The Frog Prince

A Romantic Comedy

By: Elle Lothlorien

Narrated by: Leah Frederick

Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins

Publisher's summary

It was his pheromones that did it. With one sniff, sex researcher Leigh Fromm recognizes that any offspring she might have with the mysterious stranger would have a better-than-average chance of surviving any number of impending pandemics. But when Leigh finds out that the handsome "someone" at her great aunt's wake is Prince Roman Habsburg von Lorraine of Austria, she suddenly doubts her instincts - not that she was intending to sleep with the guy. The royal house of Habsburg was once completely inbred, insanity and impotency among the highlights of their genetic pedigree. (The extreme "bulldog underbite" that plagued them wasn't called the Habsburg Jaw for nothing.)

It doesn't matter that his family hasn't sat on a throne (other than the ones in their Toilette) since 1918, or that Austria is now a parliamentary democracy. Their lives couldn't be more different: Roman is routinely mobbed by paparazzi in Europe. Leigh is regularly mocked for having the social skills of a potted plant. Even if she suddenly developed grace, charm and a pedigree that would withstand the scrutiny of the press and his family, what exactly is she supposed to do with this would-have-been king of Austria who is in self-imposed exile in Denver, Colorado?

A handsome prince, gut-busting laughs, love, dirty ballroom dancing, pathetic commoners, sex factoids, Vienna palaces, cursing in German, random hilarity, little to no frogs. See why tens of thousands of readers have fallen in love with this Amazon best seller! Because someday your prince will come...sort of.

©2010 Elle Lothlorien (P)2013 Elle Lothlorien

Amazing Book.

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Yes, I love this book, and I like to share books that I find enjoyable with my friends. The audible version is great for my friends that just don't have the time to read.

What about Leah Frederick’s performance did you like?

She did a great job with changing the characters voices, instead of just reading the book. Also there are several German phrases in this book that can be hard to pronounce if you are not use to the language, and she did an amazing job saying them.

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

When Leigh is on her way to meet Romans mother, and a little girl asks her if she was a Princess, she says no but says she is as she points at Isabella. Isabella then comes over and is very gracious towards the little girl and even gives Leigh some advise in addressing Romans mother. This is my favorite scene because Isabella doesn't seem as stuck up and manipulative.

Any additional comments?

I don't particularly care for audio books, but this one was well done and good for those who just don't have the time to read. I don't recommend listening while you are driving though there are some parts that are just so funny it would be hard to keep your focus on the road.

A prince of a story!

I loved the story and can't wait to get started on the second book. I just didn't like the reader. Her voice was so high pitch at times I though about turning it off. Great story if you can handle the high notes.

Wonderful story

Enjoyed it greatly. The stoey was very well written and funny. I would love to read more stories and how their love is growing. The reading was very well done.

A Sweet & Fun Romp

This was a super fun modern retelling of the classic fairy tale with some awesome twists. The story had some great LOL moments, along with self-deprecating humor and some just plain face-palming moments. Both the prince and his intended are intriguing characters in their own rights- neither are cardboard cutouts of two dimensional expectations. In short, this is great escapist reading. My one caveat is with the audio-book: I found the narrator tough to listen to.

Narrator has a Lisp

This seemed like a really cute story. However, the narrator has a lisp and I could not listen. What a shame.

Blasphemy

I would rather listen to swearing than to blasphemy. Keep religion out of it, please!

The Narrator is horrible

What disappointed you about The Frog Prince?

The narration was trash. Every sentence sounded the same and it hurt my ears to try to listen to it.

Who would you have cast as narrator instead of Leah Frederick?

Anyone else.

DNF at 15.5 mins, may not come back

Barely into the book and the author uses the "R" word ("...social r--...") to have the MC describe her socially awkward ways. I want to stop, especially considering the narrator is very dry and using little inflection or change in voice for different characters. I need a break. I love Elle as a person and I know this book is from a few years ago, but it's not so old that the R word was used in that time as much other than an insult. The medical community had already moved on to using another diagnosis instead of MR because of the way the R word had been taken over and used disparagingly.

I may or may not come back to this at this point here so I don't have to hear the word again. I won't be reading my Kindle version along with it next time.

the voice of the narrator is captiol punishment

I couldn't get half way through chapter one my ears were bleeding it was torture

Skip

The narrator has an annoying voice; it was very distracting from the story. I did not finish it