This was such a fun read! As someone with an English mother and American father- this book really spoke to me!
The writing style made this an easy read to devour! The characters were all well developed- I loved the authentic family dynamic!
As much as I enjoyed the present day storyline, the 80s storyline of the parents relationship was equally special!
I would recommend this book to anyone! Such a fun, heartfelt read!

Readers that enjoy humor, royalty, and family are going to enjoy this one! Told with a light-hearted feeling, this book takes you on a journey starting in the 1980’s and ending in present day.

While this story was filled with moments that made me giggle, it does tackle a serious topic. Our MC, Sarah’s mom, Debbie Windsor is a hoarder. Her obsession is focused on the British Royal family and includes a wide variety of trinkets that commemorate them. I liked the way the story showed the struggles the family goes through when someone is suffering as a hoarder. It was something I haven’t read before, and I liked learning about it.

I enjoyed reading this book. I liked the mix of serious and lightness, and I thought it was a quick, easy read. The characters are stand-outs and really make the story fabulous!

I was provided a gifted copy of this book for free. I am leaving my review voluntarily.

Who loves the Royals? I’m a big fan of the British Royals and I’ve loved seeing William and Harry grow up and start their own families. I am so sad to see what has happened to them recently and I hope they can reconcile soon for their own families.

I’m not nearly as obsessed as Debbie Windsor, the Royal family collector at the center of A House Full of Windsor. Debbie has taken on a hoarder status of British monarchy collectibles and it has affected her own life and her families life. Debbie has three adult children who have tried to help her with this addiction, but to no success. One of her kids is a etiquette expert and another is a tv producer who is trying to get his mom on the show Stuff, a show about hoarders.

This book was totally unlike anything else I’ve read and for that I really enjoyed it! I do have an interest in the Royals so that was fun for me, but I loved the inner thoughts of a family with someone who needs help desperately, but won’t accept assistance. I also really enjoyed the different POVs and the dual timeline of Debbie’s 1980s relationship with Alan.

I highly recommend you check out a House Full of Windsor. It was so refreshing! Thank you to @royalkristinc, @netgalley and @suzyapprovedbookreviews for my gifted copy.

4 stars! This was a delightful, light-hearted novel which tackles life’s baggage and well, baggage.

It is a dual storyline with a young vivacious Debbie, an American in England in the 1980s who falls in love with Alan, a gorgeous super-fun Brit with “trust fund” charm. Their whirlwind romance quickly disintegrates when the reality of their different upbringings, responsibilities or lack there of and life philosophies collide.
Fast forward to the present where Debbie resides in the US is single, middle aged and melancholy. Somewhere along the way she has stopped really living. Instead, she attempts to fill the void with stuff, lots and lots of stuff and it’s all British.

Debbie’s three adult children, Sarah and twins, Anne & Will try to tackle their mother’s extreme hoarding while navigating their own complicated lives and differing feelings toward their mostly estranged father.
Will and Sarah coax their mother to partake in “Stuff” tv show hosted by the Pierce Thompson with homespun Southern charm and good looks. Will and Sarah both work on the show and juggle trying to get their mother some help while maintaining her dignity and create an episode that will solidify their jobs.

The novel is chalk full of humor, romance, and some cringe worthy moments. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and was very satisfied with the ending.

I received an advance digital review copy of this book all opinions are my own.

If you’re looking for a read to transport you to England for some delightfully British scenery, this definitely does the trick. But this book is also much more than that. A House Full of Windsor is a family reconciliation story that is heartwarming, witty, and revealing. It explores how much parents’ personal struggles and behaviors can shape their children’s lives, not just in the moment but years down the line.

The story follows Sarah, a talk show host whose brand is giving the perfect household advice, and her mother Debbie, a compulsive shopper and hoarder of British royalty memorabilia. Sarah’s brother gets a job as a producer on a reality TV series about hoarders and signs Debbie up for the show. The story flips back and forth between Sarah and Debbie’s perspectives, with some flashbacks from Debbie to fill in some of the details of when her hoarding began.

What I loved most about the story was Contino’s character development, not just of Sarah and Debbie but the entire Windsor/Percy clan. She does a great job digging into the heart of the characters’ struggles. Plus, she tackles a serious issue — a hoarding addiction — in a way that is heartwarming and witty, but not so much so that it detracts from the gravity of that challenge.

One thing missing for me, though, was a resolution on the root of Debbie’s hoarding. I felt like I didn’t quite understand at the end what triggered her to hoard. And maybe we’re not meant to fully understand that, but it did feel a little to me like there was a conclusion without a resolution.

Overall, this was a fun read! Pick this book up for its fun cover art and a British fix, and stay for the heartfelt family drama (and a little bit of romance, too)!

The title of this is brilliant, as it is not what you would expect at all, but quickly discover as you dive into the lives of the Windsor-Percy family.

Sarah, Will and Anne Percy are the grown children of Debbie Windsor, a self-proclaimed Royal Family fan and collector. But to everyone else, she is just a VERY tidy hoarder.

When Will gets a producing job on "Stuff," a cable hoarding show, he promises that he can get his mother to appear on the show, but fails to procure her permission. He pulls Sarah and Anne into it, even though it threatens their career and family life, respectively.

Debbie is still reeling from a divorce years ago, but the kids need to convince her to part with all of her stuff so she can move on with her life. A clever story that is told in both present day and flashback, we get everyone's side of the story.

This is such a sweet book, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone I know who needs a lovely, feel good family read.

At its heart, a House Full of Windsor is a book about family dynamics, with tons of love packed into it.

Debbie the main character is a hoarder – but with a special twist, she collects royal memorabilia that reminds her of the best times in her life, when she lived in the UK. Meanwhile Sarah, her daughter is an etiquette expert, who finds herself ashamed of her own mother. The two situations meet each other when Sarah and her siblings convince their mother to go on a hoarding reality show.

I agree with the reviews that call this book charming and nostalgic. Anyone who enjoys following royalty, especially Princess Diana, reality shows, or just loves a good family drama will appreciate this one!

There’s a romance thread throughout too, which will satisfy your desire for an all-around happy ending.

Sarah Percy's career depends on New Yorkers taking her household advice as gospel. "Sarah Says" used to be the most popular segment on the city's top morning show, but ratings are down and it looks like Sarah might not have a tip for everything, after all... especially when her mother gets involved.

Debbie Windsor, Sarah's mother, is a shopaholic and compulsive hoarder, a secret Sarah has worked tirelessly to hide her entire life. Debbie was always fascinated by royalty, but when her real-life love story started to parallel Princess Diana's, she turned to collecting royal souvenirs to fill the void. Leaving her husband's native England and relocating the family to her hometown in Pennsylvania doesn't help the situation, and two decades later the house is a royal mess. Debbie's safety is on the line, but she brushes off any attempts her family makes to help.

When Sarah's brother gets a job on Stuff, a TV show about compulsive hoarding, he nominates their mother for an episode and promises his famous sister's participation. Backed into a corner, Sarah and Debbie agree, but everyone has something at stake whether the episode does or doesn't go off without a hitch. With both family and romantic relationships on the line--including the connection between Sarah and the show's sexy host, and Debbie's budding romance with a local shopkeeper --long-buried secrets and resentment must come to the surface for the family to move on.

I thought this book was a fun, cute read. I really enjoyed Debbie’s story as she was such a loveable character.
The only thing I did not like was the lack of romance as I was expecting more.
Overall this was a fun read.

In A House Full of Windsor, Debbie starts collecting memorabilia around the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. As an American expat in England, the wedding was a key moment in meeting her husband and the life they would build. Only that collection soon grew exponentially and became the basis for this story: hoarding, and the inevitable fallout.

I enjoyed this family saga, told in dual timelines as well as dual perspectives, of Debbie and her daughter, Sarah. Using humor, a cast of supporting characters, and the filming of a reality TV episode, we discover how Debbie’s hoarding began, how it impacted others, and what it took for her to unburden herself - of both literal and emotional baggage. I’m hoping Kristin Contino has more Royal-adjacent stories to come!

This story has a little bit of everything. Yes, there was plenty of Royal bits to keep my obsession entertained, but there was also some family drama, and even some romance weaved in. ⁣⁣⠀
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I thought the hoarding storyline was so interesting. Modern-day TV has brought this situation to light recently so I felt like I somewhat understood Debbie's background. I respect the fact that this book covers this serious issue but there are plenty of lighter notes to make it seem less heavy. This was a jolly fun read!⁣⁣⠀

Thank you to the author, Wyatt-MacKenzie Publishing and NetGalley, for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

While this turned out to be something quite different than what the title led me to expect (light romcom somehow centered around the British royal family), I enjoyed it. Family drama told from the POV of a mother and her eldest daughter, workplace drama, reality TV filming drama, flashbacks to the mother's past (this is where the British royal family comes in, plus her family name is Windsor) and a bit of romance for both mother and eldest daughter. Sounds convoluted, and it is - it took me a bit to really get into the flow of the story, but once I did it was an easy read. However, I did find that a lot of heavy topics were skimmed and I wished that for at least some of these the book had gone a bit deeper and developed the characters accordingly - the resolution of all these topics seemed a bit too easy and pat. As a debut, it bodes well for the author's next work.

Sarah Percy is a “lifestyle expert”, has a blog ,and is on tv with her “Sarah Says” advice.

Sarah’s mom, Debbie, is a hoarder of all things Royal. This collection began in the 1980s as Debbie, an American who married a wealthy British man named Alan, started to replace relationships with items.

Sarah’s brother, Will, gets a job working on a reality tv show called “Stuff” that helps hoarders clean up their homes.

When Debbie reluctantly agrees to be on one of the “Stuff”episodes, all involve come to realize the emotional affects of stockpiling objects.

This is a fabulous book that is both entertaining and deals with the serious topic of why people hoard.

I really enjoyed the story being told in the Points of View of both Sarah and Debbie. During Debbie’s POV, we go back in time to get the story of why Debbie begins her shopping and collecting addictions.

Since I was a huge Princess Di fan, I loved the way that the plot points included Debbie watching the Royal wedding processional and even had Debbie’s divorce corresponding with Diana’s death.

I enjoyed the element of reality TV in the plot and the unexpected romances that pop up during the course of the book.

I felt this book was interesting, delightful and had a happily ever after for all!

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This book was not at all what I was expecting, but I enjoyed it! I thought it was about royals and instead it’s more of a family drama about a mother who hoards all things royal. Her 3 children stage an intervention, and she agrees to go on the tv show Stuff, to help her.

Grab a lounge chair, cold drink and settle in for a beautiful story. I think that this is the book that I have had the most fun reading this summer. Sarah, a "life-style advice" expert in New York, has her hoarder mother to hide from the public. The most important, and accumulative, aspect of her mother's hoarding is her British Royals collection, which she has collected since the 1980's, and is now taking over the family. Sarah's brother is in a position to get his mother onto an episode of realilty tv, and all the emotions start to show. In the midst of all of this, romance blooms with the protagonists. The descriptions of broken romances, the emotions behind compulsions like hoarding, etc., are all wonderfully written. Compassion, humour and real life problems are in this great story.
I was provided with a copy of this book in return for an unpaid, honest review.

This book was so fun! I am a huge fan of the show Hoarders so it was totally up my alley! Plus who doesn’t sometimes shop when things in life don’t go as planned?! On top of all that was family drama and romance, what’s not to like!!!

Different type of read than I'm used to, but found myself really enjoying it. Very clever, with lots of crazy drama and snark. It's being mentioned in other reviews that it has a reality show vibe and that is 1p0% accurate.

Thank you getredpr, netgalley and Wyatt-Mackenzie Publishing for an advance galley in exchange of my honest review.!

Story of two generations spanned with an intertwine of memories of Royal lives and reality like TV shows, A House Full of Windsor was a very unique read with a great plot.

Sarah works for a morning show and her brother Will who gets a job at a reality TV show Stuff, plans to invite his mother Debbie, a Royal hoarder along with his sisters to help their mom get out of her hoarding habit!

I enjoyed this galley immensely and would highly recommend for a quick fun, laugh out loud read with a bit of sprinkles of royalty spread in there.

A lot has been published about the Royal Family. The Windsor Family is newsworthy for everything they do. Debbie Windsor has always been proud of her slight connection to the Windsor family. She collected everything Windsor. She collected everything until she became a hoarder. Her family steps in to try to help her and she refuses, until the show Stuff comes, and she lets them into her house, into her world, and into her life.

I enjoyed the family dynamics of the Windsor family. Each member was living their own life but kept in touch with each other. They know what each other are doing and support each other but are not afraid to push them for help or support as they need it. I liked seeing Sarah and Will work it out as to how to help their mother. The show Stuff helps them find ways to help her without being the bad guys.

The House of Windsor is a quirky unique story. It was set in Philadelphia centering around a hoarder of the Royal Windsor memorabilia and her family.

Thank you Netgalley for the chance to read A house full of Windsor by Kristen Contino. This definitely was not what I was expecting. I really thought I was going to get a light family drama/comedy. It was definitely a book about family drama, family relationships and a lot about hoarding -- with lots of Royal family trivia sprinkled in. I was looking for something light and fun, like the cover suggested, but the story was anything but. While I am a nut for the royal family, I could have given this book a pass. 21/2 stars