Fallen Heir (The Royals, #4)

by Erin Watt

[stacey_is_sassy]

Maybe...another time would have been better.

I hate to say it but my life ruined this book for me. Sounds a bit extreme? Well, unfortunately, I read this book at the wrong time. I'm busy. I know, we're all busy, but it's kind of sucky busy at the moment. The boys are coming up to exam times and end of school term, so they need to knuckle down and Mum needs to get the whip out. Hubby and I are busy with work and.. duh... duh... duhhhhhh...we're in the middle of renovations.

That last bit is the big and dodgy bullet. Our house is like a madhouse. It's a pigsty but we're also waking up at the crack of dawn to let tradies in. Then, at the end of the day, hubby has to prepare for the next tradie to come in. Hubby is hands on, so there are constantly buzzing and whirring sounds, with a few bangs, crashes and cracks to go with it.

I AM GOING INSANE!!

Which is why it was a bloody bad time to read about high school shenanigans, immature spoilt brats and petty squabbles that turn into decisions that ruin lives. What was exciting and riveting reading with Paper Princess, was frustrating and disappointing in Fallen Heir. Easton is one messed up kid who needs to be disciplined and better monitored. His answer to all of his mess ups is throw money at the problem. He regrets each and every one of his mistakes but never learns or grows from them.

Easton is like a recording being played on repeat. A few bangs won't make it stop. It goes faster, then it slows down. The tape sounds wrong but nobody knows how to fix it. Distorted and a little wonky, the tape keeps playing TRYING to do its best. The fun tape that you once loved is now frustrating you, making you scream and driving you crazy. It has to go. You can't try and fix it anymore.

I felt sorry for Easton and wanted to pick him up and mother him. At the moment, I'm seeing no hope. The Royals are falling apart and I'm not sure if their fallen heir will ever recover.

Fallen Heir is messed up and I, unfortunately, don't have the patience to pick up the pieces. I think I just read it at the wrong time. I liked it, I didn't love it.

To each, his own and all that jazz, don't judge this book on my opinion alone. Take the time to read what other's say, and you may find that, unlike me, now is the perfect time for you to read Fallen Heir.

Stacey is Sassy, received a complimentary copy of this story. The copy provided is not the final copy and may be subject to edits and changes.