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Twisted Palace
by Erin Watt
Phew! That was just about as unnecessarily long as it was disappointing.
So after [b:Broken Prince|29519514|Broken Prince (The Royals, #2)|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464248584s/29519514.jpg|49812102], I was actually looking forward to this book. Actually waiting and counting down to the release date. Despite not being a super fan of the series - or of [a:Erin Watt|14902188|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1453648541p2/14902188.jpg]'s writing - there a lot of drama that, if nothing else, was pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, even that was severely lacking in [b:Twisted Palace|29519517|Twisted Palace (The Royals, #3)|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474992523s/29519517.jpg|49812105]. There was nothing about this book that I actually enjoyed. Oh, except for the super pretty cover and the catchy title. Those remained consistently beautiful. Ella, as always, was her annoyingly whiny self. The only thing about her that remotely impressed me was that she thought so herself as well. ' Then there’s me… Prickly and difficult to get along with, not to mention foul-mouthed and set in my ways at the ripe old age of seventeen.' That, you are, Ella, that you most certainly are. And then, there was Wade.
I'm sorry, but if a guy is deciding not to go spreading STDs for a change, pardon me if I'm not really impressed. Then there was the writing style that actually annoyed me in more than a couple of places. I get that we're reading from the point of view of two high school teenagers. But did it have to be so crass? Not to mention grammatically incorrect on a whole bunch of occasions.
Horn in on your piece of pie?! I mean, who says that? Who talks about murder that way? And speaking of murder, it should have made [b:Twisted Palace|29519517|Twisted Palace (The Royals, #3)|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474992523s/29519517.jpg|49812105] the most interesting book of the trilogy, and yet no one seemed to really care about the murder charges. I mean, they talk about it, sure. Whine about it all the time. But no one actually seems to do anything to try to uncover the truth. The police don't seem to care, the huge band of Callum's investigators are grossly incompetent. Please DO NOT mistake this book for a murder mystery. There is really no suspense whatsoever. And if you were scared that Reed would unjustly go to prison, you shouldn't have been, because he and Ella seemed to care more about Winter Formal dates, parental control and away games. For me, all of this just dragged the story out way too much.
All in all, there was a ton of wasted potential. That's the best way I can put it. I fail to understand the hype that surrounds these books. I seriously have read so much better. I'm not sure I'll be reading more of [a:Erin Watt|14902188|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1453648541p2/14902188.jpg]'s work, but I do know that I will be tempted. Pretty packaging was always my weakness.
So after [b:Broken Prince|29519514|Broken Prince (The Royals, #2)|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1464248584s/29519514.jpg|49812102], I was actually looking forward to this book. Actually waiting and counting down to the release date. Despite not being a super fan of the series - or of [a:Erin Watt|14902188|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1453648541p2/14902188.jpg]'s writing - there a lot of drama that, if nothing else, was pretty entertaining. Unfortunately, even that was severely lacking in [b:Twisted Palace|29519517|Twisted Palace (The Royals, #3)|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474992523s/29519517.jpg|49812105]. There was nothing about this book that I actually enjoyed. Oh, except for the super pretty cover and the catchy title. Those remained consistently beautiful. Ella, as always, was her annoyingly whiny self. The only thing about her that remotely impressed me was that she thought so herself as well. ' Then there’s me… Prickly and difficult to get along with, not to mention foul-mouthed and set in my ways at the ripe old age of seventeen.' That, you are, Ella, that you most certainly are. And then, there was Wade.
“Seriously?” McDonald exclaims. “That chick just threw herself at you and you said no? You lose your balls or something?”
Wade scowls. “No. I just wasn’t in the mood.”
“Dude, you’re always in the mood,” McDonald says.
I'm sorry, but if a guy is deciding not to go spreading STDs for a change, pardon me if I'm not really impressed. Then there was the writing style that actually annoyed me in more than a couple of places. I get that we're reading from the point of view of two high school teenagers. But did it have to be so crass? Not to mention grammatically incorrect on a whole bunch of occasions.
“Did you kill Brooke because she was trying to horn in on your piece of the pie?”
Horn in on your piece of pie?! I mean, who says that? Who talks about murder that way? And speaking of murder, it should have made [b:Twisted Palace|29519517|Twisted Palace (The Royals, #3)|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1474992523s/29519517.jpg|49812105] the most interesting book of the trilogy, and yet no one seemed to really care about the murder charges. I mean, they talk about it, sure. Whine about it all the time. But no one actually seems to do anything to try to uncover the truth. The police don't seem to care, the huge band of Callum's investigators are grossly incompetent.
Spoiler
Because, in the end - surprise, surprise! - it is Ella who pretty much trips a confession out of the person I'd suspected all along. Yep. She and her terrible grammar did what the police and investigators couldn't.All in all, there was a ton of wasted potential. That's the best way I can put it. I fail to understand the hype that surrounds these books. I seriously have read so much better. I'm not sure I'll be reading more of [a:Erin Watt|14902188|Erin Watt|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1453648541p2/14902188.jpg]'s work, but I do know that I will be tempted. Pretty packaging was always my weakness.