TARNISHED CROWN By Erin Watt

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TARNISHED CROWN By Erin WattTarnished Crown by Erin Watt
Series: The Royals #3.5
Published by Amazon Digital Services on 12/1/18
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Pages: 168
Format: Ebook
Source: Reviewer Purchase
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ReviewedbyDani

Two years ago, one mistake cost Gideon Royal the girl of his dreams. Since then he’s become jaded and stoic, caught in a spiral that has him dealing with blackmail, heartache and loss. When he left for college, he hoped to start over. But fate has other ideas, placing Savannah Montgomery in his path again.

Savannah believes there’s no coming back from Gideon’s betrayal.

He thinks she’s wrong.

Forgiveness. Hope. Redemption. Gideon has vowed to win back the only girl who owns his heart. And when a Royal makes a promise, he’ll go to the ends of the earth to keep it.

Short and Sweet Review

Tarnished Crown is a novella and it follows the story of Gideon the oldest Royal sibling and Savannah. I thought it was a good story. Gideon isn’t around much in the Royals series because he’s off at college. In the novella we learn about what happened between Gideon and Savannah, why they broke up and what led to everything that happened between them. We get both Gideon and Savannah’s POV and the book alternates between present day and the past. Savannah is visiting college and thats where she bumps into Gideon, and he decides its time to face their problems and try to win the love of his life back. I really enjoyed this story, it was kind of heartbreaking learning about what happened while they were dating when they were in high school, but Gideon trying to make up for it and putting in an effort during the present day was sweet. It was interesting reading from Gideon’s POV mainly because he’s not around often, but I learned a lot about him, he definitely regrets a lot of things and you can tell, he also had a lot of weight on his shoulders being the oldest sibling. Savannah on the other hand is mainly bitter she was hurt a lot and she didn’t deserve it. I liked them both and the ending made me happy. I wish we had more of these two, but for now this novella was satisfying. If you read The Royals series be sure to read this novella!

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TWISTED PALACE By Erin Watt

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TWISTED PALACE By Erin WattTwisted Palace by Erin Watt
Series: The Royals #3
Published by EverAfter Romance on 11/2/16
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance, Young Adult
Pages: 370
Format: Ebook
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ReviewedbyDani

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.

Short and Sweet

Twisted Palace picks up right where Broken Prince ended. Reed has a murder charge over his head and Ella has to deal with her father coming back from the dead. With all the things trying to keep them apart Ella and Reed have to try to find a way to stay together.

My Thoughts 

~ Both Ella and Reed have grown so much from the first book. I love their relationship I think they both make each other better people, they’re perfect for each other. I want what they have lol.

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~ In this book we still get both the POV of Ella and Reed, which I like because we get to see what each of them think especially with everything that is going on around them.

~ This book kind of felt like a mystery. I mean of course Ella doesn’t think her boyfriend is a murderer so she tries to find the person who actually killed Brooke.

~ These two had to deal with adversity, with people talking behind their backs and to their faces and doubting Reed’s innocence.

~ I almost forgot Ella’s father comes back which stirs up a lot of drama. He just popped up out of nowhere like it was normal. I didn’t really like Steve mainly because he just came back and was trying to change everything in Ella’s life.

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~ I love all of the secondary characters like Val! We get to see a little bit more of her and Wade’s relationship. We also get more of Dinah of course because she’s Steve’s wife. I’m still not sure how I feel about her I mean she was still rude to Ella but she just lost her best friend, and Steve treats her awfully.

~ I loved Ella in the first book and I still love her now. I will always root for Ella, she’s strong, independent, and caring. She won’t let people break her she always keeps going and I love her for it.

~The Royals are also more like a family with Ella around. She’s good for them and makes them better. And they’re like the family she hasn’t had in awhile.

~ The ending surprised me I wasn’t expecting it. Wow.

Overall

I would DEFINITELY recommend this series! It’s so addicting and each book seems to be better then the last. I fell in love with the Royals and i’m sure you guys would too. So check this series out! I would love to see novellas or maybe another book focused on a different character from this series but i’m going to miss this series. If you like a little drama and a swoon worthy romance pick this series up!!!

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BROKEN PRINCE By Erin Watt

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BROKEN PRINCE By Erin WattBroken Prince by Erin Watt
Series: The Royals #2
Published by EverAfter Romance on 7/25/16
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Pages: 370
Format: Ebook
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ReviewedbyDani

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.

Short and Sweet

Broken Prince starts right where Paper Princess ended with Ella leaving the Royal household alone and with a broken heart. The Royal family desperately wants to find her as she is the glue that held their family together. Reed has a past he needs to explain to Ella and try to regain everyone’s trust by making amends.

My Thoughts

~ I loved this book! It lived up to my expectations. The Royal trilogy is now one of my favorites.

~ In this book we get a dual POV we get to see what Reed is actually thinking. I liked it getting to see things in his perspective and then seeing things in Ella’s was nice.

~ The characters are what really make these books special. They’re apologetically themselves raw, honest, and flawed.

~ I love Easton we learn so much about him and who he truly is.

~ Ella is a great heroine to follow. She’s a genuinely good person and looks out for her friends and won’t stand around when people try to bully her.

~ There were some plot twist that caught me off guard and it just made me want Twisted Palace even more!

~ The romance between Ella and Reed just puts a grin on my face. The chemistry those two share… they’re developing their relationship and I like it!

Overall

If you’ve read the first book you’ll definitely love this sequel. I couldn’t put it down these books are so addicting I just don’t want to leave the world. If you haven’t read Paper Princess you should! All three books are out now, you guys should check them out!

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PAPER PRINCESS By Erin Watt

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PAPER PRINCESS By Erin WattPaper Princess by Erin Watt
Series: The Royals #1
Published by EverAfter Romance on 4/4/16
Genres: Contemporary, New Adult, Romance
Pages: 370
Format: Ebook
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ReviewedbyDani

Ella Harper is a survivor―a pragmatic optimist. She’s spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she’ll climb out of the gutter. After her mother’s death, Ella is truly alone.

Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.

Reed doesn’t want her. He says she doesn’t belong with the Royals.

He might be right.

Wealth. Excess. Deception. It’s like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she’s going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she’ll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.

Short and Sweet

Ella is a teenage girl who has been living alone after her mother’s death, and is working multiple jobs to survive. Ella’s main goal is to graduate from high school and go to college. Everything changes when Callum Royal a friend of her deceased father (who Ella has never met) tells her that he is her legal guardian. Ella moves in with Callum and his five sons who all seem to hate her and now Ella has to learn to survive in this new environment.

My Thoughts

~ Ella has had a hard life, she’s never met her father and after her mother’s death she resorts to stripping to pay the bills.

~ Ella is funny, intelligent, and strong. She dealt with different situations that came her way the best way she could, from rumors, mean girls, and the boys ignoring her and trying to make her life hell.

~ In the beginning the Royal brothers were hard to like because they were stand offish and weren’t even giving Ella a chance. As the book went on and the boys relationship with Ella progressed I found myself liking them and wanting to see more of them.

~ The romance was hot and I think that was because of their love hate relationship. Ella and Reed had a good dynamic.

Overall

This was such a good book, once I got into it I couldn’t put it down it was so addicting! I’m ready for Broken Prince to release to see how different events will play out especially after the ending of this book. I would DEFINITELY recommend this book, but if you plan on reading this book I would suggest waiting until Broken Prince is out because it feels like the wait is so long.

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