This is the third and final book in the laugh-out-loud Naughty Princess series. And this one features the spunkiest (aka foul-mouthed truth teller) of the group, so I knew it was going to be a fun ride.

As a fellow ginger and shark lover, I've always had an affinity for the Disney princess, Ariel. Given that in this reimagining of the fairy tale, she also has a foul mouth and a bit of a temper, it's like we are soul sisters.

Ariel is the true fire cracker of the trio of women. She's the type of person who says what everyone else is thinking, consequences be damned.

Like the two previous books, Ariel is suffering her own financial problems, is forced to move in with the one person she pretends to loathe (yes, it is fairly easy to see that her hatred of said person is all an act), co-owner of Charming's Gentlemen's Club, Eric Sailor.

Two things surprised me about this story.
1) Ariel gave in fairly quickly to Eric's advances. Sure, she gives him a hard time for a little while, but Eric's patience/persistence eventually pays off.
2) Ariel's lack of self-confidence. Given her attitude in the first two books, you would think she is brimming with confidence. However, that couldn't be further from the truth. Due to a past relationship, she has a very low option of herself and her looks, preferring to seek comfort in many unhealthy snacks to calm her moods. But with time, Eric proves he's more than an orgasm giver.

As with the first two books in the series, I loved how the author has incorporated the Disney themes within this book. Sometimes there's the obvious connection (Ariel's numerous fish named Flounder, or karaoke featuring the song "Kiss the Girl"), and other parts are more subtle (Ariel's love of antiques and her banishment from her home). But each connection to the Disney fairy tale is well incorporated to have a place within the theme of this book - getting Ariel's groove back.

My only criticism would be the cover. On its own, I think it looks like you'd picture a Rom Com cover. However, this book has pages and pages about Ariel's curves and her love of processed food, so the cover didn't jive with the description of her character. I just wish they had found a curvier model - we know there are plenty of beautiful ones out there.

Overall, this was a fun and entertaining read. If you are looking for some good laughs and sexy times, check it out.

to be fair, i haven't read the previous two books in this series, so perhaps i would have found ariel a bit more charming in the opening pages of kiss the girl if i had those books under my belt. she's kind of horrid and is yelling at literally everyone for no good reason at the start. and it's not that i don't appreciate a heroine who has balls and attitude, but like screaming at your friends for calling you on the phone doesn't seem like the best way to keep people in your life.

but this does allow us to see her growth. she's still loudmouthed and crazy and somewhat inappropriate, but she also has a heart and the moments where she's vulnerable are absolutely precious. although to be honest my actual favorite moments are every time eric opens his mouth and says the exact right thing. like oh my god, there has never been a character better at saying exactly the right thing that makes you want to swoon at the fact that he's dreamy and sweet and kind and badass.

this is an enjoyable retelling of sorts, it doesn't really follow the plot of the little mermaid, but has all the characters repurposed and somewhat true to the original. i mean, sebastian the crab ends up being sebastian the douchey ex. but basically everyone else is kind of on point.

but, i will say, perhaps the main flaw this book has is that all freaking day i've been singing "kiss the girl" in my head. even the "wah wah wahs" from the birds. it's a lot. sha na na na na...you guys it's a freaking earworm.

**kiss the girl will publish on september 4, 2018. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/st. martin's press (swerve) in exchange for my honest review.

Kiss The Girl was a fun, sweet and sexy book. It’s the third book in the standalone series. I have not yet read the first two books, but I still able to enjoyed it. I really, really had a blast reading the first 80% of this book. The last 20% was okay. I loved Ariel’s sassy attitude and the girl power surrounding the book. Eric is a complete, kind, handsome hunk. The friendship between the girls is something we should all inspire to have with our friends. Overall, Kiss The Girl was a good romcom that I enjoyed.





I voluntarily read an early copy.

3.5 Stars

Kiss the Girl is the third installment in the Naughty Princess Club. I didn’t read the first two in the series, but that didn’t stop me from enjoying this one.

The series is cool play on our favorite fairy tales with a modern day twist, strong female characters mixed with funny moments.

Ariel was a very interesting character. I honestly didn’t much care for her in the beginning. She was a bit over the top and rude. But as the story progresses, you get to see exactly why she is that way.
It’s just her shield to protect herself.

Eric was just the right person for her. He was smart, handsome and most importantly kind and persistent in his way to get to her heart.
He sees past her rough exterior and was patient with her (even though he did push her buttons. Haha!)

I finished this book last week. Last few chapter got me through labor. Yup, that’s right. It had me laughing through the pain.
If you like romantic comedies, this might be one you’d enjoy.

Such a fun book to read! Quick dialogue, empowered women and men to die for. All three books in this series are fantastic.

It took me a while to like Ariel. She has such a foul mouth (I could do without most of the swearing) and is pretty intense. Eric is easy to like and he is so patient with Ariel. All the characters are a bit crazy and a lot of fun. Ariel has an ex that she has to support, she loses her business and her house. Eric comes to the rescue whether Ariel wants him to or not. He also helps her to find the strong woman she is underneath her insecurity. Ariel's ex made her feel like she wasn't good enough and Eric just helped her realize what a strong, independent woman she is. Some laugh out loud moments. Pretty good story.

The Naughty Princess Club, owned by Cindy, Belle and Ariel, has grown beyond their imanigations. When they started the business, it was out of desperation, since they had all lost their jobs. However, since Ariel’s divorce, she has not been able to do participate in the business. Her ex did a real number on her self esteem. Always commenting that she should diet due to her weight, when in reality, she’s just a curvy woman. Coming home one day she finds police outside her home, not because of an intruder, which is what she thought, but to take her home away. So yea, she missed a few mortgage payments, and yes she ignored all the notices. Now she has 15 minutes to collect some personal belongings before the bank takes everything from her. This is where Eric comes in to save the day, except she doesn’t want to be saved by any man.
Eric has been in love with Ariel since she told him to f__k off. He loves her potty mouth but most of all her curves make him crazy in lust. Now he just needs to give her time so she can see the wonderful woman that she is and hopefully also to realize that the chemistry between them is something to hold and cherish. But in the meantime, she keeps threatening to cut off his balls if he so much as tells her how beautiful she is.
You will laugh and swoon in this fabulous story. I truly enjoyed it!

This book is amazing and really funny. I laughed out loud and couldn't put it down.
I will surely get the previous instalment in this series and look forward to reading the next one.
Highly recommended!
Many thanks to St. Martin's Press and Netgalley for this ARC

Kiss the Girl was a phenomenal read with an amazing romance and one of the best friendships I’ve seen between the three female leads of the series.

After watching her friends come alive through the Naughty Princess Club, Ariel Waters is still struggling to do the same. Her ex-husband berated her for so many years that she’s struggling to find the inner confidence she needs. After her house and the antiques she collects are seized by the bank for her failure to pay her mortgage, Ariel is left wondering how to fix her life. When Eric Sailor swoops in to save her she finds herself unexpectedly falling for him and the unwavering support he offers her.

Ariel for all her loud professions of being a confident woman has a lot of self-esteem issues related to her ex-husband and his emotional manipulation. Ariel knows she shouldn’t let him get to her but she has a hard time getting past his comments. She has a tendency to cover her vulnerability or nervousness with sarcasm and cursing which is something I can relate to. I loved the little touches in her life to tie in the Little Mermaid elements such as her six sisters and the plethora of fish she has all named Flounder.

Ariel and Eric have a great banter-filled relationship with so many great scenes that had me laughing out loud. I love how they push each other's buttons to mask how much they care about one another. Ariel in particular does this a lot more than Eric, but he has his moments of nervousness as well which he covers in sarcasm. Eric is completely devoted to Ariel from the start and it was wonderful watching Ariel slowly fall for him. I loved how much he supported her and wanted to make her happy. Eric’s cat Derrick Alfredo provided some fantastic comedy as he was always showing up at unexpected moments. Ariel and Eric’s physical relationship is extremely hot and the sex scenes are so well done. This author does an amazing job on the steam factor in these books.

The friendship Ariel, Belle, and Cindy share is the best part of this series and one of my all-time favorite book friendships. These women are so incredibly supportive of each other and are willing to do anything to ensure each others’ happiness. I love the scenes where the three of them hang out and get drunk while discussing any problems they may be having. Their friendship is the type of friendship that everyone should experience at least once as it’s such a gift.

Kiss the Girl was just as fantastic as the first two books and solidly cemented The Naughty Princess Club series as one of my all-time favorite contemporary romance series. I highly recommend the entire series to anyone looking for books with incredibly sexy romances and amazing female friendships.

Kiss the Girl is book three in this series. I loved loved it! It was so funny. Ariel was crazy, hilarious and just awesome. Eric was sexy and swoony! I loved Ariel and Eric. They had amazing chemistry and hot hot sexy scenes! Perfect together. I loved all the banter and the friendships Ariel had with Cindy and Belle. This is definitely my favorite and I loved all the Little Mermaid references, which is my favorite Disney movie!! Such a great series!

This is the third book in this series and I am sorry that I didn't read the first 2, so I feel that I need to do that in order to enjoy this more, that being said I still enjoyed and laughed and laughed. Ariel got just what she needed in Eric, and he was a sweetie. She seemed to have multiple personalities in her head, poor girl was all over the place, I wont get into it, because it truly is worth you reading, but please grab the first 2.

4.5 Stars

Kiss The Girl is book 3 in The Naughty Princess Club, and it is amazing. I'm pretty sure the giant smile didn't leave my face the entire time I was reading, and I actually had to put it down a few times because I was laughing so hard I cried.

Ariel is the feisty one of her friends, always ready to start a fight and say exactly what is on her mind. Even if that involves a string of curses & karate chops in a Starbucks. But behind her tough exterior is a sweet, broken woman, who's confidence was stolen by her jerk of an ex husband.

Just when she thought things couldn't get worse she gets evicted, and her nemesis Eric rushes in to save her. Despite her hatred and annoyance with him, he starts to break down her walls, and may be the prince she's been looking for all along.

This book has everything - a sassy, fierce heroine, a swoon worthy hero, goats & a hairless cat. Yes, you read that right. And, to be honest, Derrick Alfredo may be one of my favorite characters ever! The characters have incredible chemistry, and I'm not just talking about Ariel & Eric. Ariel, Cindy & Belle are serious girl gang goals, and the definition of true friendship.

If you're looking for a book that will leave you in tears & catching your breath from laughing, this is definitely it!

I haven't read the first 2 books in the series but I definitely wish I had. This book was absolutely amazing, i laughed out loud at Ariel's filthy mouth, swooned over Eric & wanted to throat punch Ursula.

Fabulous!

5 star review of Kiss The Girl (The Naught Princess Club #3) by Tara Sivec
This was one of those books that had be snorting and laughing out load on too many occasions to name. I loved this book from the first to the last chapter.
This is book three in the series and is all about Ariel Waters,a struggling antiques collector who finds herself falling for Eric Sailor, a millionaire playboy.
I fell hard and fast for Eric, a totally swoon worthy hero who ticked all my boxes. Ariel appears to be strong and feisty and trying to get her life together, but all is not as it seems. I loved that Eric was determined to help Ariel see herself as he sees her and it was that that had me cheering him on.
There were so many snort and laugh out loud moments throughout this book that I was in danger of being locked up. I laughed so hard I nearly cried, not to mention I woke my husband up.
The banter between Eric and Ariel was hilarious at times and this is one of those books that I recommend you one click once available, I don't think you will be disappointed.
I received a copy of this book through the publisher via Netgalley.

I don’t want this to be the last book in the series! 😭

This group of girls is amazing and if you have not read the series go now. It’s hilarious! I thought book 2 Belle & The Beast’s story (In Bed With the Beast) was my favorite but I was wrong. Ariel and Eric stoke my heart. I love how Tara Sivec takes a fairy tale we all know and puts contemporary twist to it and makes it something unexpected.

First I want to start off by saying no one and I mean no one has the right to treat you like you are not perfect, like you are not gorgeous, like you are not the most beautiful girl on the planet. I want to say thank you to Tara Sivec making that part of this story. Being in a toxic relationship where you partner makes you feel self-conscious or makes you think you need to look better, act better or even change yourself completely is a relationship you should not be in. YOU ARE PERFECT!

Eric knew from the moment he spotted Ariel in Charming’s it was over for him. He knew she was it, she had ruined him for anyone else just by looking at him, but he know deep down she wasn’t ready. She needed to find who she was. He took it slow, he push himself into her heart one small step at a time. He helped her build her self confidence and discover who she truly was. Every persons deserve someone like him, someone that can wait for you to be ready, someone that can be there for you when you need and someone that makes you feel loved and pretty all in one.

This book is a must read & I would give it 10 stars if I could. Highly recommend reading the series in order.

✌️❤️ Anastasia Triantos

I loved the first two books in Tara Sivec’s Naughty Princess Club series (I’ll link my reviews down below) so I was really excited to get an email from St. Martin’s Press/Swerve offering me an ARC of Kiss the Girl! Enemies-to-lovers is kind of my thing and I’d been anticipating Ariel and Eric’s story ever since we were first introduced to them in At the Stroke of Midnight.

I liked Eric a lot. He was such a great guy and I loved that he just gave Ariel a yacht. Why can’t someone just give me a big yacht to live on all by myself? I need my personal space. In that way, I really related to Ariel. But aside from that… Ariel is just so prickly. It wasn’t a surprise, really, since it’s not like she was a ball of sunshine in the previous two books, but I found it really hard to connect with her. I’m all for my female protagonists being complex and layered and having their own issues, but Ariel created a lot of her own problems but blamed them on other people and that was hard for me to deal with.

The relationship between Eric and Ariel was actually pretty cute. Eric was so supportive of her and I loved the romance once Ariel got over herself and stopped pushing him away. But for the actual story? I don’t know. I just felt like, compared with the last two books in the series, the parallels with the actual Little Mermaid story were pretty forced. The whole plot felt kind of rushed and I just didn’t love this one as much as I’d expected. Not to mention that the whole plot with Ursula had me rolling my eyes. (Are these grown adults or teenagers? Sometimes I couldn’t tell.)

Kiss the Girl wasn’t a bad way to spend a few hours, but I don’t know that I’d necessarily recommend it to anybody other than fans of the previous two books in the series.

Kiss the Girl by Tara is the third book from the contemporary romance Naughty Princess Club series. Each book in the series features a different couple but all three ladies are introduced in the first book and an overall story carries on between installments leaving this best enjoyed reading from the beginning.

The first book of this series, At the Stroke of Midnight, introduced all three of the female leads in the series as they came together and became friends. The trio couldn’t be more opposite of one another with Cindy being an uptight recent divorcee, Belle the nerdy and shy librarian and Ariel the wild, crazy and outspoken one. The ladies had shown up at a function all wearing princess costumes and were offered a job working a party. Thinking children’s party they hastily agreed since all were in need of money but little did they know it was definitely adult and they were expected to strip. After running like crazy they rethought their retreat and came up with the idea to form their new business the Naughty Princess Club.

The fun part of this series is that these ladies are loosely based on the fairy tale princesses and now in this third installment it is Ariel’s turn to find her happiness and learn to shake her booty. Ariel has always been the outspoken of the trio but readers finally get to see her true self as she struggles after being evicted from her home and losing all of her antiques. Eric comes to the rescue giving Ariel a place to stay but can he tame the feisty Ariel and open up her heart again?

As I’ve said with the previous books in this series words aren’t enough to show how much I absolutely adore these books. Tara Sivec has written the perfect combination of humor, sexiness and added a dash of creativity with the fairy tale twist. But not only do I laugh all throughout and my Kindle may get a little steamy but she’s given an underlying message of female empowerment showing her characters growing and maturing to be able to take care of themselves before beginning their relationships. Again, I definitely recommend checking out the entire series as I don’t think anyone would regret laughing and smiling so much!

I received an advance copy from the publisher via NetGalley.

1.5 Stars

Ariel is loud, abrasive, irresponsible, whiny, crass, immature— were we suppose to laugh at her words and actions? Because I was ducking my head in embarrassment and wanted to tell her to grow up. I seriously considered DNF-ing in the first few pages because I couldn’t stand her.

Eric was only slightly better. He was a good match for Ariel, but kind of a bore. His character didn't have much personality. It was clear he was just the side character and that Ariel was all that mattered.

There was an excessive amount of sentences in all caps. To me this is sloppy because you should be able to convey tone and volume of what someone is saying without resorting to all caps. I got tired of seeing this on the page and it made everyone seem like raging lunatics.

The thing is: Sivec's writing isn't bad. When Ariel wasn't being...well, Ariel, I actually enjoyed it. I'm willing to give her writing another chance. Hopefully it is just this book.

This is the third book in The Naughty Princess Club series, and the one I was most looking forward to. Since we met Ariel in the first book, I needed her book more than any other character! She was my favorite character with her sarcasm and great one-liners. Yes, she cusses like a truck driver but it was hilarious!

While this is a standalone, you really should read the first two beforehand. Sivec does do a pretty good recap in the beginning of this book, so you are caught up on what’s going on. But, you actually meet Ariel and Eric in the first book, and their first meeting in that book was quite entertaining!

I’d say this book was probably the closest to the actual fairy tale- The Little Mermaid, versus the last two. She brings in all the important characters. Overall, this book was so good, funny, cheesy and absolutely ridiculous, and I loved every second of it! And that epilogue was the perfect end to this series!

Highly recommend this entire series, especially if you’re looking for a good laugh!

* ARC provided by NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. Thank you!

Every once in a while I just want a book without any heartache or angst. I want to get lost, have fun, and escape for a little while. Kiss the Girl by Tara Sivec gave me those three gifts and more. This book follows Ariel, a businesswoman and an aspiring stripper with a hoarding problem and Eric, a millionaire part owner of a strip club. Yes, this book sounds absurd, because it is in the best ways!

I don’t want to say Eric is the perfect hero, but he’s pretty darn close. Kiss the Girl was very much Ariel’s story. If you’ve read the other two books in the series, you know Ariel is a bold, brash heroine fond of death threats and the F-bomb. Eric takes her mood swings and craziness in stride and sees the woman beneath the bluster. He’s a great supporting character to his “princess.”

After reading book one and two, I wasn’t sure I was going to like Ariel. Cindy and Belle were crazy in their own ways, but Ariel was the ultimate zany lady in my mind and I worried I would feel this book was over the top. I shouldn’t have doubted Ms. Sivec for a second. This book IS over the top but only in the best ways. I loved seeing Ariel as her friends and Eric did: a tough outer shell protecting a soft core.

This whole series was a breath of fresh air and I want more! I can’t wait to see what else Ms. Sivec has up her sleeve. Whatever it is, you can sure I’ll be there for the ride!

**I received an ARC of this book in order to provide an honest review**