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readfrenzy's review
4.0
Royally Remembered is a great companion to the Royally series. It’s been awhile since I last spent time with the Wessco Royal Family, and while I think this novella would best be enjoyed if read right after the previous books, I still liked it. In fact, it made me want to go back and re-read the series.
I’d forgotten how cold Queen Lenora can appear. This book adds some perspective to her character. It gives us a better understanding of her hard facade and shows just how deeply she cares for her family. Told from various points of view, the novella highlights crucial turning points in Lenora’s life. Her husband, Edward, and her grandsons, Nicholas and Henry, are heavily featured. We also get to meet Nicolas’s and Henry’s parents. Unlike some of the previous books, this is not a rom com. Warmth and poignancy radiate throughout Royally Remembered, making it a touching tale.
Recommended for fans of:
Royalty
Everlasting love
Bittersweet stories
Strong women
I’d forgotten how cold Queen Lenora can appear. This book adds some perspective to her character. It gives us a better understanding of her hard facade and shows just how deeply she cares for her family. Told from various points of view, the novella highlights crucial turning points in Lenora’s life. Her husband, Edward, and her grandsons, Nicholas and Henry, are heavily featured. We also get to meet Nicolas’s and Henry’s parents. Unlike some of the previous books, this is not a rom com. Warmth and poignancy radiate throughout Royally Remembered, making it a touching tale.
Recommended for fans of:
Royalty
Everlasting love
Bittersweet stories
Strong women
*I received an early copy to voluntarily read and review.*
gabbysreading's review
5.0
*sobs* I wish I had looked at the reviews before starting Royally Remembered. Maybe then I would have planned for a better time to read it. Definitely not right before I had to interact with people, meeting them with a tears streaked, splotchy face.
My heart!! Royally Remembered owns it now. This collection of moments - some sweet, some tragic, some sincere - is a beautiful reminder of why I love these characters and this series so very much. I will never not want more from the Royally series!
My heart!! Royally Remembered owns it now. This collection of moments - some sweet, some tragic, some sincere - is a beautiful reminder of why I love these characters and this series so very much. I will never not want more from the Royally series!
fsmeurinne's review
5.0
If you have read the Royally series, you must read this novella, you will get insight to scenes you are not ready for yet wanted to read for a while. Get yourself buckled up and ready for this final emotional ride, where the Pembrook family moments will finally be unveiled, giving you a phenomenal insight into their deepest feelings and memories. We get Leonora, Edward, Olivia and Nicholas with refreshing sights that will give you a deeper understanding for each character. Be ready to have your heart pull in every direction and end with a smile and memories that will last forever.
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anasatticbookblog's review
4.0
Royally Remembered by Emma Chase
A Royally Series Companion Novella. Does Not Stand Alone.
4.5 Stars
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Royally Remembered by Emma Chase is a royally series companion novella - a collection of short stories that take place before, during, and after the four full-length books (Royally Screwed, Royally Matched, Royally Endowed, and Royally Yours).
I started to read this on the way out to L.A. for Passioncon because Emma was there (They optioned Royally Screwed) and I wanted to have read her latest. But I had to put it down mid-flight because I was bawling my eyes out on the plane! I didn’t think I would remember enough details from the series to enjoy this companion novella, but OMG, every short story just hit me right in the feels and reminded me why I loved this series so much.
Most of the stories are about Queen Lenora and Edward, and we get to see much more of the softer, vulnerable side of the queen.
“Why do I have to stay? Why do I have to endure and grieve when everyone else gets to go? Death is easier . . . it’s the living that’s so very hard.”
I have loved this series from the beginning. If you have as well, Royally Remembered is a MUST READ. It’s a glimpse at some of the behind-the-scenes moments that shaped the stories.
“When it comes time for you to marry, you must choose a good, arrogant man.” “Arrogant?” “Yes. A man who is so confident in himself and who loves you so completely, he’ll be perfectly happy to stand in your shadow . . . to watch you shine. Never settle for anything less.”
While it was an AMAZING read for lovers of the series, it was missing the light and fun moments Emma Chase is known for, it was purely emotional wreckage, except maybe one or two things.
“Dear God, my grandparents are flirting with each other. This is what hell must be like.”
Likes:
- •I loved visiting the royal family again.
- •It feels like these moments were so important to the series.
- •Made me want to go back and start all over.
- •Getting more insight into the woman behind the stoic Queen Lenora felt like a gift.
Dislikes:
- •It needed more of Emma’s trademark funny to balance out the torrent of emotion.
The Down & Dirty:
Royally Remembered by Emma Chase does not stand alone. It’s meant to be read after reading the entire Royally Series, especially Royally Yours. These short stories brought me right back into the series despite being 3-4 years since I read it last. It was also one of the most emotional books I read this year. I cried BUCKETS. It was heartbreaking and heartwarming at the same time and it made it even harder to say goodbye to these characters again. The only thing missing was more of Emma Chase’s humor, which is what I love most about her writing. It would have helped to balance out the emotions that Royally Remembered brought out.
Rating: 4.5 Stars
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dgignac's review against another edition
4.0
A great companion novella to the series. I did not read this series in order, so I ended up reading this immediately following Lenora’s story, which I think was perfect, since most of the stories in this novella were related to Lenora.
cherryredsreads's review against another edition
5.0
Totally enjoyed this novella from author Emma Chase. It was good to go back to the characters I fell in love with in the royal series.
This book is sweet, funny and had me loving how it wrapped up this series.
5
This book is sweet, funny and had me loving how it wrapped up this series.
5
kimiichanga's review against another edition
5.0
yall this is what the hoes want
if you are a fan of this series and just want a bit of that royal family moments? esp with granny? eyo this is it
i was crying, full on sobbing during 80% of this book, good shit good shit
this is the book that i want after reading royally yours, this is exactly it
i know this it a novella but i think this is my actual favorite book from this series, deadass
if you are a fan of this series and just want a bit of that royal family moments? esp with granny? eyo this is it
i was crying, full on sobbing during 80% of this book, good shit good shit
this is the book that i want after reading royally yours, this is exactly it
i know this it a novella but i think this is my actual favorite book from this series, deadass