Once a Princess

Once a Princess
By Johanna Lindsey
0380756250

I'm a sucker for stories about European royalty, I'll say that up front. That's why I read this book, fluffy though it was. A long-lost princess, found in America and brought back home to rule. (I loved *loved* Princess Diaries, in case anyone wants to know.) The characters were fun, especially the friends of the prince/king. I was a bit saddened by how much emphasis there was on the princess' virginity. There was so much back and forth on it, so much emphasis. That annoys me with fluffy books like this. There is so much emphasis always on the *woman* being a virgin. The man, of course, should have a vast and varied sexual history and maybe even (as here) a mistress. Gah, it's just such a stupid double standard and I'm tired of it. Nevertheless, this was a decent book and it gets a
7/10