Book Review: Fallen Heir by Erin Watt

Fallen Heir (The Royals, #4) by Erin Watt

Blurb:

These Royals will ruin you.

Easton Royal has it all: looks, money, intelligence. His goal in life is to have as much fun as possible. He never thinks about the consequences because he doesn’t have to.

Until Hartley Wright appears, shaking up his easy life. She’s the one girl who’s said no, despite being attracted to him. Easton can’t figure her out and that makes her all the more irresistible.

Hartley doesn’t want him. She says he needs to grow up.

She might be right.

Rivals. Rules. Regrets. For the first time in Easton’s life, wearing a Royal crown isn’t enough. He’s about to learn that the higher you start, the harder you fall.

My Review:

Aaahhhh, Easton; my favorite of the Royal brothers! I've been waiting so long for Easton's book and it was definitely worth the wait! 

Easton Royal just wants to have fun. He doesn't care about school or football (even though he's smarter than you'd think), he just wants to - dare I say? - self-destruct. Life is about three things for him: sex, drinking and having no responsibilities. 

Until new girl, Hartley Wright catches him doing something he shouldn't be. What starts out as Easton trying to make sure Hartley won't tell anyone what she saw quickly turns into him wanting to be around Hartley all the time. 

But Hartley is very guarded. She has to be with the secrets she's hiding. She doesn't want or need someone like Easton in her life. But Easton won't be discouraged that easily. 

Will Easton realize his feelings for Hartley are more than just physical? Will Hartley ever let her walls down and let Easton know what's going on with her? And once that secret is revealed, will it make both of their lives implode?

I loved this book! Easton's story was fantastic and I found myself enjoying it more than the last book in this series, Twisted Palace. While I love Reed, Easton will always be my favorite and I just want to hug him for all of the feelings of inadequacy he feels. He sees himself as a screw-up, even though he's surrounded by people that love him.

I was dying to find out what secrets Hartley was hiding and at times I found her a bit frustrating as a character but I liked her and Easton together. I hope they have the chance to explore the possibility of them being together in the next book.

That being said - the ending! OMG that ending! Once again Erin Watt has ruined me with that ending! How will I make it until the end of the year to see what happens after that ending?!?! You can't just leave me with that! 

Overall, this book is a great addition to the Royals series! If you love Easton as much as I do you need to read this book! It was a fast-paced read that I didn't want to put down and ended up reading all at once. Now I feel like I'll be in a Royals book hangover until the next book comes out!

My Rating:

5 of 5 Stars!

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#BookMail Thursday #31

This #BookMail Thursday is a light one. I received an eARC of a book by one of my favorite writing duos...

 Fallen Heir by Erin Watt 

I was so happy that I got an eARC of Fallen Heir! I've been waiting for Easton's story since I first read Paper Princess and it was well worth the wait! 

August Waiting On:

Signed Copies of:

- Because of Lila by Abbi Glines 

- The Dazzling Heights by Katharine McGee

- Queen of Shadows by Sarah J. Maas

Book Review: Twisted Palace by Erin Watt

Twisted Palace (Royals #3) by Erin Watt

Blurb:

These Royals will ruin you… 

From mortal enemies to unexpected allies, two teenagers try to protect everything that matters most.

Ella Harper has met every challenge that life has thrown her way. She’s tough, resilient, and willing to do whatever it takes to defend the people she loves, but the challenge of a long-lost father and a boyfriend whose life is on the line might be too much for even Ella to overcome. 

Reed Royal has a quick temper and even faster fists. But his tendency to meet every obstacle with violence has finally caught up with him. If he wants to save himself and the girl he loves, he’ll need to rise above his tortured past and tarnished reputation.

No one believes Ella can survive the Royals. Everyone is sure Reed will destroy them all. 

They may be right.

With everything and everyone conspiring to keep them apart, Ella and Reed must find a way to beat the law, save their families, and unravel all the secrets in their Twisted Palace.

My Review:

Spoiler Alert: Do not read this review if you have not read the previous book in the Royals series, Broken Prince.

So the wicked bitch of Bayview, NC is dead. And Reed Royal has been arrested for Brooke's murder. Oh, and Ella's biological father, Steve O'Halloran, is back from the dead. Yeah - that actually happened.

Ella and Reed's world is crashing down around them. Reed is being accused of a crime he didn't commit and Ella is forced to interact with a man she's not sure she likes. Steve is nothing like how Callum described him and his aggressive push to be super-dad (including a ton of insane rules) rubs Ella the wrong way.

With everyone whispering about Reed being a potential murder behind their backs and Steve working to keep them apart, will Reed and Ella be able to figure out who is framing Reed? Or will Reed accept defeat under the mounting stack of damning evidence against him? Will Ella be able to save Reed before he makes the biggest mistake of his life? Was Brooke really the intended target? Or was it a case of mistaken identity?

One thing is for certain: there's a killer out there that would do anything to keep his or her secrets and their crime from being revealed.

I enjoyed Twisted Palace, but not as much as I loved Paper Princess and Broken Prince. A great majority of Twisted Palace was spent on the murder, Reed's uncertain future, and Steve's unexplainable drive to keep Ella and Reed apart at all costs. While it added a greater depth to the story, the tone felt a lot different than in the first two books - so although I really liked the mystery and the story, I felt like the story slowed down at times. Like the reader and the characters were waiting for something to happen, for some resolution that too time to come.

I still loved all of the main characters but I have to admit I really hated Steve. I know that was kind of the point but I guess I was wishing he would be the cool guy that Callum kept talking about - not the kind of guy that made Callum look like a Father of the Year candidate. And I even felt sorry for Dinah! The sky must be falling!

Overall, I really did like Twisted Palace, especially when everything was revealed at the end and things settled down. Now I'm eager to read Easton's story. Who will be the girl that steals his heart? Somebody we already know? Or someone completely new?

My Rating:

4/5 Stars

Book Review: Broken Prince by Erin Watt

Broken Prince (Royals #2) by Erin Watt

Blurb:

These Royals will ruin you…

From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself.

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.

My Review:

All it took was one moment for Reed Royal's life to implode. The moment Ella Harper, the girl he's fallen impossibly in love with, walks in on him in a compromising position with his father's ex-girlfriend Brooke.

Ella runs and Brooke claims she's pregnant and that the baby is his even though Reed knows it isn't. Ella leaving town tears Reed up and in the span of the next two weeks his brothers turn on him and everything at Astor Academy goes to shit because Reed doesn't care enough to keep everyone in line. All he wants is Ella back.

Then Ella returns and it's clear that she's not ready to forgive him. But Reed isn't giving up on her, he'll keep pursuing her until things are back to normal. But can Ella ever move past Reed's assumed betrayal? Or are some mistakes unforgivable? And as everything else in the lives of the Royals spin out of control, even if Ella takes Reed back, is something worse coming their way?

Wow, the two writers behind the pen name Erin Watt definitely know how to rip their readers hearts out! The end of Paper Princess shocked me but the twists in Broken Prince had me wanting to pluck my aching heart out and hand it over. This series is so engrossing that the reader will struggle to put it down and resume daily activities.

Reed's perspective, in the beginning, broke my heart and I couldn't wait to see what was going to happen but the hits kept coming - especially the ending! Did not see the Brooke thing coming although I had a vague idea while reading book one about the character that pulls a Lazarus on the very last page.

Overall, I love the storyline and the characters and I'm already itching to start book three! I was worried that The Royals series would falter the way some series do with the "sophomore slump" but Broken Prince is everything fans of the series could hope for. If you haven't already read this series you must give it a try! You won't regret it! I'm also seriously excited that Easton is getting his own book coming out this fall! I am in love with that adorable goofball!

My Rating:

5 of 5 Stars!