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cala_p's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed the ending to Easton and Hartley's tale. For the first half of the book, I will be honest: I didn't enjoy it as much as I thought I would. But the second half really picked up!
What happened to Hartley wasn't something I thought the authors would play with when I entered this series all the way at book 1. It's a different type of drama than the rest of the series, but I really appreciate they did. More so, the fact that she so far (or will never) get her memory back depressed me. I loved their interactions in book 1 of their story and I desperately wanted her to remember them. But once I finished the book, I took a few minutes to reflect/analyze the book, and I see how crucial and how much better it is that she doesn't. While we all loved their interactions in Fallen Heir, that book was merely a stepping stone for this one. We needed to meet Hartley and the type of character she's built up to be, while good ol' Easton, that we all know and love from Ella/Reed's story, tried so hard to get to know her. But despite their adorable friendship, the chances of them existing in a relationship was low. That's why the ending of Fallen Heir happened like it did--right to the end, she was mad he didn't listen to her. Her losing her memories managed to give her a fresh start from her past with her family and her past with Easton, to forget all she already knew about him, to forget the "old" him, and fall in love properly with the new one. Between Hartley and his brother, Easton needed all this to occur so that he could grow up and realize what is in front of him. so yes, while I may be bummed inside that she didn't recover her memories, I really see why she didn't: it allowed for a healthy and honest relationship for these two to bloom.
I heard this is the final Royal book, at least for a while. I would really like to see 1-2 more about the twins, especially with that ending! I think the authors could make that work, and given the female, I think it would be pretty funny. So we'll keep our fingers crossed that they plan on coming back to it one day. I appreciate the open ending regarding the twins so it does leave it available to be written but not necessary.
And speaking of that ending...I'm SO happy that took place in the book. I figured it would, but to see it go down is beautiful.
I guess I didn't say anything about the book, but just know I loved it. I'll leave the plot up to readers. I won't review it all.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the other 4 books, but I did still really enjoy it. The Royals ruined me, and I hope there is a future for the twins so that they can continue to do so.
What happened to Hartley wasn't something I thought the authors would play with when I entered this series all the way at book 1. It's a different type of drama than the rest of the series, but I really appreciate they did. More so, the fact that she so far (or will never) get her memory back depressed me. I loved their interactions in book 1 of their story and I desperately wanted her to remember them. But once I finished the book, I took a few minutes to reflect/analyze the book, and I see how crucial and how much better it is that she doesn't. While we all loved their interactions in Fallen Heir, that book was merely a stepping stone for this one. We needed to meet Hartley and the type of character she's built up to be, while good ol' Easton, that we all know and love from Ella/Reed's story, tried so hard to get to know her. But despite their adorable friendship, the chances of them existing in a relationship was low. That's why the ending of Fallen Heir happened like it did--right to the end, she was mad he didn't listen to her. Her losing her memories managed to give her a fresh start from her past with her family and her past with Easton, to forget all she already knew about him, to forget the "old" him, and fall in love properly with the new one. Between Hartley and his brother, Easton needed all this to occur so that he could grow up and realize what is in front of him. so yes, while I may be bummed inside that she didn't recover her memories, I really see why she didn't: it allowed for a healthy and honest relationship for these two to bloom.
I heard this is the final Royal book, at least for a while. I would really like to see 1-2 more about the twins, especially with that ending! I think the authors could make that work, and given the female, I think it would be pretty funny. So we'll keep our fingers crossed that they plan on coming back to it one day. I appreciate the open ending regarding the twins so it does leave it available to be written but not necessary.
And speaking of that ending...I'm SO happy that took place in the book. I figured it would, but to see it go down is beautiful.
I guess I didn't say anything about the book, but just know I loved it. I'll leave the plot up to readers. I won't review it all.
Overall, I didn't enjoy this one as much as the other 4 books, but I did still really enjoy it. The Royals ruined me, and I hope there is a future for the twins so that they can continue to do so.
sarahs_booklove's review against another edition
3.0
Also was man dem Buch lassen muss, es fehlt ihm wirklich nicht an Spannung und Drama. Das gehört allerdings auch schon zu meinem Kritikpunkt. Es war teilweise so viel Drama, und so künstlich erzeugtes Drama, das es mir wirklich zu viel wurde. Die Spannung war zwar da, und auch hier wollte man immer wissen wie es weiter geht, aber ein bisschen weniger hätte ihm auch nicht geschadet. Was ich sagen muss, ist das Hartley einer meiner liebsten Buch Charaktere geworden ist, allerdings hat dies nicht ausgereicht um dem Buch mehr Sterne zu geben, weil die Kritik dann doch überwiegt.
amandahansen's review against another edition
1.0
This is the fifth book in the series and i have only been more disappointed in each book. The first book is absolutely amazing and I have read it at least 5 times. This book and the fourth book is from Easton's perspective and i was not a fan.
To be fair it was quite a while ago since I read the fourth book, so I only remember the overall plot line. And i was not a big fan because Easton's whole personality evolves around him being mysterious and secretive. So to get inside his head and understand him and his thought, kinda ruins his character for me.
This book focuses a lot in Heartlay and Easton's relationship and how they each are dealing with the car accident. Through this book Easton's whole personality has changed from the first few books, not in a character development way, but in way where it's like reading about a whole new character, which pretty much ruins if for me.i also did not enjoy the whole memorylost situation with Heartlay
To be fair it was quite a while ago since I read the fourth book, so I only remember the overall plot line. And i was not a big fan because Easton's whole personality evolves around him being mysterious and secretive. So to get inside his head and understand him and his thought, kinda ruins his character for me.
This book focuses a lot in Heartlay and Easton's relationship and how they each are dealing with the car accident. Through this book Easton's whole personality has changed from the first few books, not in a character development way, but in way where it's like reading about a whole new character, which pretty much ruins if for me.i also did not enjoy the whole memorylost situation with Heartlay
drez80's review against another edition
2.0
Meh… didn’t love either of Easton’s books, which is sad, cuz I loved him in the first three. Loved that he was the first to bond with Ella. Super weird that they made Easton Steve’s son, and he’d kissed Ella more than once and truly wanted to sleep with her and be with her. Hartley and the whole storyline with her family bored me to tears, and FFS why is Steve still around?! I did like the Reed/Ella wedding glimpse. But what I’d greatly love is for there to be a short freebie in the future or even a novella for the twins to end up with Hartley’s sister. She cracked me up at the end saying she was gonna marry them both.
heidi_mlr_'s review against another edition
challenging
emotional
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
zivi's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5