Cracked Kingdom (The Royals, #5)

by Erin Watt

These Royals will ruin you.

Ever since Hartley Wright met Easton Royal, her life hasn’t been the same. There are enemies behind every corner and dangers beyond each door. When tragedy strikes and steals her memories, she can’t trust anyone, not even the blue-eyed boy who promises her that everything will be all right.

Because while Hartley’s memory is full of gaps, her instincts tell her Easton is dangerous. She doesn’t know if he’s the snake in the garden or her chance at salvation. The chaos he brings wherever he goes is too much to handle, the intense feelings he evokes are too confusing to unravel.

Easton wants her to remember. Hartley thinks it’s better to forget.

She might be right.

Tragedy. Treachery. Trust. Hartley has to face the facts—in this world, you can’t escape the Royals.

 Either you live by their rules or you die by them.

• ISBN10: 163576551X
• ISBN13: 9781635765519
• Publish Date: 8 May 2018 (first published 9 March 2018)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Diversion Books
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 365
• Language: English

Reviews

[writehollydavis]

This book was a bit of a letdown for me compared to the other books, as I felt there were a lot of random things that happened that weren't explained. There were also a lot of unrealistic things that happened that made me eye roll inside. I was empathetic towards Hartley and Easton and did ship their relationship, however. I thought the ending was a little forced and didn't enjoy the plot as much in the last 1/4 of the book. Wish I could've had a stronger positive feeling towards the ending of the Royals series, so I'm hoping somehow Erin Watt will write more books in the series (even though they said this is the last one).

[liz089]

I LOVE reading The Royals. This is one of those novels I can just keep on reading and finish within a day. It is so compelling and well, we are at book 5 now, so I would say I am invested in the characters by now.. Easton has been my favourite since the first book, so I am really happy that she continued with his story after Reed and Ella.
And once again filled with drama and tragedy... LOVED it.

[Cocktails and Books]

Easton is a hot freaking mess, but I wouldn't expect anything else from a kid who's been left to deal with his emotional issues through the drugs, sex and the bottom of a bottle. But Easton figured out how to grow-up and be the guy I thought he could be. He fought for Hartley and his brothers. He suffered the consequences when he did something stupid and he finally figured out what his family meant to him.

This series is a guilty pleasure series for me. The kids are over the top and way to caught up in what their parents money can get them (or get them out of), but it's like watching a trashy night-time serial...I just can't get enough of it.