Broken Prince by Erin Watt

Hello again! I have decided to review both books from the Royals series in one night, because I cannot get these characters out of my head. If you haven’t read my first post on Paper Princess then go read it here before reading this one!

Okay, so as I said in my previous post, as soon as I finished PP, I instantly started reading this one (the joy of having a kindle library at my finger tips)! I think I should have given myself time to absorb what had happened, but I never claimed to be patient!

This book picks up directly where PP finishes, I’m going to quote the blurb, so if you haven’t read PP, then this may contain a couple of spoilers.

“From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself.

Reed Royal has it all–looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.

What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father’s new ward suffer turned into something else entirely–keep Ella close. Keep Ella safe. But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’s entire world begins to fall apart around him.

Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other.

She might be right.

Secrets. Betrayal. Enemies. It’s like nothing Reed has ever dealt with before, and if he’s going to win back his princess, he’ll need to prove himself Royally worthy.”

In comparison with the last book, this one switches between Reed’s perspective and Ella’s. I wasn’t a fan of switching perspectives previously, but it’s really growing on me lately, and I like seeing the drama unfold from different sides. And I really like being inside Reed’s head. This book is an amazing follow up to the first, and I cannot get over how much I love these characters. They’re all so dark, and I feel like we’ve barely scratched the surface with all the secrets swirling around. Everyone seems to have an ulterior motive for everything and it’s so wildly messed up, I can’t get over it. Even though the book centers around Ella and Reed, I dont feel like the other characters are supporting characters, you know? They all have their own back stories and their own issues, and you want to dig deep with them all.

And do not even get me started on the cliff-hanger. Cliff-hangers suck so much, and this book has me ripping out my hair with all the conspiracies flipping through my head. Its a serious WTF?! moment. I cannot even begin to explain how badly I need the next book. The anticipation and suspense is killing me already (as I said, I am not a patient woman), and I only finished this book yesterday, guys. October17October17October17October17October17. The final installment cannot come soon enough, even though I’m going to be devastated when this series is over.

 

 

Paper Princess by Erin Watt.

Hello again! Today, I have decided to review Paper Princess by Erin Watt (the next book, Broken Prince, will also be up tonight)! This has been on my TBR list for sooo long. I am not entirely sure why I didn’t read it sooner to be honest. I had heard such good things about this book, and I felt a little apprehensive because I wasn’t sure it would live up to the hype, but it actually went beyond the hype. I could not put this down.

It’s about seventeen-year-old Ella, who is alone in the world. She is down on her luck and is stripping to get by so that eventually she can lead a normal life. That is until she gets plucked from her life of squalor and thrust into an insane new world of wealth, prep schools, mansions and The Royals. Callum Royal takes a guardian role over Ella, much to the disapproval of his 5 sons, who all hate Ella. She needs to try to get to grips with this new world, without losing a grip on herself.

I would say that its bit like Gossip Girl, but without the faceless keyboard warrior, but also 90210, with a bit of Revenge thrown into the mix. There is a lot of high school drama, but there is also adult drama too, and it cleverly interlaces the 2, with rich kids trying to live like adults, strolling around like nothing can touch them. I love the fact that Ella is thrown in at the deep end with these spoiled, rich boys who hate her, and yet they are all equally alluring, and mysterious. Instantly, you just want to figure out everyone’s story, because they all have so many secrets, but they all seem to drag you in. There isn’t one character that doesn’t pull you in. Ella ends up finding herself drawn to the second oldest Royal, Reed. Obviously, he’s drop dead gorgeous and would do anything for his family, but he has as many secrets as everyone else, if not more. Seeing it all through Ella’s perspective is refreshing and she manages to be a strong female lead (love a good female lead) even though she is completely out of her depth.

I read this in just a few hours and went straight on to Broken Prince, because it leaves on such a cliff hanger that I couldn’t even wait a minute, and I tore through that book, too. It’s a Cinderella, rags to riches, type of story but there are so many other different sub plots running through the book, yet it is never hard to follow, there’s is no jumping around and it all fits together. It is a serious page-turner and I cannot believe I have to wait until October 17th until the last book in the series. These Royals will sure as hell ruin you, just as they have me!

 

I have put this as a young adult book, but it does get a little racy at times!