Book Review: The Errant Prince by Sasha L. Miller

Reviewed by Nikyta

Title: The Errant Prince
Author: Sasha L. Miller
Heroes: Myron & Tamsen
Genre: M/M Fantasy
Length: 38k words
Publisher: Less Than Three Press
Release Date: February 17, 2015
Available at: Less Than Three Press & Amazon
Add it to your shelf: Goodreads

Blurb: Myron’s task is easy enough on the surface: locate the runaway Prince Tamsen and bring him home. But Tamsen is not merely a talented wizard, he’s an exceptionally stubborn one, and dozens of others have already failed at the task. When he manages to find the cabin where Tamsen is hiding, Myron isn’t foolish enough to mistake the find for a victory.

Instead of attempting to drag the prince home by force, Myron tries a different tact: patience. He might not be able to best Tamsen magically or physically, but Myron can certainly out-stubborn him. He’s nothing if not used to doing what other people say he can’t.

But neither prince nor soldier expected stubbornness to be the crack in armor they’ve both become adept at wearing…

Review:

Years ago, Tamsen left his responsibilities as a prince by disappearing and no one’s been able to find the runaway prince since and that’s the way he likes it. But when Myron’s tasked with bringing the prince home, he takes a different approach and not only finds Tamsen but his patience in waiting Tamsen out gets under his skin. The problem is, Tamsen doesn’t want to return home because of the bad memories there but Myron won’t leave unless Tamsen’s with him. What’s the man to do when the very soldier sent to find him turns into something much more than he expected?

It’s stories like this that are my weakness. Runaway princes? Stubborn soldiers? Fantasy setting? *happy sigh* I just can’t help but love them! This one is no different but everything was just so much better because Tamsen was cranky and grumpy while Myron was cheerful and happy. I loved the contrasts between them but I also loved that while Tamsen was annoyed with Myron showing up, that didn’t stop him from wanting to help Myron develop his magical abilities. It was adorable and sweet and I just wanted more of them!!!

I’m going to be difficult here and say that I LOVED that Myron was trans and that it wasn’t harped on BUT, at the same time, I wanted to at least explore more of that aspect of it. It was great that it was accepted (by most) but I still wanted to see more of that element included in the story. As it was, there’s a mention of it here and there but not much else.

In the end, though, I enjoyed this one a lot. Ms. Miller has an easy and lulling writing style that always manages to capture my attention and make me want to keep reading. I really loved Tamsen and Myron, who are complete opposites, and really hope that there’s more to come of them one day!

Overall Impression: I really liked it!

*I received a copy of this book from the publisher in return for a fair and honest review.*