Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on
I am not a royal watcher, but I am a fan of Rachel Hawkins' books. Her previous work has been mostly paranormal. Therefore, I was surprised when I learned she would be writing a contemporary romance. No need to worry! There may be no supernatural elements in this book, but it still was fairly magical for me.
Tell Me Five Things
If I were forced to tell you only five things about this book, they would be the following:
•Humor - This book was chockfull of Hawkins' signature humor and wit. I was constantly laughing or smiling, and it made me realize how much I missed reading books by her.
•Characters - What an awesome bunch of characters Hawkins assembled for us in the book! There was a wide array of personalities portrayed in this book, and I thought it was fabulous, that Hawkins included some satirical blue bloods as well. It just added to the royal fun.
•Setting - Once again, I travelled outside the US, and ended up in Scotland. Hawkins did a good job of taking us inside and outside the castle, allowing us to attend a ball, a horse race, and a polo match, among other things. She even wove little bits of history in there for added enjoyment.
•Format - There were these blog posts, interviews, and articles dispersed throughout the book, which were often quite hilarious. The blog posts were probably my favorite, because they were so over the top.
•Romance - The romance! There were several romances embedded in this story, and each was quite sweet and endearing in its own way, but Daisy's romance was my favorite (of course).
Royals had a fun premise, some great low-grade drama, and laughs galore. I really hope there will be more books, because I love Hawkins' look inside the Royal world.
*ARC provided in exchange for an honest review.
Reading updates
- Started reading
- 23 April, 2018: Finished reading
- 23 April, 2018: Reviewed