Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Publishing Date: March 7, 2023
Synopsis:
An American girl becomes the British Monarchy’s greatest nightmare in this thrilling new series where royal scandals just got deadlier.
As the King of England’s illegitimate daughter, 17-year-old Evan Bright knows a thing or two about keeping secrets.
But when she’s forced to spend the summer in London with her father and the royal family, who aren’t exactly thrilled she exists, her identity is mysteriously revealed, and suddenly the world is dying to know every juicy lie the press prints about her.
After a fun night turns deadly and Evan becomes the primary suspect in a murder investigation, the escalating rumors and fallout threaten to tear her life apart. As she fights to uncover the truth about what happened, she discovers royal secrets that are even more scandalous than she imagined – secrets that could change the monarchy forever.
And her own may be next.
Content Warning: attempted sexual assault, use of the date rape drug
My Review:
This book reminded me how much I enjoy reading young adult mystery books. “Royal Blood” by Aimée Carter is the first book in Royal Blood series. It’s about an illegitimate daughter of the King of England.
Evan hated her father all her life because he was never there when she needed him the most. When she was forced into a situation to spend time with her father, Alexander, the King of England, she wasn’t happy about it. Queen hated her, her half-sister(Princess Mary) hated her, and the press was so interested in her life than her father.
The pain Evan was going through because of not having her parents around her was so well described. There are so many scenes where I felt sorry for Evan. I love Jenkins, King’s secretary, so much. He was such a great support system to Evan whenever she needed anyone.
I loved Evan’s character; her counter replies are top-notch. She always wanted to show herself strong, even when she felt so vulnerable inside. I love that about her. She met the wrong person at a bad time, which led to an inappropriate situation that ruined her life in many ways.
But every bad thing has something good in it. Kit helped her to get over the trauma. He was such a caring soul and a sweetheart. Eventually, their relationship grew beautiful, and I loved them both so much.
Mary’s relationship with Evan started to change gradually. At first, I didn’t like Mary, and she seemed like a bully. But in the end, she became one of my favorite characters. Her character development was so extraordinary and unhurried.
Alexander’s backstory was so heart-wrenching. I am not going to get into any details. It just felt so sad to know about his reasons for the break in his relationship with his daughter, Evan. What happened to him was so unfair.
The murder mystery plot added a great touch to the story and made it fast-paced. I suspected many people except the one behind everything that turned Evan’s life upside down. It’s like hiding in plain sight. The perfect twist was revealed at the end.
This book has been a fantastic read, a page-turner with an excellently executed thriller plot and many scandals. I can’t wait for book two, especially for Kit and Evan.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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About the author:
Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including The Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle grade readers, now a #1 international bestselling series under the title Animox and Die Erben der Animox. Her newest middle grade book, Curse of the Phoenix, will be released in June from Margaret K. McElderry Books.
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