Thank you so much to St Martin's Press for the eARC of this book!
Thank you so much to RB Media for a copy of the audio!

This book is out now!

Last year a book friend kept raving about The Prince & The Apocalypse so I thought let's give it a try and I absolutely loved it! I am fairly certain I finished the audio in a day because I was so enthralled into the fun story. So when Kara announced that we were getting a sequel (which it made total sense with how it ended).

This book picks off just about right after the last book ended. And let me tell you, if you didn't already love Wren in the first book, this book would make you a fan of her! I absolutely loved Wren in this. Her personality comes off as the average girl next door who ironically went through a not so average event.

Honestly this book was just such a good time from start to finish. There was a lot happening but I did not care, it worked for the story! I love that we got to see Wren back home trying to have some sort of normal life while possibly being married to the newly dubbed King of England? The world was ending in 8 days and in that time was enough to have forge a connection with Prince Theo and make a lasting impression on her. In the words of Wren, "So this is how I die. Not from a world-ending comet but from the excruciating anticipation of waiting to see a boy."

Somehow they are always cursed when they are with one another and instead of a comet, this time it was a plane crash. But this time they have a whole crew with them! Which honestly added to the fun of the book. Everyone had such different personalities and them all working together on how to survive this crash. Henry was a surprising favorite of mine by the end. Poor guy! He was that annoying younger brother but he provided some entertainment moments.

I was about to throw my kindle at the tension between Wren and Theo once they reconnected. It was becoming too much for me. There was a moment when Henry is being extra friendly with Wren and Wren asks Theo if it bothers him that his brother is flirting with him and he looks at her and says, "yes." THE GASP I GASPED. My heart was so happy for Wren in that moment because it was kind of confirmation that perhaps Theo did have something for her. I was so happy when they finally had a conversation and kissed! "I choose you anyway, every day, forever." SWOOOOON I wish we got more time with them together just them two but I understood why we didn't aka they were stranded on an island with real life problems.

I paired my reading with the audio and Laura Knight Keating is reprising her role as Wren and Theo. But as I mentioned above we had a whole cast of characters and Laura did such a great job with the different voices to help distinguish the characters. It made the listening experience so easy and mixed with Kara's writing kept me very engaged.

I am sad to see this duology come to an end but I thought the ending was very satisfying and I only want the best for all the characters! If you are looking for a quick 2 book series that is a good time - consider checking this one out!

I can't wait to see what direction Kara goes to next with her next book