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My Review:Title: Cheeky Royal
Author: Nana Malone
Series: Royals Undercover #1
Published by: Indie
Release Date: March 8, 2018
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 246
Genres: Romance, Contemporary
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My rating:
Blurb:All they want is everything they can’t have.
Penny…
Yes, yes, I've heard the rumors. The prince is royal, and cocky and has a—well never mind about all that. The problem is, he's also my job.
When the King called on me to retrieve the wayward prince, I was ready to walk away.
Then I caught my boyfriend cheating — and suddenly leaving never felt like a better idea.
Sebastian…
I never wanted the throne.
When I left behind my gilded cage of a palace, it all sounded so simple: find my long-lost brother & make him the prince so I don't have to rule the kingdom like my father expects.
Then I meet my new neighbor, and quickly realize I’ve found the queen of my heart — and bed.
Just one problem, I can’t let her find out who I really am.
DNF @24% (Chapter 10) — So, this is a new author for me, and I was excited to read her for black history month. And it looked like this was going to be a bit of an ownvoices book too, so double yay! But right away I could tell the writing wouldn’t likely be a match for me. It was a bit clunky, there was a lot of repetitiveness, and occasionally it felt like pieces had been edited out because I got confused. Not a great start, but I love me a royal romance, and Penny seemed pretty fun.
And I probably would have finished the book, even if it was probably going to be a 3 star type dealio…but then I glanced at some reviews on Goodreads and discovered that this is a duet, and it ends in a cliffhanger. I had assumed the series was a set of related standalones. And since I wasn’t out of my mind impressed, I figured I would cut my losses now. *shrugs*
Okay. I’m glad I didn’t try this one. I was tempted!
I mean, it’s free at the moment I think…but I would think you could tell whether it would work for you in the sample.