A fun ya book about twin princes from different worlds. The young prince of Canada is tired overworked and oh yeah in the closet. Meanwhile in Montana Billy is gtting ready for his big interview with Juliard in hopes of becoming a student and leaving farm life behind. But when these two unexpectedly crash into each other the truth is revealed. Twins separated at birth by an awful mistake. Billy is actually the crown prince and must take over royal duties. With the help of his family and best friend he gets to work. However not wanting to be jouseted from the crown his brother tries to ruin Billy with the help of his friends. Love laughter and embarrassment ensue as both boys go on a journey of love and self discovery to find what is really important and who to trust.
I enjoyed and appreciated the language and respect given to the LGBT community while showing some difficulties faced for those in and out of the closet.
I suggest this book to LGBT readers and those looking for a fun and cute royal romance book.

Eric Geron's A Tale of Two Princes features a closeted prince and his long-lost brother, who suddenly becomes the Crown Prince and heir to the throne. This of course sparks anger and jealousy for Prince Edward, who wants to sabotage Prince Billy's rise to power. With a great supporting cast, this is an enjoyable read for anyone who likes royal drama and queer love stories.

I teared up a little at the end. This was lovely. This was the sweetest book I've read in a long time, this took me right out of my reading slump!! I was smiling and laughing the whole time! This is the kind of book you just want to hug after reading.

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions are my own.

I loved the PREMISE of this book. Gay royalty? Canadian monarch? Unfortunately it fell short for me. None of the characters developed enough for me to really care. I did finish just to read the ending but this had so much potential and just fell flat. Thank you to netgalley for the ARC.

I cant say that this book blew me away or anything. I think the premise was fun and the execution was okay. A fun read but nothing super life changing.

I really liked the concept for this book, but I ended up DNFing it unfortunately. It just didn't hold my attention well.

Did not finish.

Okay. I was super excited about getting this one. Gay royalty? SIGN ME UP.
Royalty in Canada? Awesome! I very rarely get books about my home.

... "Maple Syrup sweethearts"? Lost me. I'm sorry. Canada is not a caricature that you can just use. Could you imagine doing that to other countries? To the States?

Eric Geron was born and raised in Summit, New Jersey, and earned a creative writing degree from the University of Miami. He lives in Los Angeles, California. <-- that's why. We are a caricature. I'm not going to read far enough to see if you put the palace in an igloo.

For the record? Canada had gay marriage LONG before the US did. We wouldn't care if our prince was gay or not.

This was eternally boring. I got to what I thought was a Very Big Deal about 32% of the way in, and it was handled in such a weird matter-of-fact way that I just kind of shrugged. And then things got weirder, but no more exciting. I didn't know where this story was going and I didn't care. DNF at 44%.

The reading level feels immature for a YA novel. It really did not read well to me, unfortunately. I was unable to finish reading it from frustration.
The ideas are good and I could see this author improving over time.

I will start this by review by stating that I am in no way the intended audience for this book. And it will have an audience for sure!

First things first, the writing was good. The only reason I made it as far in the book as I did was because of the writing. But it could not save the plot which for me was somehow chaotic and predictable.

I also got sick of seeing Canada/Canadian/Maple on the page, and I am a Canadian that gets very excited about things that include Canada! I just found the application very heavy handed in this book. Like I get it he’s Canadian… he’s the crown price of Canada which is actually quite funny.

The characters were fine, I liked Billy but not Edward and the side characters while almost too stereotypical (the best friends) were enjoyable.

I did not make it to the end, I gave up when the King revealed things because it all felt so… ridiculous and rushed.

There is potential here but it’s a storyline that needs more finesse and I cannot believe saying this, less Canada!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for a copy in exchange of an honest review.

Thank you so much, NetGalley and Inkyard Press, for the chance to read this book in exchange of an honest review.

Edward Dinnissen is the Crown Prince of Canada and he lives a charmed life with an exclusive school, fabulous home and clothes and he's preparing for the Investiture Cerimony and to become the Canada's future king, between lessons and rules. Lots of rules. The only problem is that he doesn't know how to tell his parents, and the whole world, he's gay and he's struggling with it.

Billy Boone is living a simple life in his ranch, with his mother and loving their best friend Pax and his doting boyfriend. He loves his small town, but sometimes he feels like something is missing. When, during a trip to New York for a violin audion, he and Edward meet, their whole world is turned upside down. They are long-lost twins and since Billy is a minute older than Edward is the rightful heir to the throne, upending Edward's life and future. Will they be able to face the world, coming out and their own responsibilities or this family reunion will ruin everything?

A tale of two princes is amazing, hilarious and wonderfully written! Told by Edward's and Billy's POV, the reader is able to follow them facing this huge change in their lives, struggling with drama, romance and intrigues, rules, boyfriends, moving in another city, accepting being heir and being the second, in a complex and realistic journey of self-love and acceptance.
Edward has always lived under pressure and lies, fearing to tell he's gay, bending to rules and his parents' expectations, faking an hetero relationship and convinced he will become the future Canada's king, groomed all his life for this role. When Billy's presence changes everything, Edward is determined to do anything in his power to get his crown back, between lies and public humilations and subterfuges, in a long journey of acceptance and self-love.
On the other side, Billy is struggling with moving from his beloved ranch, leaving his boyfriend behind, forced to learn more and more things about Canada, rules upon rules, changing clothes, future and learning he, maybe, is destined to be this and this opportunity could lead him to change things for the better, expecially when he comes out and becomes a symbol and a hope for other queer people. Under pressure, public and world, Billy is not alone. Pax is their best and hilarious friend, a talented artist, and with her "adoptive" mother and sister, is ready to face everything. Even though accepting his biological family means struggling with the loss of his "adoptive" father.

With a wonderful queer cast, between subterfuges, public humiliations, marvellous clothes and friends new and old, Edward and Billy have to face a new reality, trying to understand what's better for them and their country.
Even though I would have loved more interactions between Billy and his biological family, I truly loved this book. The characters are realistic, feeling betrayed, surprised and forced to adapt to a new and incredible situation, leaving behind everything they have ever knew and trying to understand what's right for them, following their passions, between music, cooking, clothes and so much more. Jealousy, pranks, confessions, bonds, this book was such a pleasure and I couldn't stop imagine how good would it be to see it on screen. It would be simply fantastic.
A hilarious and moving story. Totally recommended.

REVIEW ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ A Tale of Two Princes by Eric Geron is a highly entertaining and rather witty modern fairytale. Edward, the Crown Prince of Canada, has a love/hate relationship with his royal life. He struggles with coming out as gay while caught within the rigorous confines of his royal role. Billy is living a simple life on his family’s ranch in Montana. He is out and proud, but always wonders if he was destined for more. Edward and Billy’s chance meeting in New York City soon leads to the discovery that the two are long-lost twins. Can the two recently united brothers navigate high school, a coronation and coming out, or will it all turn into a royal disaster?⠀
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The books delightful premise centers around a fictional Canadian monarchy that the author crafts remarkably well. The story, as a whole, perhaps runs a bit long for YA fiction, but the characters are uniquely charming and their struggles are authentic and relatable. There is a hint of romance, but it does not figure heavily into the main plot. A couple of the secondary characters stand out and exhibit strength enough to be developed into central characters of a story of their own. It is easy to envision this book becoming quite popular with fans of the genre. ⠀

Despite being sold on the synopsis and having so much excitement going into this book ... it fell a little flat for me. I wanted more tension and a little more background on our characters. Thank you for an early copy. I'll not be sharing a full review outside of NG on this title.

I didn't think this book was bad, but I personally was not the biggest fan. Even as someone who is a fan of stories featuring modern-day monarchies. I think that the plotline of this book didn't completely resonate with me, but that's likely because I'm not a teenage queer male or a prince. However, I didn't think the character development was fleshed out enough for how long the book was.

I was really hesitant about this book in the beginning, because it seemed like it was going to be a rip off of "Red White And Royal Blue" but then it absolutely shattered my expectations and made me super happy! I'm glad I got the chance to read it and the reason it didn't get the full 5 stars was because I didn't start to get invested until nearly halfway through the book.

I loved the diversity in the book. Seeing nonbinary characters in the soon-to-be-published books makes me really happy, as well as gay characters. I really enjoyed all of it! I appreciated how Indigenous peoples were mentioned in the book and how the Canadian Royal Family tried to show that they mattered as well. However, I would have liked to see more Indigenous people (or like, any major Indigenous character) in the story as well. That's another reason it got 4 stars and not 5.

I really liked the critique of how the institutions try to make the faces of it seem straight or at least not out as gay, so as to appear eligible to their fanbase, and I thought that critique was very well done. I would recommend this book!

A Tale of Two Princes follows Edward who is the crowned prince of Canada and Billy who is just a normal boy from Montana so he thinks. Billy and Edward find out that they are long lost twins. So now they both have to not only learn how to be brothers but also how to be princes. And there is another thing they are both gay and are just trying to find a way to fit in. Will everything work out or become a disaster?

I thought this was a cute book. I will say I felt like this book was a little longer than it needed to be. I just felt like it dragged on in some places. But I loved the characters and how they were just trying to be normal kids, with and unnormal life. I do feel that this book is more for the younger side of YA readers. But overall cute and I am happy I read it. Thank you NetGalley, Eric Geron, Inkyard Press for the ARC of this book.

4/10
thank you to netgalley and inkyard press for the arc!

a tale of two princes follows two boys: edward, the closeted crown prince of canada, and his long lost twin brother billy, a cowboy from montana. when edward and billy run into each other and realize they look exactly alike, edward asks him to cover for him at an event so he can be free to meet with a celebrity baker whose work he loves, billy agrees and is found out. since billy is one minute older than edward, it is decided that he is now the crown prince of canada and needs to uplift his life and take edward's place.

while the drama was entertaining and the side characters were fun, i did not particularly care for this story. i have never had any interest in the royal family for one, and i also didn't like either of the main characters very much. i found edward to be annoying and rude, and billy to be boring. the pacing of it was odd as well. i also didn't entirely understand how the monarchy came to be in canada or it's relation to britain or why it seemed so pro the monarchy. the monarchy there is very new - only around 18 years old - and throughout the whole book it's said that it's for the good of canada but it also seems like a very fragile thing and like something that the canadians don't really want. the book even says that the establishment of a monarchy seemed like a step backward for the country to most canadians. there is also barely any negatives discussed about the monarchy and it seems to me like it would have been better for everyone if it had been abolished - edward can focus on his baking and billy can focus on his music. one of my biggest issues with this book is that there is not any discussion about intersectionality - there is talk about how the monarchy is homophobic, but nothing about racism aside from one side comment about a colonial past. so, there isn't any talk about intersectionality or racism in the monarchy, canadians don't want it, and it would probably be better for the twins if it didn't exist either. what's the point of it?

while i did not particularly enjoy the book, i understand how other people who have interest in royal family drama or otherwise would enjoy it.

Thank you to NetGalley and Inkyard Press for sending me an ARC of A Tale of Two Princes in exchange for an honest review.

A Tale of Two Princes centers around two teenage boys, Edward, the closeted Crown Prince of Canada, and Billy, an out-and-proud cowboy from Montana whose lives are turned upside down when they accidentally run into each other on the streets of New York and discover a life-changing secret.

What I liked about this book:
I greatly enjoyed the contrasting settings of this book from the beautiful mountains and ranches of Montana to the gritty yet glamorous streets of New York City to the shining palaces and mansions of Canada. The characters provided great foils to one another, especially the best friends of Edward and Billy, Pax and Neel, who sometimes stole the show. My favorite character by far was Mack, the sister of Billy. I really identified with her because I have a brother I am very close with and I also suffered a loss when I was young. I look for signs just like Mack from the person that I lost. She is always by her brother's side and willing to do anything to protect and help him.

What I didn't like about this book:
I feel like the pairings in this book were extremely obvious from about 39% of the way through the book which I think made the story lose a bit of momentum for me because I wasn't as invested in how the romantic relationships progressed. I also feel like at some points through the book, Edward was whiny and very self-centered which took away from the overall story.

Overall, I would give this book 4.75 stars. It was an enjoyable story and a quick read.

I would rate this book

Mingle the vibes and the heavier themes of Kiss & Tell with the wit of Playing the Palace and A Tale of Two Princes is born.

As someone who lives in a country with a monarchy, I’ve always wondered when a Royal family member finally will come out as queer. Our Royal family consists of countless teens. At least one of them should be doubting their sexuality, right? Maybe even their gender. But think of all the attention, the opinions, the sneers. And not just about being queer. About everything. Your appearance, your behavior, and who you’re dating. Just try to deal with that.

This is exactly what A Tale of Two Princes is about. It doesn’t matter if this book is about a fake and absurd Canadian monarchy or about the real British or the real Dutch one. This story is about what happens when people are trying to put you in a box. It’s about growing up with a silver spoon and taking things for granted. It’s about having dreams and suddenly getting all the attention you never had. It’s about suddenly having a brother who turns your life upside down. It’s about wanting to meet everyone’s needs and the feeling of failing instead.

A Tale of Two Princes is humorous, even sarcastic, and ridiculous at times. The princes are far from perfect, and I’m so glad they are. Because no one should be perfect, right? Not even princes. I furrowed my brows at Edward’s actions and wanted to shake Billy up sometimes. But at the same time, I felt their needs and love for their family and friends. Pax made my lips pull up in a smile, and Neel, devious Neel, made me softly chuckle. While Fi was my least favorite, Mack stole the show with her socials.

Read this story if you love a modern fairytale and witty, even hilarious moments covering up heavier themes like coming out, the loss of a parent, and the pressure you feel when you’re constantly watched.

And Eric, did you steal April 30 from my country? April 30 has been Queens day for decades (now it’s Kings Day on April 27).

Thank you, Inkyard Press, for allowing me to read A Tale of Two Princes early.

I loved this story! I adored the two princes, Edward, on the outside, the sunshine prince, on the inside, far more angry, and Billy, the easy-going, suddenly everyone's favorite prince. This story is a fairytale and sometimes even a little ridiculous. Of course, Canada doesn't have a Royal family, but that’s not what this story is about. I laughed out loud and will highly recommend this story to my students!