A review by lorelei_reads
Royal Gambit by Daniel O'Malley

4.5

A new Checquy novel?!! YESSSS. 

 

The Checquy is a secret organization in Britain that is comprised of people with unique and supernatural talents, protecting the country from supernatural threats. It is weird and absurd and absolutely fun. In Royal Gambit, Alix is both an aristocrat and a Checquy operative; when the royal family is put in danger, she is assigned publicly as a lady-in-waiting to the Crown Princess, and secretly as a bodyguard. 

 

I love this series. It feels like a workplace comedy that happens to be set in an absurdist urban fantasy world. In this installment, throw in the complication of trying work with the royal family and balance your personal and professional loyalties, and it’s such a great time. I think this is my favorite since the first book, The Rook. If you took a spy thriller, an urban fantasy, a supernatural thriller, and Parks & Rec and threw them all in the blender, I feel like the result would look something like this series. 

 

Thank you NetGalley and Little, Brown & Company for letting me read the ARC in exchange for my review! I couldn’t put it down, and I hope O’Malley keeps writing these! I feel like there are many more stories to tell in the world of the Checquy.