Rakos isn’t really a farmer. Bellamy definitely isn’t a minstrel.

Sheltered, sickly Prince Bellamy dreams of adventure–but not like this. Captured in enemy territory, his royal identity will get him killed. When his dangerously attractive fellow prisoner asks who he is, Bellamy claims to be a minstrel.

Except he can’t carry a tune to save his life. He panicked, okay?

Rakos was a dragonrider until betrayal landed him in chains. Now, he knows two things for certain: he can’t trust anyone, and he wants his dragon back. When the fragile minstrel asks who he is, Rakos claims he’s a farmer. When Bellamy begs for help reaching the border, Rakos refuses.

Until he can’t resist how much Bellamy needs him.

Stormy nights and deadly masquerades forge Rakos and Bellamy’s unlikely partnership into something more. Something exhilarating. Rakos treats Bellamy like a person, not a weak, untouchable prince, even as he protects him.

But Rakos’s enemies are circling in, and that very protection might be Bellamy’s undoing.

How was it?

Did not expect this story to feature another pairing. I was kind of hoping to be with Whisper and Prince Julien a bit more, they seem to have a lot of story left, but Bellamy and Rakos quickly grew on me – and there’s a quick cameo by Whisper and Prince Julien.

The story is fun and entertaining, it expands the world of the Perilous Courts series. Most of the action is spent in Draskora, allowing us to know a bit more about the neighboring kingdom of Silas that we heard so much about in Prince and Assassin.

This entry still has the political intrigues and conspiracies but it’s more of an adventure with a lot of places and people met along the way. The action sequences are also nothing to sneeze at.

Rakos and Bell are forced to work together, both hiding their true identity from each other, unable to trust anyone else since one was betrayed by his own and had his dragon stolen, and the other is where he’s not supposed to be. This forced proximity will cultivate a friendship that will turn into much more. The story is very romantic with all their travels and adorable moments. One of the things I enjoyed the most was Bell’s character growth, compared to how he’s described in the first book or even how he’s presented in the first chapters it was exciting to see him gain confidence and understand his magic.

Prince in Disguise is wonderful, a great read, and maybe a better listen since John Solo and Kirt Graves crushed it.

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