Paper Princess (The Royals, #1)

by Erin Watt

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My thoughts:
I understand how the Royal boys are heartbroken over their moms death and acting out. But that doesn't excuse sexual harassment. They sexually harassed Ella. Not cool and even if they redeem themselves, I won't ever forgive them for that.

Ella...poor ella. She just wants an education so she can have a better life. In some ways, she is older than her age. Then, she is terribly naive. I get that she is out of her element in this new world of rich kids and teenage drama, so some of her naivety is understandable. She has never had the time to engage in the petty BS that the only thing the rich kids lives revolve around. I love that she got a job.

Because I am not naive to the ways of mean teenage kids, I am CONSTANTLY doubtful of everyone in her life. Whats up with Callum? What is HIS endgame here? WTF is Brooke's deal? Seriously, you know she is up to something but aside from money, I can't figure it out. Val seems like a nice girl, but is she really a friend to Ella or is she up to something too? What is going on with Gideon? See, skeptical.

That ending? BRUTAL!

So, I really like Ella. She has had a challenging life but knows that education is the way out. She can recognize that even though she loved her mom, her mom wasn't the best role model when it comes to men. Ella is an odd blend of overexposed and naive. It worked (for the most part) for me.

In terms of the audio, I am not a huge fan of the narrator. Her attempts to do 'male' voices like Reed's were really bad and made me cringe. Also, even with the speed on 1.25, her speech was slow. I can't imagine how slow it was on 1.0. Sometimes the pauses were so long I thought my headphones stopped working.