These Royals will ruin you…
Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.
What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father’s new ward suffer turned into something else entirely—keep Ella close. Keep Ella safe. But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’s entire world begins to fall apart around him.
Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other.
She might be right.
Secrets. Betrayal. Enemies. It’s like nothing Reed has ever dealt with before, and if he’s going to win back his princess, he’ll need to prove himself Royally worthy.
Release Date: Oct 17, 2023
Series: The Royals
Book: 2
Heat Level: Hot
Publisher: Penguin Group
Imprint: Berkley
Price: $10.99
Broken Prince picks up where Paper Princess leaves off. The story starts mostly from Reed’s POV. The readers get to understand who he really is and why he made some of the decisions that he did. He is truly about his family for the most part. His feelings for Ella are legit, but he has some groveling to do to win her back.
I like that Reed didn’t get to win the girl back so easily. The brothers seem to accept Ella’s position in the house now, and I even started to warm up to them. There is a lot of pain and hurt from the past, which slowly comes to the forefront. There is so much to unpack, and the author reveals everything slowly.
Ella still has to deal with the crap from the bullies at school. I know this is young adult/teenage romance, but I’m over the drama with the school setting. I want to skim past it at this point, but I can’t miss a thing.
Callum makes a huge change, and he shocks me towards the end. He is more aware of what is going on than I have given him credit for. I wonder what really happened to him in the past. The women in his life are crazy but without reason. I need their characters and motives to be fleshed out more to understand the chaos surrounding them.
Of course, the drama is over the top. Things really don’t make sense in the real world, but of course, this is fiction, so everything makes sense. Despite this, I am completely hooked on this series. I need to know what is happening with Gideon and a certain person. Can that work itself out? What really happened with Reed that night? How can he get out of it?
Then there is the ending, a surprise twist, and now I must dive into book three without pause. Fans who like YA romance with a darker twist.
~ Samantha
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