Book Name: Royal Blood

Author: Aimee Carter

ARC

Thank you to NetGalley and **Random House Children's, Delacorte Press** for an ARC of Royal Blood by Aimee Carter

Stars: 5

Spice : 0

- First Book in a series
- YA
- Alternate Reality of the British Monarchy
- Fast Paced
- Major Meg Cabot vibes
- Coming of age
- Family
- Amazing cover art
- Fast Talking FMC
- Rebellious
- Very teen angst
- SA check trigger warnings.
- Feels like the old school 90s teen movies.
- Miscommunication trope IE Running away before a conversation ends

Thank you, Netgalley and Publisher, for this Arc!!

I loved this book! It was exciting. Just the right amount of emotion, romance, and the ending left me hoping I get to read the sequel soon!

Evan has a tumultuous past, but when she's caught starting a fire at her boarding school, she is left without too many choices. Jenkins (love this guy) makes the decision to take to her father, the king of England. But when she arrives, she is faced with the brutality of the press, living openly as King Alexander's illegitimate daughter, and worst of all, being almost completely sexually assaulted and then wrongfully accused of murdering her attacker.

This is a busy and torturous time for her. But, I loved seeing her strength and her character overcome these hard hits, even when it all felt like a lost cause. I loved the attention of what it's like for a person to recover from sexual assault. More than anything, I loved learning more about her father and her mother's relationship.

This got me in all my soft spots, and I can't wait for more! I love Evan's character and can't wait to see more of her royal journey!

Out March 7, 2023!

Fun read about Evan, the illegitimate daughter of a King. After getting expelled from another boarding school, she is sent to spend the summer with the father she's never met, and his family. This is a classic fish-out-of water tale with some intrigue and a murder thrown in.

I enjoyed this book, I felt the characters were well-written, and the pacing of the book worked well. Hoping there is another book continuing the story!

Thank you Netgalley and Random House Children's, Delacorte Press for the ARC!

The perfect Thrilling YA. The tension throughout this books was on point. I loved the illegitimate daughter and the hidden villain. This book was well thought out and reminded me a lot of Holly Jackson's Good Girl's Guide to Murder, but also Keira Cass's Selection Series. It is the perfect mix.
My only negative thought is I worry about the content with this book geared towards YA readers. And maybe this is something I need to readjust my thinking on.
Kids are impressionable and sensitive content, such as a rape scene, can be a cause for concern. I love that authors are bringing about a new era and new thinking, but I worry about the kids that will read this book.
That is my only draw back. Outside of that the book was respectful, didn't go into huge detail of the incident, and it was more like a close call then it actually happened.
Regardless, Royal Blood by Aimée Carter is a 5 Star read for me. It hit all the great plot points and held my attention. I cannot wait to share this book with my followers. I hope this review helps!
Happy Reading and Blessed Be.
Lily Ashtree

I was looking forward to this engaging story about an illigetimate daughter to the royal family. In the end, I think I'm too old for this book. Evan was whiny and very much aware of the consewuences of her actions, but it never stopped her from making bad choices. She was whip smart and written well, but the plot just didn't hit well for me. I had a hard time grasping this world and seeing these characters as people.

(ARC received from NetGalley) YA’LL this was so JUICY!!!! Evan is the illegitimate daughter of the King and has kept the secret all her life. She’s a rebel with a cause, but only weeks before her 18th birthday, she finally goes too far. Actions have severe consequences and she gets shipped off to the royal palace to meet her father and his family for the first time. A rocky start becomes catastrophic when Evan gets caught up in the death of the son of a huge tabloid (The Sun). This story was fast paced, heartwarming, heartbreaking and tackled some difficult topics including SA, how mental illness is misrepresented and how the press can spread very harmful rumors. I’m frothing at the mouth for book 2!

I’d recommend to anyone that’s a fan of reality TV, tabloid news, The Royals (the show on E! not the literal royal family of the UK), and “I’d Tell You I Love You, but Then I’d Have to K*ll You” series by Ally Carter.

I’m a huge fan of this authors previous books so I was super excited to get my hands on this one. Holy scandals, Abound! This book brings on twists and turns of the royal variety. It gives you all that guiltily gossip feeling with none of the guilt. I liked the parallels between this version of the British Monarchy and actual history . This was a fun read that definitely kept me reading in one sitting.

I loved this book. Maybe it was prefect time, prefect place. But i loved this book. Finding out you are the princess to the king of enlgland and all the wild things that occured. I also loved the mystery that infused in this novel. I loved the outside elements that help to expand this world. I also loved the small group of characters that were the focus of this read!! I loved all the plotical drama and also the family dynamcics that devleoped throughout this reead. The mysery went in a direction that i was not expecting and i am so excited for more books in this series. if you loved american royal but wanted mroe murder, check it out!! This book does have a trigger for sexual assult!!

I loved this book. Maybe it was prefect time, prefect place. But i loved this book. Finding out you are the princess to the king of enlgland and all the wild things that occured. I also loved the mystery that infused in this novel. I loved the outside elements that help to expand this world. I also loved the small group of characters that were the focus of this read!! I loved all the plotical drama and also the family dynamcics that devleoped throughout this reead. The mysery went in a direction that i was not expecting and i am so excited for more books in this series. if you loved american royal but wanted mroe murder, check it out!! This book does have a trigger for sexual assult!!

Royal Blood by Aimee Carter is a fresh YA novel that revolves around a reluctant illegitimate daughter of the British King. This was billed as a mystery, but the mystery took a backseat to the main story and the struggles that the main character, Evan, had to deal with as she is whisked away to England to meet her family. Carter didn't stray away from having Evan deal with some serious issues, but I was looking for more lighter fare or a something similar to Truly Devious.. YA fans will love this story though and its a fresh take on the princess genre. I hope in future novels that the mystery is more prominent if the author is aiming for a mystery series with a side of royal family.

So at first Evan really irritated me since she is pretty much cutting off her nose to spite her face since she keeps getting herself kicked out of boarding schools in the mistaken belief that she will get sent back to live with her mom when no other school will take her. It doesn’t work and she ends up in London to live with her dad and his family for first time who is the King of England. It was a nasty shock for everyone since no one knew she was coming and since she is illegitimate and the same age as his only legitimate daughter Mary heir to the throne, it will be a scandal once she is found out. Which of course she is and her life as she knows it is changed forever. Once I got passed the beginning her character grew on me and you start to understood why she gets getting in her own way and being stubborn about what they want her to do. Her and her half sister Mary start getting along and she learns more about the relationship between her parents and it wasn’t how she thought. There is a little romance and the bad guy was definitely not on my radar. It was left a little open ended for a sequel since this is the start of a series. Really great and if you like modern royal teen intrigue you will like this book.

Thanks to Delacorte Press and Netgalley for the complimentary copy of this book in e-book form. All opinions in this review are my own.

I absolutely Loved this book!! The characters were very interesting and relatable. I really loved how the author kept the story moving without it slowing down and getting boring. I will be recommending this book to all of my friends and family.

Why have I not heard more about this book?? It was spectacular! If I had the time to complete this in one sitting, trust me, I would have! This was absolute perfection and had me hooked from start to finish, there truly wasn’t a single dull moment in this book. I will be recommending this to everyone forever. Wow. I need more.

The characters were lovable (and hate-able when needed), and literally every single page had me hooked and needing more. Carter is now an auto-buy author for me and I need the rest of this series NOW!

Thanks to Random House Children's and Netgalley for the eARC!

Evan Bright is a multiply expelled private school student whose father just happens to be king of England.

After her latest trick ends In arson, she's whisked away to England where shenanigans happen and a teenage girl becomes public enemy number one.

I loved the secrets that were slowly unravelled in this book that completely changed the context of the past.

Evan is a complex, eventually likable character and I had a lot of fun with this one.

I really enjoyed this one. It reminded me a little bit of what a girl wants. I loved the whole did she murder the person vibe of this book. I wanted to keep reading to find out what happened. I also think this is a very easy fast paced read. I do think I will read more by this author.

I love a modern royalty plot, so Royal Blood did not disappoint. The drama and twists kept me interested, and I know teens will enjoy it.

This book gave this 90s kid Princess Diaries vibes. So at least from my point of view as a reader. It's a more edger Princess Diaries for a new generation of readers.

Evan has just been expelled from her 9th boarding school when she is whisked away to finally meet her father, the King of England. (It's an alternative royal family, but the rest of the story rings true.) She's been officially in his custody for the past 6 years since her grandmother died and he's kept her in boarding schools and summer camps in the US the whole time. She is the exact same age as Princess Mary, his daughter with the queen, and Evan has been hidden this whole time. As soon as she arrives at the palace, though, the secrets begin to leak. The illegitimate daughter of the king is some juicy royal gossip, made even juicier when one of Princess's friends dies mysteriously and Evan is implicated in the murder. Evan must work quickly to figure out who she can really trust and what stories about her life are true. Highly recommended for grades 8 & up.

I love mysteries and royals and secrets, so this book hit about every need I had when reading. I love how the book progresses until the very end and literally had me at the edge of my seat. It’s a must-read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for allowing me to review this book.

Evan Bright is not just any 17-year-old girl. No, she's the daughter of the reigning king of England. The problem? No one knows. After she gets kicked out of boarding school (again) she goes to England in a last-ditched attempt to get to know the father who has been absent in her life.

I liked Evan as a character. I thought she was relatable. I did think a lot of the mystery of the book was easy to see coming, but I enjoyed the story so much that I didn't care. This was just a good, fun read that is thoroughly enjoyable!