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lenoreo's review against another edition
4.0
http://celebrityreaders.com/2018/01/22/royally-raised-by-emma-chase/
4 stars — This was cute, but I ended up feeling disappointed by the length…and part of that is because the copy from Amazon (which might not have been the case with the one newsletter subscribers received) ends at 55%, and following that there are previews of other books by Emma Chase. Which is awesome, but because I didn’t know that, I reached the end and I was like “wait what?” since I thought there was still twice as much book left to read. I think if I’d known that ahead of time, it might not have been quite as jarring and thus disappointing. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m always going to want these things to be longer, but it was a lot about expectations vs reality, you know?
Henry and Sarah were still adorable, I loved seeing Nicholas and Olivia too. I enjoyed knowing how their lives had mapped out 20 years down the line, at least a little bit. I was amused by Henry’s attempts to talk to his eldest daughter and try to mitigate her sense of entitlement… I was a bit disappointed not knowing how that was going to end up, but perhaps that just means there may be a spin-off series for the next generation sometime in the future? I told my hubby about Jane and the conversation with Henry, and he thought there should be another book a further 20 years down the line and it’s a dystopian because Jane didn’t learn and grow…I told him he should tell Ms. Chase when we see her at our next book event. 😛
So yeah, fun, Henry and Sarah still awesome, just short.
4 stars — This was cute, but I ended up feeling disappointed by the length…and part of that is because the copy from Amazon (which might not have been the case with the one newsletter subscribers received) ends at 55%, and following that there are previews of other books by Emma Chase. Which is awesome, but because I didn’t know that, I reached the end and I was like “wait what?” since I thought there was still twice as much book left to read. I think if I’d known that ahead of time, it might not have been quite as jarring and thus disappointing. I mean, don’t get me wrong, I’m always going to want these things to be longer, but it was a lot about expectations vs reality, you know?
Henry and Sarah were still adorable, I loved seeing Nicholas and Olivia too. I enjoyed knowing how their lives had mapped out 20 years down the line, at least a little bit. I was amused by Henry’s attempts to talk to his eldest daughter and try to mitigate her sense of entitlement… I was a bit disappointed not knowing how that was going to end up, but perhaps that just means there may be a spin-off series for the next generation sometime in the future? I told my hubby about Jane and the conversation with Henry, and he thought there should be another book a further 20 years down the line and it’s a dystopian because Jane didn’t learn and grow…I told him he should tell Ms. Chase when we see her at our next book event. 😛
So yeah, fun, Henry and Sarah still awesome, just short.
chelseaj91's review against another edition
3.0
No one ever said raising children was easy...but raising a future monarch? That's another story all-together
This was a cute little story, but it was not what I thought it was going to be. Based on the summary, I thought it was going to be one of Henry and Sarah's kids finding their happily ever after. Mostly, it felt just like an extra epilogue for [b:Royally Matched|29991718|Royally Matched (Royally, #2)|Emma Chase|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473345329s/29991718.jpg|50395228]. There is a time jump, so it's 20 years after Matched, but really it's just showing how everyone's adjusting to life.
Henry and Sarah are awesome parents and rulers and I loved that they're still as vibrant as they were in their story. Jane was definitely a character and boy-oh-boy is she in for a rude awakening! I didn't realize that I would need a full story on that, but really, I do! So badly! Can that happen at some point?
This was a cute little story, but it was not what I thought it was going to be. Based on the summary, I thought it was going to be one of Henry and Sarah's kids finding their happily ever after. Mostly, it felt just like an extra epilogue for [b:Royally Matched|29991718|Royally Matched (Royally, #2)|Emma Chase|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1473345329s/29991718.jpg|50395228]. There is a time jump, so it's 20 years after Matched, but really it's just showing how everyone's adjusting to life.
Henry and Sarah are awesome parents and rulers and I loved that they're still as vibrant as they were in their story. Jane was definitely a character and boy-oh-boy is she in for a rude awakening! I didn't realize that I would need a full story on that, but really, I do! So badly! Can that happen at some point?
mells_view's review against another edition
5.0
Read the books in the series that come before this first!
A short story I suppose to lead into the rest of the royally series. I didn’t realize and haven’t read the first ones. Warning, you must read the series of books that came before this first. My mistake.
It was well written and I want to know what happens in the future, so there’s that.
A short story I suppose to lead into the rest of the royally series. I didn’t realize and haven’t read the first ones. Warning, you must read the series of books that came before this first. My mistake.
It was well written and I want to know what happens in the future, so there’s that.
greyscribbler's review against another edition
2.0
I loved Royally Matched. But I didn't get the existence of this book. Why exactly?
jpherondale's review against another edition
4.0
OK. At first I was quite disappointed that it would be Henry and not Nicholas. Boy, I was wrong. It was good. It was so good. I wanted more..
alwaysbereadin's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars Set 20 years after Royally Matched you see Henry and Sarah deal with their large family and how one of their daughters is really quite spoiled. Far too short and I managed to listen to this as it was tacked onto the end of the audiobook of Royally Yours.
allenfarm's review against another edition
3.0
Short story
A glimpse of life in the castle twenty years later. Only about a chapter length long. Shows Henry and Sarah with their five children and a snippet of Nicholas and Olivia. Henry is concerned heir apparent Jane doesn't respect the people she will one day govern. He both sees Queen Lenora in Jane, and sympathizes with what his grandmother had to go through raising him and his brother. A sweet little window into the future.
A glimpse of life in the castle twenty years later. Only about a chapter length long. Shows Henry and Sarah with their five children and a snippet of Nicholas and Olivia. Henry is concerned heir apparent Jane doesn't respect the people she will one day govern. He both sees Queen Lenora in Jane, and sympathizes with what his grandmother had to go through raising him and his brother. A sweet little window into the future.