But beneath Henry’s Prince Charming veneer, there’s a soft-hearted eccentric with a dry sense of humor and more than one ghost haunting him.Īs President Claremont kicks off her reelection bid, Alex finds himself hurtling into a secret relationship with Henry that could derail the campaign and upend two nations. ill be home ill be beside the phone waiting for you ooo-oo-ooo, ooo-oo-ooo why do you build me up (build me up) buttercup, baby just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around and then worst. Intro C E F G C E7 F G Chorus C E7 Why do you build me up (build me up) Buttercup, baby F G Just to let me down (let me down) and mess me around C E7 And then worst of all (worst of all) you never call, baby F G When you say you will (say you will) but I love you still C C7 I need you (I need you) more than anyone. Alex is busy enough handling his mother’s bloodthirsty opponents and his own political ambitions without an uptight royal slowing him down. The plan for damage control: staging a fake friendship between the First Son and the Prince. International socialite duties do have downsides-namely, when photos of a confrontation with his longtime nemesis Prince Henry at a royal wedding leak to the tabloids and threaten American/British relations. With his intrepid sister and the Veep’s genius granddaughter, they’re the White House Trio, a beautiful millennial marketing strategy for his mother, President Ellen Claremont. Synopsis: "A big-hearted romantic comedy in which First Son Alex falls in love with Prince Henry of Wales after an incident of international proportions forces them to pretend to be best friends.įirst Son Alex Claremont-Diaz is the closest thing to a prince this side of the Atlantic. According to Goodreads, I have read 138 books in a second language.Īfter this long introduction, let's get to what really matters: the step-by-step tutorial. Currently, I try to read in the original language all the books written in English (and even re-read some of my favorite books that fall into this category). But I read it and that's what matters.įrom then on I continued to read books in English and with each book I acquired more vocabulary and notions of grammar and the readings were getting easier and easier. (If I had not read the trilogy last year, I probably would not remember what the second book is about). The reading took a long time (to my standards, because it actually lasted a couple of days) and, to be honest, I did not assimilate much of the story.
This and that cliffhanger in the end that motivated me to read the sequence in the original language. I had just read To All the Boys I've Loved Before in Portuguese and the sequel did not even have a release date yet. Just to give a quick explanation, the book has six hundred pages and the language is a bit difficult, considering that it is a fantasy piece that takes place in the nineteenth century.Īnyway, in 2014 I started to study English (very basic really) and in 2015 I was able to read my first book in English: P.S. In 2013, before the Brazilian release, I bought the paperback edition of Clockwork Princess (does anyone remember when Cassandra Clare had only eight books instead of four hundred forty-four?) and surprise surprise: I could not even get past the prologue.
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