loving each other.

Nik isn't just another foreign exchange student. The secret is that he is really a prince, Niklas III of Lutgenstadt (not a real country). Looking to escape the paparazzi and limelight of his country, he decides to attend boarding school in the United States. Nik soon falls head over heels for Amber, who is guarded at first and afraid to let him in, after her former boyfriend betrayed her. Nik is strange, a bit formal and guarded himself, and has manners and a way of being that confuse Amber at first due to their formality. As they get closer, Nik and Amber become more comfortable, but when a picture Amber mistakenly takes winds up in the wrong hands, Nik's secret is out and their relationship is all but over. Fun read, reminds me very much of the Julia Stiles movie The Prince and Me.

Couldn't get into the story, wasn't my cup of tea!

The writing came off as childish and I couldn't connect to any of the characters; rather, I found most of them annoying.

This was a book fail for me. I felt that the writing style didn't match the tone or story line at all. It was too disjointed and I just didn't like it in the end.

There’s Something About Nik was missing something. It felt surface deep and I was left wanting, hoping for more. The premise is fantastic and reminiscent of one of my all time favorite romantic comedies, The Prince & Me, the only difference being that this story is set in an elite high school. What girl doesn’t dream of falling for a guy who turns out to be so much more than he seems? Better than she ever could have imagined?

My biggest issue with this story was the plot lines that fell apart and felt totally forgotten as the story progressed. One of the main characters, Amber, is in remission from cancer. This comes up I believe twice, or something equally low. It functions as a main plot point; it’s the reason that Amber is so hesitant to date, so mistrusting of others, etc. It wasn’t built on at all. It just sat there and was called up when necessary. I kind of expected more from Amber when she talked about her cancer, but the big focus was on the jerk who broke her heart. I needed more. I needed her family. Amber talks about how much she loves them or whatever, but they’re invisible. The story was short. It was cut in weird spots leaving chapters feeling unfinished and there was so much more room to add small details that would have made the characters come to life, but instead they were sort of just there.

Secondary characters, at first, had a pretty strong presence. I looked forward to reading more about Amber’s best friend because she’s a beautiful person and a bit of a risk taker. But as the story progressed, it became so much about Amber’s feelings about Nik that her bestie was neglected. There really aren’t many characters within the story in general. Nik’s friend is also on the sidelines, even though he’s dating Amber’s friend and you’d think there’d be more.

I was dying for description. There are whole chunks here that summarize what happened rather than showing. I would have loved to see Nik and Amber dating. Though the scene on the school bus was pretty heated and one of the better ones in terms of developing their attraction, there needed to be more as a baseline.

Nik’s POVs. Sometimes he read as robotic and cold. Others he was flooded with confusing emotions about this strange girl, Amber. When the romance was there, it was blissfully awkward and funny. It was believable and there was quite the Pride and Prejudice vibe.

Had the characters been more fleshed out, I would have been able to make a strong emotional connection and would have liked the story better.

This book is obvious. Romance novels are often obvious but this one is particularly bad. I predicted every major plot point. It's a total cliche. The writing is rather awkward. Dialogue tends to be rather unnatural. The narration itself is repetitive. And it's so easy. They aren't interested in romance. And suddenly they're dating. Then a random event reveals Nik's secret. And even though they break up, a simple apology fixes everything.

Oh how I wanted to love this book! When I read the synopsis I was sure I would love it.

You have a secret, European prince who goes to an American boarding school with the purpose of having a little freedom. A prince who has manners down pat but American vernacular--not so much.
Match that with a sweet American girl who is overcoming some horrific personal issues from the past year and what more could you want from this story?

Well, sadly, I could have done with something a little less trite. The thing is, because this is the kind of story that has been done before (even though it's an intriguing plot line) it needs to be original and be able to stand up against all the others.

There was the constant, pretty ridiculous, misunderstandings between the two main characters. And the fact that the characters all seemed to have the mentality of nine-year-olds. For me, the main issue with the two protagonists was that, if I didn't know it was a story about how Nik and Amber come to be "Nik and Amber", I honestly wouldn't have ever thought these two should be together. There was no depth to these characters besides their histories. Which, unfortunately, were things we didn't get to see, but were only told about.

I absolutely hate having to write reviews like this. And because of that, I will definitely give Hantz another chance. I refuse to believe that an author who others love, won't have a story that I can appreciate also.

Disclaimer: I received an e-ARC of this book. I chose to review it and this in no way impacts my opinion of it.

When I was invited to participate in this blog tour I jumped at the chance. An undercover prince who falls in love with a girl who doesn’t know his secret? This sounds like my kind of contemporary, so sign me up!

I started this novel immediately after receiving it and finished it in a little over a day. It was cute and funny and I greatly enjoyed reading it.

I found Nik’s character to be quite enjoyable and I loved watching him struggle to understand the ways of common America while also not giving away his secret. As for Amber, I could feel the pain that she was dealing with and attempting to get over. I found her to be an interesting character to follow.

Even though I knew exactly what the “drama” was going to be based around, I was dying to find out how it came to be. I really wanted Amber to be in on Nik’s secret because I wanted to see how she would react to finding out. The one thing I found a bit odd, was how Amber reacted to the news. I thought the reaction was a little unrealistic and that threw me off.

Overall, I thought this novel was cute and I enjoyed the characters. I would recommend this novel to any contemporary lovers as I believe they will greatly enjoy it.

8/10
Awkward beginnings and a hate-to-love friendship that made me smile.

Nik (more like Prince Niklas) wants to get away from the spotlight and wants to be normal and goes undercover as an exchange student at a boarding school. Only a select 2 people know who he really is & why he 's there. His speech is very awkward because he's learning the ways of how to act and speak from his friend Josh. He's immediately taken aback with Amber who's doesn't like him. As his friendship to relationship with Amber, he feels guilty for not telling her that he's a prince.

Amber is not a fan of Nik and thinks he acts very standoffish to her. She feels like they doubt have anything in common at first and slightly suspicious when he's being dodgy about his family. I really loved how she was a photographer, because I was really with her in that way because I can understand taking her camera everywhere she goes. So being a fan of the hate-to-love trope; I loved this sweet book so much.

I was looking forward to reading this book. There’s something about Nik seemed like an adorable romance. A prince posing as a regular student, undercover in a American boarding school. It may not sound just as good as the premise of Princess Diaries, but I’ll admit that I was hoping this to be precisely that sort of read. Fluffy and utterly entertaining. It definitely could have been. And to some it may be exactly that, but it didn’t really work for me.

Mostly because I didn’t think there was any chemistry between prince charming and his mundane princess. In fact, I didn’t find Nik charming at all. For someone who was supposedly very confident and even accused of being arrogant, I found him disturbingly awkward. And not in a ‘cute and adorable’ way. He did not know how to act around people. And worst of all: he couldn't take a joke. There's nothing that puts me off more than a guy who can't handle a little teasing. It was attributed to his royal lifestyle, but I didn’t buy it. Even a prince is not in character all of the time. He’s still a human being. Plus, he watched television. At least that should have given him an idea or two about common people. He was also really whiny for someone that entitled. He kept saying he wanted to be treated like a normal person, but still freaked out at Amber for interrupting his sentence and not instantly liking him. Can’t have it both ways, bro.

Everyone just acted really ridiculous most of the time. I’m all for breaking social conventions and making characters stand out, but here it had the opposite effect. It just made everything feel forced and unnatural. The characters were very flat and one-dimensional and the story itself lacked depth and creativity. Unfortunately there was nothing remarkable or worth remembering about any of it.

It also bothered me that the author turned Europeans into some kind of alien breed. As if we are some ignorant people who need to be taught things like ‘sarcasm’ from Americans. I spoke fluent sarcasm before I could even locate the USA on a map. Seriously, though. These were small and mostly insignificant examples, but after a while they started to bother me. I get that Nik was a prince who didn’t have a decent connection to ‘the real world’, but you cannot convince me that in this modern age it is possible for someone to be so sheltered that he doesn’t know about ripped jeans and girls with short hair and acts as if there is no such thing in Europe. I was so convinced the author had never set foot upon European soil that it shocked me when I found out she was actually born and raised in the United Kingdom. My bet. But it makes matters almost worse. Because I can forgive stereotypes (like all Scandinavians being blond, blue-eyed angels) from a foreigner, but not so easily from one of our own.

The book is very short and fast-paced. The writing is okay. Not great, but not bad either. I don’t feel like reading this book has been an entire waste of time, it was bad in an entertaining kind of way (does that even make sense?), but I wouldn’t recommend it either. There are better romances out there and far more likeable princes to swoon over.

I received a copy of this book from netgalley and entangled teen (Melissa) for review.

I really enjoyed There's Something About Nik. Nik himself was an iffy character for me, but I loved Amber. I love a strong female who isn't afraid to be herself. Amber had some trust issues, but she was a fun, loving girl. I can't imagine what it would be like to meet a boy and find out later that he's not the person he said he was. While dating a prince might sound like fun, I would think the stress would lead to a lot of issues. I hope there is another book to update how things turn out for them.

Let the sweetness begin! I have have my heart set on reading this book since getting a small teaser a few months back. Amber and Nik are wonderful characters. I love how they both have mental battles about being more than friends with each other. Amber battling the fact that Nik is not like her ex. And Nik wondering if he would be able to have her in his royal life. We all have those little doubtful thoughts that enter our minds when something just feels so right.

Reading this book kind of reminded me of that movie The Prince and Me with Julia Stiles and Luke Mably. As cheesy as that movie was, who wouldn't want to fall in love with a prince? I love sweet books like this. I wonder what other plots Sara Hantz has up her sleeve.

2.5 “Princes and Boarding Schools” Stars

ARC via NetGalley

Thank you, Entangled: Crush!

My experience with this book surprised me. Unfortunately not in a good way.

First, this in Entangled Crush and 9 out of 10 times I love their books or at least enjoy them very much. Second, this has a prince pretending to be a commoner, and this trope often gives me all the feels. So, yeah, I was looking forward to this one.

The problem is, I couldn’t connect with this book at all.

The first thing that bothered me about it was the promise in the blurb and this saying in the cover: “It’s hate at first sight.” Guys, I’m the biggest fan of the hate-to-love romance trope ever, so if you promise me any variation of “enemies to lovers”, I want that delivered. This book didn’t. There was a little bit of tension between Nik (the prince who’s hiding his identity) and Amber (the future photographer who has a strong personality) in the beginning, but it didn’t last nearly long enough. And though the blurb promised me hate at first sight, it never felt like that. She just didn’t fall in love with him immediately, but she didn’t exactly hate him, either.

That’s the other thing about this book that didn’t work for me, how all feelings and actions were overdramatized.

Amber wasn’t sure she liked Nik when she met him, so she must hate him, right? No. That’s too much. Hate is based on something strong, and there was nothing like that between them. She disliked his attitude, but, as far as I'm concerned, she didn't hate him. Even if she had, it still wouldn't have made much of a difference because they quickly shifted to friends and more. It didn't last nearly enough to have an impact.

Another example of overreaction here is when Nik can't stop thinking about Amber's hair. So Nik came from an European country. I get that. But does that mean every girl there had to have blonde, long hair, and Amber’s short hair had to be this weird thing he needed to obsess over for a few paragraphs? No. Tons of women have short hair, so what’s the big deal?

Amber was also a fan of making big deals out of small things. Like when Nik opened the door for her when they went out. She quickly went on about how weird that was because every other boy she knew didn’t do this. I mean, come on. I like to think there are mothers out there still teaching their sons some manners. Give teenage boys a break, guys.

The same goes for how Amber overreacted to the fact that Nik had never taken the bus before. I mean, isn’t everyone in that school supposed to be super rich? I don’t know about you, but I watched enough Gossip Girl and 90210. Those kids did not take the bus. Most of them had drivers, or at least took a taxi when they wanted to go somewhere (maybe they'd be taking Uber now, but definitely not a bus). The fact that Nik had a driver back home shouldn’t have been such a surprise to Amber.

The truth is I think there was a constant attempt to make things seem bigger than they were so Amber could be suspicious of Nik and the secret he was keeping. But it didn’t work for me. Her reactions felt too big. Too dramatic. Too unrealistic.

Maybe this has something to do with the lack of world building. I understood where Nik was from and what his life was like back home, but I didn’t know enough about Amber. I didn’t understand her background enough to believe her reactions. I didn’t know enough about most of the characters, to be honest.

I also missed knowing more about the boarding school they attended. I had it in my head that this was a rich-kid school (since a prince was going there, it had to be, right?), but I couldn’t picture it. I didn’t get enough details or information to draw a picture of the school in my head, which was a shame.

I guess what I'm trying to say is that I went into this book expecting something different (more tension because of the hate-and-love relationship it promised), but ended up getting distracted by some choices that kept pulling me out of the story. For that reason, I’m sorry to say I found it difficult to connect with Nik and Amber or feel their chemistry. I wanted to like this book as much as other Entangled Crush titles, but that didn't happen this time.

Cute!
The good oldy undercover royalty love story.
And that's where my main problem lies actually. While I do love it. I felt there wasn't much else to it. I mean, I love the character building. It's well done. Both MC's have insecurities due to their background that were conveyed wonderfully. The romance has some nice swoony moments.
But this doesn't stay from the secret royalty thread- at all. And the end felt kinda rushed and a bit overly easy solved.
While there were really cute moments, I felt some of the eluded connection wasn't there for me.
Well written, cute story but I wanted somehow more depth.
As a photographer I really enjoyed Amber's photography session. I could totally relate. Which is a testament to Hantz wonderful writing style!

Enjoyable, sweet and interesting characters make this a nice cute & fluffy.