Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the eARC of this novel. 4/5 stars.

Um, okay, so I absolutely binged this and devoured it. Wren is on a trip to London guided by her itineraries which have been absolutely not helpful and ends up missing her plane back to America and meets the Royal Heir while helping him escape the Paps. Oh, and there's a comet heading toward Earth that will kill everyone...so Wren can't get home from London...so Theo offers her a way home if she continues to help him escape...and so a road trip begins.

I really liked the forced proximity romance that develops in this, along with the depictions of mental health for both Wren and Theo. Also, just the road trip from London to Greece...and some surprises along the way while racing the end of the world to get Wren home and Theo what he wanted.

Oh, and uhhhhh, the ending? I HOPE THERE'S ANOTHER BOOK.

Wren is having the worst day ever. Her long-anticipated trip to England has not gone well, and now, to top it all off, the place she had her heart set on eating breakfast is closed. Things couldn't possibly get any worse. Until the prince of England shows up beside her, clearly in disguise, and she offers to help him evade the paparazzi and the fans looking for him. Until she hurts her ankle helping him escape. Until her flight home is cancelled due to the world-ending comet headed straight for Earth.
But the prince, in his gratitude, gave him her number, so she could cash in on a favor. And when she calls and asks him to help her get home, he promises he will do whatever it takes to get her home in time to say goodbye to her family. But because he's hiding from his own family, the journey will be a bit longer--and more convoluted--than Wren had hoped.
As they travel with Prince Theo in disguise, Wren learns more about Theo's past and his family, and she becomes more and more certain that he should be with them for the end of the world, but he's adamant that he won't return. She can't help but wonder why he won't save himself, and if she shouldn't turn him in, like everyone seems to want her to do. But she isn't ready to say goodbye, or to face his reaction if she were to betray him.

The Prince & The Apocalypse is equal parts tense and funny--I laughed out loud a LOT, which is rare for me. It's sweet and bleak and hopeful. I loved every second of it and could not put it down.

Wren Wheeler is finishing a miserable week of being homesick in London during her senior trip. She didn’t get to her planned itineraries and she’s fighting with her best friend. The last day gets worse when she meets a boy and then misses her flight home to Chicago. Of course the boy is non other that the Theo, the Prince of Wales (19) who has gone missing from the palace. She helps him evade people a few times before making her way to the airport to try and get a flight home. But there is a catastrophic event happening which causes Wren to reach out to Theo for help now. In the mayhem of trains, cars and ferries they journey together through a few countries to help her get a way home.

This is a very fun YA story that but is a little more serious because of the world wide situation. Kara is especially enjoyable as the list loving girl who is jealous and intimidated by her smart older sister. Theo also is likable but is more stereotypical. His mom is duty first. The two carry most of this buddy to romance story. I found the story fast paced but some of the choices and situations feel contrived considering the circumstances. In YA novels you expect things to be more open ended because everyone is young and just starting adulting. But this is very, very open ended.

There is cursing, kissing and one scene of non descriptive intimacy. This is appropriate for older middle school and up. Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for the ARC and I am leaving a voluntary review.

Thank you to #NetGalley, Kara McDowell and the publisher of the book for the eARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

Wren Wheeler spent her whole high school career excited for her senior trip to London. Only when she gets there does she discover how horrible of a traveler she is. On the last day, Wren is hoping she can do the one thing she came over to do, go to "The World's End" restaurant. She is distraught when she learns the restaurant is closed for renovations. It's not all bad though when she meets the Prince who's undercover and on the run from his family. When Wren helps him escape a group of crazy tourists, he gives her his number and promises her one favor.
Wren soon makes her way to the airport where she not only misses her flight, but learns that there is a comet heading to Earth and she may never see her family again. Wren calls the Prince for her favor and soon gets let on an end of the world adventure with him. Will Wren make it home to see her family one more time or will the last person she sees be the Prince?

This was an awesome and adventure packed story! I really liked the pacing. I also enjoyed the aspect of mental heath and it showing how everyone, even famous people, are effected by it. I also like how the story ended and can't say more than that or I will spoil it!

I would never have thought that I'd describe a book about the pending apocalypse as delightful, but here we are! This was just such an unexpected gem of a read. While abroad in England, Wren (and the rest of the world) finds out that a comet is about to hit Earth meaning the end of the world - literally. Panicked and desperately needing to get home, Wren runs into a guy. Only he's not just any guy - He's the literal Prince. He's on the run for reasons unknown, and he vows to help Wren find her way back to the States. What follows is a road trip adventure and misadventure as time ticks down. I just loved this one so much. Thanks to NetGalley for the early look at this July 2023 read!

P.S. You must know this ends on a cliffhanger, and I NEED resolution.

I thought this book was a cute read and a definite crowd pleaser to those who enjoy YA contemporary romance. However, I struggled with the FMC and the story didn't pick up for me until the last half of the book.

I thought the concept of this book was really interesting, which drew me to this story initially. Wren, our FMC, meets Prince Theo, the MMC, and immediately after a comet is going to crash to Earth and destroy the planet, creating the apocalypse. The ideas are really solid and I thought the author did a good job portraying what would happen in that situation and how it affects people. Parts are emotional and it was fun to see how Wren and Theo learn about each other over the course of a very stressful week together.

The reason I'm rating this book the way I am is because I didn't connect with Wren until like 80% of the way through the book. I found her to be very uptight and emotionally stunted. I know she is supposed to be a young adult, and that she is not supposed to be 100% mature, but I didn't really click with her until much later in the book. And that brings up the fact that while the book was action packed, I wasn't as invested in the book until they got to their final destination. I think there was just a lot happening in the story and I wanted the pacing to be a bit slower and more fleshed out. I wanted more background and more information, I think, which I didn't get.

Overall, this is a cute, unique, YA contemporary romance. There is action, there's romance with a prince with a commoner American, and there's the apocalypse. While I didn't appreciate Wren fully as a character, I think the book is still great and definitely worth a read.

Thank you to the publisher, Wednesday Books, and NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Really enjoyed this book! There were some predictable, typical romcom things but I think the author did a terrific job of keeping the story fresh and new. I loved the apocalyptic aspect and the banter between the characters was excellent. Highly recommend this one.

Thanks to Wednesday Books for the free book.
If you're a fan of YA books that are fast-paced and high-stakes, may I recommend this one? This book starts with the premise of an apocalypse happening in eight days and Wren cannot get home from Europe until she asks for help from Theo, the Prince of Wales. I liked how the author created these two characters to have such fun camaraderie, especially during a tense book. I cannot imagine this scenario, but I found it easy to suspend disbelief and just enjoy the journey these two characters decided to take together. I found myself laughing along with them and also feeling their emotions over their different family situations. And the ending, oh the ending, I definitely gasped and am hoping for more. This was so well done and lots of fun.

This book has the highest of stakes… and is also about the most human of moments. This book was surprising, but I loved it!

What would you do if the world was ending… and you met a cute prince??

I absolutely loved this book! It was such a fun, romcom-y adventure, perfectly blending royal romance with an end-of-the-world crisis. I loved both Wren and Prince Theo as characters – Wren is super quippy and her love language probably includes a little bit of teasing, but she's also got such a sweet heart and is the kind of person who would save an abandoned animal at the end of the world. Because she literally does that. And Prince Theo is the right amount of heart throb mixed with awkward teenage boy, who happens to be a crown prince. I'm 1000% here for it. Every interaction between them is enjoyable, and even though the world is about to end, there's also a few favorite romance tropes, like the one-bed trope. Really great romance and overall story.

I also need to say...that ending. An unexpected cliffhanger that nearly had me screaming. The book didn't have too many big surprises I couldn't see coming, but I also didn't expect it to end quite the way it did, and all I know is I want a sequel. I don't want to be done with Wren and Theo yet.

There were literally so many moments between Wren and Theo that actually made me squeal out loud with excitement. There's just something about the two of them that makes you root for them. They are good for each other. I also love how different and unique everything feels with the literal end of the world coming. It makes all of the familiar romance tropes feel brand new because it's all in a different light. And as a reader, you are both rooting for love and happiness while wondering in the end what is going to happen to these characters – and everyone else. As you'd imagine, everyone gets a little crazy when faced with imminent death, which amps up the wild adventure our protagonists go on. I love how well it all just works, making a story that is sweet and fun and thrilling and suspenseful. Done perfectly!

4.5 stars

*tw for depression

Most of this was a campy fun time. You have an apocalyptic road trip sort of plot for most of the time. The last few chapters pulled on my heartstrings more than I thought it would. I feel a little tricked because I thought this was a romance and you should know it does NOT qualify as is. I thought he might have done what ended up happening when I heard the vows, but I didn’t see his mom dying. If you are a reader who enjoys campy YA, give this a shot.

Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

A fun book with a different twist, I really hope there will be a follow up sequel!

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for this review copy

This was a super cute YA that delivered on what it promised- a fun rom com with a zany apocalypse twist.

I really enjoyed the story & the antics and would definitely pick up another book by this author.

Thank you to the publisher for the early release of this book. This was really really fun! The main female character in this story was great - independent but flawed at the same time. I love a good apocalyptic story as well. This will be a fun read for summer.

I am a completely besotted fangirl about this book!!!! What a sparkling confection of romance, madcap adventure, humor and SO many feelings. I felt like I was watching one of my favorite rom-coms unfold on each page, and I simply didn’t want it to end. I fell in love with Wren, Theo and Comet and became incredibly invested in what happened to each of them. All the characters we met along the way were so memorable, as were the various locales they inhabited. “The Prince & the Apocalypse” has instantly taken its place on my “novels I will forever gush about” list, and I am hoping so fervently for a sequel after that epilogue!!! All the exclamation points and all the stars!

Thank you so, so much Wednesday Books, St, Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the generous ARC. Can’t wait to read this again and again!

This was a cute, fun, quick YA read. There's an apocalyptic comet heading for the Earth so Protagonist girl teams up with Prince Of England on a road trip escape ~society~ and they end up falling in love (but of course!). It was great brain candy, it's exactly what you want when you want it. Thanks to Netgalley for an ARC.

I really liked this book, but what a cliffhanger. I will pick up the next book when it comes out (there is going to be a follow-up, right?), which hopefully won't be too long.

Thank you NetGalley for an advanced copy of THE PRINCE AND THE APOCALYPSE by Kara McDowell. This was cute and fun, bordering on silly. I actually didn't get super into the romance, which is weird for me—they almost just felt like friends. But, I still enjoyed it because they had really fun banter and a delightful little romp across Europe. It also had some good, sincere moments about realizing what you really want out of life at the end of the world. Finally, what is it lately with cliffhanger endings in young adult romance books? I'm over it. Let's not make this a thing, lol. I still enjoyed the book, though, so I'll forgive it for now.

The Prince and the Apocalypse drew me in with a stunning cover, captured me with an intriguing premise, and kept me hooked with a stellar delivery.
What I Loved
-Fast paced and approachable writing style
-Love born of a friendship of necessity
-Very Strong Travel eccentric story
What Didn't work as well for me
-intense need for a second book after that ending .
Who i would recommend this title for
If you are looking for a story about coming together in a time of strife set during an impending apocalypse that still somehow carries a lighthearted love story you have come to the right place.

So, initially I didn't like the MC. She was obnoxiously uptight and immature. But thankfully she grew into herself and on me.
So much love for Comet, the Apocalypse dog.
But finally, can we talk about that ending? Because now I need a book 2, but I am really not sure how that is going to work.