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Royal Blood
by Aimée Carter
This is going to be one of my go-to easy read series – Aimee Cart has hit it out the park with this new novel.
Evangeline is seventeen, rebellious, and desperate to escape the custody of her birth father to reunite with her mother. The problem? Evangeline is the illegitimate child of the King of England, a result of an affair he had in the early days of his marriage to the now beloved Queen. Evangeline’s known it her whole life, the King knows it – and as we find out, his family knows too. This was a refreshing change from the usual trope of “finding out my dad’s the King of [somewhere] and now I’m a Princess rapidly thrown into royal life”.
After six years of being expelled from boarding school after boarding school, Evangeline – or Evan – is finally going to meet her father for the first time along with his wife, Queen Helene, and his legitimate daughter, Princess Mary – conveniently born on the same date as Evan.
While this has all the makings of a typical alternate royal family book, Carter explores a lot of sensitive topics in a skilful and tasteful way. The pacing is fast, and we’re thrown straight into a storyline exploring the angst of being a teenager who trusts almost no one, sexual assault, trauma, mental health – with a fun little murder mystery just for added pizzazz. I really appreciated the way that these topics were handled, and it added another layer of depth to the plot.
This was incredibly well written, and the characters all a mixture of relatable, lovable, and realistic. I would wholeheartedly recommend this for lovers of YA stories, and honestly – for anyone who wants a quick, addicting read that you absolutely won’t put down.
This is going to be my first 5 star read of the year – I’m an absolute sucker for a well written alternate royal story, and this was just a genuinely lovely book to read. This was the perfect book to read after a heavy few weeks of fantasy and magical realism stories. I can’t wait to read what happens next.
I initially read this through an ARC requested through NetGalley, but my reviews are unbiased and completely my own. I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy of this as soon as possible.
Evangeline is seventeen, rebellious, and desperate to escape the custody of her birth father to reunite with her mother. The problem? Evangeline is the illegitimate child of the King of England, a result of an affair he had in the early days of his marriage to the now beloved Queen. Evangeline’s known it her whole life, the King knows it – and as we find out, his family knows too. This was a refreshing change from the usual trope of “finding out my dad’s the King of [somewhere] and now I’m a Princess rapidly thrown into royal life”.
After six years of being expelled from boarding school after boarding school, Evangeline – or Evan – is finally going to meet her father for the first time along with his wife, Queen Helene, and his legitimate daughter, Princess Mary – conveniently born on the same date as Evan.
While this has all the makings of a typical alternate royal family book, Carter explores a lot of sensitive topics in a skilful and tasteful way. The pacing is fast, and we’re thrown straight into a storyline exploring the angst of being a teenager who trusts almost no one, sexual assault, trauma, mental health – with a fun little murder mystery just for added pizzazz. I really appreciated the way that these topics were handled, and it added another layer of depth to the plot.
This was incredibly well written, and the characters all a mixture of relatable, lovable, and realistic. I would wholeheartedly recommend this for lovers of YA stories, and honestly – for anyone who wants a quick, addicting read that you absolutely won’t put down.
This is going to be my first 5 star read of the year – I’m an absolute sucker for a well written alternate royal story, and this was just a genuinely lovely book to read. This was the perfect book to read after a heavy few weeks of fantasy and magical realism stories. I can’t wait to read what happens next.
I initially read this through an ARC requested through NetGalley, but my reviews are unbiased and completely my own. I will definitely be purchasing a physical copy of this as soon as possible.