Review by hannahleelovestoread - Savannah Royals

hannahleelovestoread 's review for:

Savannah Royals by Lindsay Barrett

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Savannah Royals by Lindsay Barrett, a mashup of romance and Prohibition-era heist novel, is a fun, action-packed read set in Savannah, Georgia. Female main character Katarina “Kat” Quinn was born in the unforgiving Catacombs beneath the city and lost her mother at an early age. Now, she has made her way up the ladder of Savannah’s hierarchical society and is an upcoming graduate of the prestigious Telfar Academy. She has even attracted the recent attentions of the eligible and famously wealthy Matthew DaMoulin. But nothing can keep her from her roots and the “Wolfpack” she formed during her younger years with her friends Abe and Tony and her first love, their charismatic leader, Paul — or so she thinks.

The dynamic characters and humorous, lively banter in this book kept me turning the pages. Kat was one of my favorite FMCs out of all the romance novels I’ve read since my recent foray into the genre. While I strongly advise checking content warnings, I admire the author for her treatment of the serious subject of (as she succinctly puts it in the author’s note) “love that has twisted into something unrecognizable.” The novel’s only downside was its falling action, which was a little too tidy and predictable. However, this didn’t stop it from being one of my favorite reads of the year so far.

Content Warnings