I love this Nora Phoenix series so much!

Orson and Floris are meant to be together; it's easy, and for once, I liked that there weren't any opposing forces.

At first, they both seem to have major obstacles (internal for Orson, hyper-focused on his studies; external/internal for Floris, a member of a royal family, he has to cope with media pressure and keep a low profile as much as possible). Gradually, they reveal complementary qualities in each other. They're both truly kind (they're lucky to have incredibly positive and welcoming families). It's adorable to see how they do their best to make each other's lives easier.

It's sweet and tender, like candy.

Consume without moderation!

Thanks to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book!!

This book was a nice fairly easy read. I managed to get through it with just a few hours of reading.

I found it somewhat silly at times but it wasn’t silly in a cringe way, more like a “laugh-out-loud” way, and I really enjoyed that.
I like how we don’t really know what the big scandal is at the beginning of the book, but that entices you to continue reading so that we can find out later on.

There are a bunch of sex scenes in the book — I mostly skipped those because I wasn’t in a smut reading mood - but they are well written and would be enjoyable.

As someone who lives in the parts of the world where we use the CORRECT measure for temperature, I found it hilarious how he kept on having to convert from c to f or from f to c.
It’s a very real experience when you go to America.
I liked how Floris was always ready to help Orson — even when he said he didn’t want his help — and he insisted on being there for him.

I also really loved having a Dual POV — a lot of books don’t really have that and I enjoyed being able to understand both characters from their own experiences, rather than just one of the MC’s being a narrator.

All in all, this book was a great story and I probably will be reading it again in the future.

⭐️⭐️⭐️ 1/2

This was my first Nora Phoenix book but I doubt it will be my last. I found it overall very sweet and predictable which in romance is nice. The drama wasn’t cheaply ended nor was it over exaggerated to fill pages which tends to make it story feel lost.

I liked the characters high built a great friendship and love story.

Thank toy so much NetGalley and Nora Phoenix fora chance yo read an arc copy! I Amy wait to buy the series.

Floris (prince of Denmark) and Orson (a graduate student who lost his father during hurricane Katrina) have different goals. Floris wants to be like a normal guy, attend college, make mistakes, maybe even fall in love without the entire world finding out. Orson just wants to earn his degree so that he can help others, to bring meaning to his father’s death. Romance blooms when they meet and what follows is an account of their relationship. If you enjoy the royal trope and are looking for a novel reminiscent of Casey McQuiston’s popular novel, this is the book for you. It is for the older YA set, possibly younger adults, but as I am just looking for fun stories and romance with happy endings this summer, I can say the older generation will be happy with this as well. Nora Phoenix gave us complicated characters, humor, and steamy scenes in this fast-paced novel. Thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for the advanced reader copy. This book will hit the shelves September 12, 2025.

Floris is a Dutch prince who also has the honor of being an out prince. And when he has a run in with someone who isn’t out, and the British press catch him, he decides to spend a year abroad, hoping the news will down. There, he’s just your (taller than) average European dude studying engineering. Except his roommate knows who he is.

And his roommate is cute, and normal, and it turns out they have more in common than they first thought. And Floris is a little bit in love. But what normal guy from New Orleans would want a prince?

This was a delight. I almost squealed because Floris and Orson were so cute, and I adored how their relationship grew with each other, and how supportive their families were. For any fans of Red, White, and Royal Blue, this is a must!!

Additionally, many thanks to Net Galley, the publisher, and the author for sending me an ARC copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

I absolutely adore royal romance books and this absolutely hit the spot.
The two main characters are witty, sweet, determined and so steamy hot together. I especially liked how the relationship slowly evolved, there was a lot of open communication.
It is heartwarming to see how they lift each other up, and help each other overcome past pain. They are just so perfect for each other. I could not stop smiling while reading this story.
This is the perfect Royal romance book for me.


Thank you to NetGalley, the author Nora Phoenix and the publisher Boldwood Books for the eArc.

It was such a joy to finally get Floris’s story after first meeting him in Tore’s book. Nora Phoenix delivered a heartfelt, fun, and completely captivating romance that kept me hooked from start to finish. Seeing Floris navigate life away from the palace, build a connection with Orson, and discover what he truly wants made for an emotional and satisfying read. I loved every page and can’t recommend this book enough.

I really enjoyed this one, enough to give it a rare 4 stars from me. The strongest part by far was the first half, where the pacing, character introductions, and relationship beats all landed perfectly. The shared passion for architecture was a delight. Instead of just name dropping a profession, the book showed the characters geeking out with real details and smart analogies. It made their connection feel authentic and their personalities more real.

That said, the second half wasn’t quite as strong. It asked for a bit more suspension of disbelief and the resolution wrapped everything up under very sunny skies in a way that didn’t feel as earned as the build up. I also found the timeline structure a little unusual, beginning at the start of a school year but ending sometime in the winter maybe? And as an epilogue connoisseur, I have to say this one didn’t quite deliver the punch I was hoping for.

Overall, the charm, strong character work, and immersive details easily outweighed the quibbles. For fans of Young Royals and all other really good books about unwilling princes.

The second book in The Prince Pact series, and another MM royal romance.
I loved Floris - an absolute sweetheart of a Prince! Looking to spend a year in a US college, out of the prying eyes of the press, he takes on some civil engineering classes. His roommate, Orson, is also studying civil engineering, though a higher year, and the two bond unexpectedly, complimenting each other well. Orson needs to be pulled away from his studies, forced to relax occasionally, while Floris needs someone to ground him, recognise him as a person instead of a Prince.

They were adorable together, and I particularly loved that Nora didn't stage a hugely dramatic, third act meltdown in this book - the characters worked together consistently, and were focussed on making each other better.

Thanks to Boldwood Books, Phoenix and NetGalley for the chance to read ahead of release. Looking forward to more from the Prince Pact series!

This was such an adorable book from start to finish. All the characters were incredibly likable, and I loved following their journey.

The way their connection developed was spot on. To me it never felt rushed and was completely natural. I found myself smiling as they began opening up to each other and connecting on a deeper level. It was just beautiful to watch them fall in love.

I also loved that the book avoided the clichés and obvious drama that usually come with “royal romance” stories. Their struggles were completely different, yet felt very real. Despite the royal title, it was really the story of two young men navigating life and becoming better people while also bringing out the best in each other. Overall, it was a heartfelt, feel-good read ❤️

*4.5 star rating

"Tell me you didn't feel something in that bathroom." I squeezed hos hand gently. "Tell me you haven't felt this thing between us growing for months. Tell me I'm imagining it all, and I'll back off. We can pretend it never happened."
For a long moment, he was silent. Then, so quietly I almost missed it, "I can't tell you that."
My heart leapt. "Then what are you afraid of?"
"Everything." He finally turned to look at me, his brown eyes vulnerable behind his glasses. "What if it doesn't work out? What if I mess it up? What if-
"What if it does work?" I interrupted gently. "What if it's amazing? What if allowing yourself to feel something, to want something for yourself, actually makes you stronger?"

TWs: homophobia, sexual harassment mentions, grief/death
This review contains spoilers!

Thank you Boldwood Books and Netgalley for the ARC.

Reading so many negative reviews of this book, I expected the writing to be disappointing or to read Porn without plot because that's honestly what people were making it out to be, but I was pleasantly surprised.

I requested this book because I fell in love with the cover, because the plot intrigued me, because one of my favourite books of all time Red, White and Royal Blue features a prince who falls in love with someone who isn't royal as well. I was curious to see if this book managed to be original and I think that Prince Material achieved that beautifully. I fell in love with Nora Phoenix's beautiful writing. I fell in love with Floris and Orson in all their perfect imperfection. This book has all the tropes I love in a romcom and then some; And they were roomates, forced proximity, trauma bonding, grumpy x sunshine, friends to lovers, forbidden love. I really enjoyed all the cultural references and bickering and teasing about cultural and language differences, and the humour really got me as well and made me laugh out loud many times.. Orson and Floris' chemistry is intoxicating and they are so comfort ship shaped in so many ways. I already miss them. It above all radiates queer joy and I was genuinely kicking my feet and giggling out loud so much. Yes there is smut but it's well written and it has a purpose in the overall plot. It's tender and warm and shows all the first time jitters perfectly. I didn't feel like the sex scens lacked substance at all. Quite on the contrary I felt they brought the characters even closer. Thank you Nora Phoenix for giving us such a joyful and tooth rottingly cute gay romcom. I can't wait to read more of your books.

Prince Material is a charming, funny, and irresistibly swoony MM romance that had me grinning from page one. The mix of royal intrigue, college life, and the roommates-to-lovers dynamic is pure gold, with sparkling banter, heartfelt moments, and sizzling chemistry. Floris and Orson’s story is sweet, sexy, and full of feels. An absolute delight!

They always say college is supposed to be a fresh start, but is it really when you’re an European prince trying to trade royal drama for dorm room vibes? ✨

Dutch prince Floris is ready for an adventure; a new start with new friends and, mostly, no royal pressure that will bring him to the headlines. But what he didn’t expect from his US exchange year? To fall in love with his very bookish (and serious) roommate Orson 🤭

Falling in love with an European prince was never on Orson’s list, not at all. It was all about staying focused, study hard, and avoid distractions that can lead to the slightest changes. Slightest changes, yes, but change… is change!

A lot of late night conversations, swoon-worthy moments and some unexpected kisses later, the question is: can two people from very different worlds build a future together?

Who has been sticking around for a while now, knows I love a good MM romance (but who doesn’t?! 🤭), and that’s exactly what Prince Material is all about. After the great succes of The Prince and The Player (you can find a review on my profile, if interested), I instantly knew that this book was going to make it on my list. That’s why, when I got the opportunity to read and review it before its official publication, I did it in a heartbeat! Witty banter? Check. Royal drama? Check. A well-known side character from the previous book? Yes, yes, yes!

“The friendship that had developed between us felt like finding an unexpected solution to a complex equation: surprising but perfectly logical once you saw all the variables.”

Orson & Floris 😍 Their story is so sweet and beautiful! I enjoyed every second of it!! I read this book in one day.
For me this was 5🌟!!

It was funny, heartwarming, spicy 😉 and basically everything you want in a romance book🥰 Orson is so sweet and has emotional trauma and and our Dutch prince Floris is there to comfort him, bring him out of his shell and just make him laugh 🤭

This is a must read!!!

So, I’m a bit disappointed because I only read the first book to prepare for this ARC — and I ended up liking the first one a lot more than this. Now, I did prefer certain aspects here. For example, Orson knows right from the beginning that Flo is a prince, and he handles it really well. Plus, the level of communication between them is great.

But… it also kind of made it boring. There wasn’t as much tension between the characters. In the first book, they were enemies — and that naturally creates way more tension. Here, it was more of a strangers-to-friends-to-lovers arc. And, listen, friends-to-lovers isn’t a bad trope, but when it’s strangers-to-friends-to-lovers, I just don’t enjoy it as much.

It’s different when the characters already have history together — that makes the friendship stage richer. But if it’s just “Oh, we just became friends and now we’re in love,” it starts to feel insta-lovey. And in this case… it kind of was.

That said, it was cute. Very cute, actually. I’ll give it that. But there just wasn’t much going on. Even the whole press subplot was pushed to the very end and didn’t really amount to much.

There was basically no conflict at all — and even though I’m usually not a fan of conflict, in this case, I think it was needed.

DNF at 30% unfortunately, as the characters felt unfleshed out and wooden, and very little ever seemed to happen. Much happened offscreen and weird time jumps happened every other chapter, and the whole book felt very disjointed and confused.

4/5⭐️

This is book two in Prince Pact series. This is a MM rom com that features two roommates, Floris the Dutch Prince, who’s charming, witty and outgoing and Orson the roommate who’s analytical, meticulous, and an engineering student.

This is my first book by Nora Phoenix and this definitely will not be the last. By the blurb I was super excited to read this, and I was not disappointed! And who doesn’t love a good roommates trope?!

I loved this story so much. I thought it was super cute, heartwarming, and fun. I thought the writing was easy to read and the pace was great so everything flowed well. I was entertained the entire time and I read this all in one sitting.

I enjoyed watching the relationship between both of the MCs. With both of them teaching and learning something from each other. Floris teaching Orson how to live, and Orson introducing him to a different way of living. I loved the fact that this book had no third act break up. They stayed with each other even when times got hard.

I can’t wait to read more from this series!

Thank you so much Boldwood Books, NetGalley, and Nora Phoenix, for sending me this arc for an honest review ❤️

Sweet, but with little relationship building, no stakes and then smut. 2.5/5

I'll start off by saying I read the first book in the series, The Prince and the Player and enjoyed it for the most part, so I was interested to continue the series with the one openly gay prince in the group.

The book starts out with Floris, an openly gay Dutch prince, discussing his plan to fulfill the "Prince Pact" he and his friends made in the first book to live life as ordinary college students in America where they will be less likely to be recognized. Early on in this second book, which focuses on Floris' story, it is eluded to that something fabricated happened while he was in London that made headlines that put him in a negative light. Without going into detail, this mysterious tabloid story is the closest thing the book has to a problem and its revealed towards the beginning of the book.

To keep my criticisms short, Floris needed more flushing out to be more than a well polished, quick witted, sometimes forgetful, type B Prince Charming. Orson was a little more flushed out than just a standard type A personality, who seemingly overcame is qualms fairly easily. Their relationship, and the book for the most part, takes place in their dorm room with a few other settings and with limited interactions. During the few occasions when they are not in their dorm ie a coffee shop or on a boat, they're discussing Floris being a prince in public, like no one could possibly overhear them which immediately took me out of the story.

Did I like the book? Yes, but I wish there was more depth to the characters and the building of their relationship. More than, "he's cute and it's becoming distracting and I can be myself around him," without ever building any sort of foundation.

So, if you're looking for an easily read with a gay prince, little to no stakes or stress on their relationship and lots of smut, you'll enjoy this book.

Thank you to NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a review.

This was the second book in the series. Though I would consider this a standalone. I was excited to get this book. I was looking forward to reading Floris' book. He was a Dutch prince who wanted to escape his loyal duties for the year. He decided on an American college in Massachusetts.  His roommate, Orson, was a cute graduate student informed of Floris' identity. The friendship between them was refreshing and sweet. Their love story was cute. I liked that there was no third-act breakup or drama. Overall,  it was a sweet love story.  I'm looking forward to the next book! Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for my ARC.

I absolutely love this series, and these 2 are by far my favourites so far.

Flores, the Prince of Netherlands just wants to go to America and be a normal college kid, blend in and have people not look at him. And then he is roomed with Orson, a straight a student who thinks that he has something to prove.

What follows is an unexpected love story in the most unlikely of places, where they both end up saving each other.

Everything about this book was just perfect.