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Royally Screwed was my first Emma Chase read and will definitely not be my last. I enjoyed every part of Livvy & Nick's story. Emma did such a wonderful job bringing this story to that I felt like I was living it. The romance made me swoon and the humor kept me laughing and of course we can't forget the sexy times with (as Ellie would say) his royal hotness. If you like a sexy, witty, swoon worthy romance story with the added bonus of a hot prince this book is for you.
Happy Reading!!
Royally Screwed was my first Emma Chase read and will definitely not be my last. I enjoyed every part of Livvy & Nick's story. Emma did such a wonderful job bringing this story to that I felt like I was living it. The romance made me swoon and the humor kept me laughing and of course we can't forget the sexy times with (as Ellie would say) his royal hotness. If you like a sexy, witty, swoon worthy romance story with the added bonus of a hot prince this book is for you.
Happy Reading!!
Lecture sympathique, mais je trouve que les personnages secondaires sont plus interessants.
OMG, I did not want this book to end. I just LOVED every single word and could not get enough. I laughed so hard at parts that my family gave me funny looks. I just pointed to the book and then I cried...can't help it, I'm a crier and this book got me.
It's just an overall fun, flirty, sexy hot, hilarious read. This is the first book I've read from Emma Chase and I've been one-clicking all morning.
It's just an overall fun, flirty, sexy hot, hilarious read. This is the first book I've read from Emma Chase and I've been one-clicking all morning.
Yes! Finally, after starting and stopping several books, I've finished a book! And I really liked it (unlike the last romance I read)! I particularly liked that it was in dual 1st person and started with the prince's perspective.
I loved this book! It was the perfect book to get me out of my reading slump. It was funny as hell and also a good easy romance.
It was just like a fairytale with princes, and castles, and royal balls.
Nicholas is a prince helping his grandma (the queen) rule a country until he is King. His whole life has to go to according to plan, including who he marries. One day he has to go find his brother in New York and bring him home no matter what. He ends up running into Oliva who has no idea who he is. This is where our story starts.
I was obsessed with these two from their first meeting. I loved the way Nicholas chased Olivia. Never for a second did I think that these two couldn't make it work. It took everything I had not to look on the last page to make sure they would have a happy ending.
If you like cute, sexy romance and smiling like an idiot while reading, then pick up this book.
It was just like a fairytale with princes, and castles, and royal balls.
Nicholas is a prince helping his grandma (the queen) rule a country until he is King. His whole life has to go to according to plan, including who he marries. One day he has to go find his brother in New York and bring him home no matter what. He ends up running into Oliva who has no idea who he is. This is where our story starts.
I was obsessed with these two from their first meeting. I loved the way Nicholas chased Olivia. Never for a second did I think that these two couldn't make it work. It took everything I had not to look on the last page to make sure they would have a happy ending.
If you like cute, sexy romance and smiling like an idiot while reading, then pick up this book.
Ever dreamed of dating a prince? Then I recommend the adult contemporary romance Royally Screwed by Emma Chase.
I don't know of any girl growing up in the 90's who didn't dream of dating Prince William and Prince Harry. This book (and the series as a whole) is basically a homage to those dreams and fantasies. You have two sexy, eligible princes fromEngland Wessco living with their grandmother, the Queen, after the untimely death of Princes Diana their parents. Oh yes, and these two princes have served in the military and enjoy partying. It's as close to reality as you can get without being Catherine Middleton and Meghan Markle.
Nick and Olivia's relationship is the bedrock of this novel. Their instantaneous and explosive chemistry sold me on their relationship, particularly since they move from strangers to lovers in a blink of an eye. Each of them grow as their romance develops, although not without some growing pains. Their insecurity, with themselves and with their relationship, is honestly explored. It's not always pretty, but insecurities never are. The sex scenes are satisfying, but never overwhelm the story. I like sexy times, but my interest wanes if sexy times replaces plot.
tl;dr A satisfying and sexy romance between a commoner and a prince to satisfy any girl's heart.
I don't know of any girl growing up in the 90's who didn't dream of dating Prince William and Prince Harry. This book (and the series as a whole) is basically a homage to those dreams and fantasies. You have two sexy, eligible princes from
Nick and Olivia's relationship is the bedrock of this novel. Their instantaneous and explosive chemistry sold me on their relationship, particularly since they move from strangers to lovers in a blink of an eye. Each of them grow as their romance develops, although not without some growing pains. Their insecurity, with themselves and with their relationship, is honestly explored. It's not always pretty, but insecurities never are. The sex scenes are satisfying, but never overwhelm the story. I like sexy times, but my interest wanes if sexy times replaces plot.
tl;dr A satisfying and sexy romance between a commoner and a prince to satisfy any girl's heart.
This was a lovely royal romance. Featuring a sexy prince who's supposed to be finding a wife, a sweet American girl who owns a pie shop, mixed with some super-steamy scenes and laugh-out-loud moments.
I'm finding myself pretty divided over this one... Going back and forth, with parts I really enjoyed but also a bunch of hard to swallow snippets.
One of the reasons I read this book is because one of the best romance I came across recently was another book from the same author (Getting Schooled). I loved the characterization and the romance, of course, but I particularly appreciated it for the care given to the story's setting. It was well developed, it brought added value and was detailed enough without unduly slowing down the plot or making the writing tedious.
A success that, clearly, is not replicated here.
Most of the kingdom/royalty-aspect of things is glossed over very fast. The supporting cast is also not very developed. This is probably because a bunch of them could/will be the main protagonists of other books in this series, but it weakens the background of this particular story (and even gets quite annoying once, when a particular character is introduced in a very unsubtle way that feels unnecessary for the ongoing plot, artificial and totally breaks the immersion).
I'm also somewhat blaming this on the author weak characterization of foreign protagonists and cultures. Despite some laudable efforts at describing the kingdom, palace and how it operates, the characters and their interactions feel more American than anything else. The kingdom rules about royal marriages are way over the top (that some kind of virginity condition still remains in a European country is totally unbelievable).
Side note: did the author realize there's a 6H time difference between the East Coat and UK? As someone leaving in the U.S. but whose family is in Europe, I couldn't not notice that apparently Olivia must be calling her family at 3-4 am and the queen is still in night gown and hair rolls at 9-10am! I guess Wessco is a night-owl kind of country?
Anyway, all that kinda broke the immersion, but also I recognize that writing good foreign characters is probably very challenging.
Still, it could have been better!
The last major point of contention I had with this book was the omnipresent wide spread of overwhelming trashiness.
I have nothing against crude subjects and jokes, but context is key and here it happens to be botched. It just comes out as cheap, crass and lacking any class.
Can't they be cheeky and improper with some fucking grace, for god's sake? Apparently not! Special announcement: we landed in Trashy-land, not Wessco, ladies and gentlemen.
I mean even the queen breaches the subject of having gas in her first interaction with Olivia. Wtf is wrong with those people? If that's a sort on counter-intuitive psychological reaction to having to be proper and PC at all time in royal families, then please direct me to documentation about this poorly known ailment!
But then someone explains to me why Olivia, Ellie, Marty (fucking #mettoo-infringing, objectifying Marty) and the garbage collector all suffer from it too.
I was also so very tired of seeing threat confused with authority. Without going full Mr. Darcy, couldn't Nicholas find a way of exerting control that would involve more than bossy stares or his biceps? The princes end up coming across as two fratty, tasteless, boorish brats more than once. That's such a shame, because their personalities are actually endearing in several occasions, but it unfortunately gets rather spoiled by those distasteful bits.
I think there was probably a will to play with this idea of a somewhat unexpected irreverence among the royals, and give it a worthy banter partner, in the person of this no-nonsense american working girl. It could have been a cheeky, light and funny back and forth of verbal jousting... instead it is all played at below-belt levels, with a mix of frattily bossy behavior on one hand and a straight to the gutter sprinkle of interactions and dialogues on top of it.
This book veers into the American Pie retelling of any Princess and the Poor kind of story. We DEFINITELY didn't need this, at least I know I didn't.
And yet, I can't deny the writing is still mostly good, the pacing is consistent and satisfying, the characters have lovable sides and are given some substance even if they could have benefited from some more depth. All in all, it wasn't a totally bad book, but that's why it makes all the above so infuriating: because it could actually have been good, but it's not.
Favorite quotes:
In the prologue:
"Infamy is temporary, celebrity is fleeting, but royalty…royalty is forever."
Later, about the prince:
"He doesn't belong to you. He doesn't even belong to himself."
(Btw, I thought the power - responsibility balance associated with royalty was well addressed. The royal family needs to be ready to sacrifice their freedom and happiness, owe it to their people even, in exchange for the power they have over those. The book reflects on that and play with this concept in a satisfying way... but that's also exactly why I didn't like the ending: it feels all very selfish, after the above has been explored throughout the story.)
One of the reasons I read this book is because one of the best romance I came across recently was another book from the same author (Getting Schooled). I loved the characterization and the romance, of course, but I particularly appreciated it for the care given to the story's setting. It was well developed, it brought added value and was detailed enough without unduly slowing down the plot or making the writing tedious.
A success that, clearly, is not replicated here.
Most of the kingdom/royalty-aspect of things is glossed over very fast. The supporting cast is also not very developed. This is probably because a bunch of them could/will be the main protagonists of other books in this series, but it weakens the background of this particular story (and even gets quite annoying once, when a particular character is introduced in a very unsubtle way
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I'm talking about Sarah, Henry's designated future pairingI'm also somewhat blaming this on the author weak characterization of foreign protagonists and cultures. Despite some laudable efforts at describing the kingdom, palace and how it operates, the characters and their interactions feel more American than anything else. The kingdom rules about royal marriages are way over the top (that some kind of virginity condition still remains in a European country is totally unbelievable).
Side note: did the author realize there's a 6H time difference between the East Coat and UK? As someone leaving in the U.S. but whose family is in Europe, I couldn't not notice that apparently Olivia must be calling her family at 3-4 am and the queen is still in night gown and hair rolls at 9-10am! I guess Wessco is a night-owl kind of country?
Anyway, all that kinda broke the immersion, but also I recognize that writing good foreign characters is probably very challenging.
Still, it could have been better!
The last major point of contention I had with this book was the omnipresent wide spread of overwhelming trashiness.
I have nothing against crude subjects and jokes, but context is key and here it happens to be botched. It just comes out as cheap, crass and lacking any class.
Can't they be cheeky and improper with some fucking grace, for god's sake? Apparently not! Special announcement: we landed in Trashy-land, not Wessco, ladies and gentlemen.
I mean even the queen breaches the subject of having gas in her first interaction with Olivia. Wtf is wrong with those people? If that's a sort on counter-intuitive psychological reaction to having to be proper and PC at all time in royal families, then please direct me to documentation about this poorly known ailment!
But then someone explains to me why Olivia, Ellie, Marty (fucking #mettoo-infringing, objectifying Marty) and the garbage collector all suffer from it too.
I was also so very tired of seeing threat confused with authority. Without going full Mr. Darcy, couldn't Nicholas find a way of exerting control that would involve more than bossy stares or his biceps? The princes end up coming across as two fratty, tasteless, boorish brats more than once. That's such a shame, because their personalities are actually endearing in several occasions, but it unfortunately gets rather spoiled by those distasteful bits.
I think there was probably a will to play with this idea of a somewhat unexpected irreverence among the royals, and give it a worthy banter partner, in the person of this no-nonsense american working girl. It could have been a cheeky, light and funny back and forth of verbal jousting... instead it is all played at below-belt levels, with a mix of frattily bossy behavior on one hand and a straight to the gutter sprinkle of interactions and dialogues on top of it.
This book veers into the American Pie retelling of any Princess and the Poor kind of story. We DEFINITELY didn't need this, at least I know I didn't.
And yet, I can't deny the writing is still mostly good, the pacing is consistent and satisfying, the characters have lovable sides and are given some substance even if they could have benefited from some more depth. All in all, it wasn't a totally bad book, but that's why it makes all the above so infuriating: because it could actually have been good, but it's not.
Favorite quotes:
In the prologue:
"Infamy is temporary, celebrity is fleeting, but royalty…royalty is forever."
Later, about the prince:
"He doesn't belong to you. He doesn't even belong to himself."
(Btw, I thought the power - responsibility balance associated with royalty was well addressed. The royal family needs to be ready to sacrifice their freedom and happiness, owe it to their people even, in exchange for the power they have over those. The book reflects on that and play with this concept in a satisfying way... but that's also exactly why I didn't like the ending: it feels all very selfish, after the above has been explored throughout the story.)
Enjoyed my time with this one SO much. If I had to rate it critically, it would probably have a lower rating but it was fun and sexy and exactly what I wanted!
I've heard nothing but great things about this novel since it's debut in 2016. I haven't been fortunate enough to afford a copy, so when the audiobook arrived in my Overdrive account from the library... I was delighted to no end!
I immediately set off to start listening to this story, really having no clue what direction it was going to go. I went into it blindly, not having read the blurb or any reviews. And I am so glad that I did.
Listening to the audiobook made me have even more feels as I traveled through this story. I think it made an even greater impact, even more so that if I had read it myself. The narrators did a fantastic job of bringing Nicholas and Olivia's story to life.
There was just enough angst and drama to propel the story forward at a steady pace. In fact, I was disappointed when it was over. I loved these characters so much, I didn't want to say goodbye.
Royally Screwed will go down as one of my Top Favorites I've read in 2017, Emma Chase does romantic comedy and devilishly hawt pretty damn well!
I immediately set off to start listening to this story, really having no clue what direction it was going to go. I went into it blindly, not having read the blurb or any reviews. And I am so glad that I did.
Listening to the audiobook made me have even more feels as I traveled through this story. I think it made an even greater impact, even more so that if I had read it myself. The narrators did a fantastic job of bringing Nicholas and Olivia's story to life.
There was just enough angst and drama to propel the story forward at a steady pace. In fact, I was disappointed when it was over. I loved these characters so much, I didn't want to say goodbye.
Royally Screwed will go down as one of my Top Favorites I've read in 2017, Emma Chase does romantic comedy and devilishly hawt pretty damn well!