Aimee Carter

Royalty, murder and scandal combine in this thrilling new series about an American girl who becomes the British Monarchy’s greatest nightmare.

As the King of England’s illegitimate daughter, 17-year-old Evan Bright knows a thing or two about keeping secrets.

But when she’s forced to spend the summer in London with her father and the royal family, who aren’t exactly thrilled she exists, her identity is mysteriously revealed, and suddenly the world is dying to know every juicy lie the press prints about her.

After a fun night turns deadly and Evan becomes the primary suspect in a murder investigation, the escalating rumors and fallout threaten to tear her life apart. As she fights to uncover the truth about what happened, she discovers royal secrets that are even more scandalous than she imagined – secrets that could change the monarchy forever.

And her own may be next.

Royal Blood

chloe

This is like if you took What a Girl Wants but sprinkled in a bit of murder, and I was into it. It took me a little while to warm up to Evan because she came across as quite bratty at the beginning. She was constantly throwing temper tantrums and sulking, but she grew on me by the end. I liked watching her develop a relationship with her father and, eventually, her half-sister. There's also a little romance thrown in that was cute. As for the mystery, it took a while to play out, and even though it was easy to figure out, it was still entertaining. Carter also touched upon some serious topics, and I thought she handled them very well. If this were an early-2000s CW drama, I would've eaten it up, and I'm interested enough to check out the next book.

Heather Harrington

After she is arrested for setting fire to one of her classrooms, Evangeline Bright is whisked off to Windsor Castle in England where she will live with her father, the king, and the rest of the royal family until the end of the month when she will turn 18. Very few of the royals show any acceptance of her except for the handsome Jasper, but when a night out at a party turns violent, Evan will have to figure out what really happened in order to keep herself from being arrested once again.  

Royal Blood is a well-written, well-crafted YA mystery with plenty of drama and angst, almost too much at times.  Most characters have complete story arcs that lead to satisfying conclusions by the end of the book.  At the same time, Evan's character provides a cute fish out of water plot line that drives the rest of story, adding some humor and emotion along the way. While the first half of the book shows Evan confronting the family that has denied her existence for almost 18 years, the last half focuses more on the mystery and the search for clues.  Overall, Royal Blood is a great beginning for this new YA series and makes for an enjoyable and entertaining read.  Fans of The Inheritance Games should like this book. 

Lynn Braden

After she is arrested for setting fire to one of her classrooms, Evangeline Bright is whisked off to Windsor Castle in England where she will live with her father, the king, and the rest of the royal family until the end of the month when she will turn 18. Very few of the royals show any acceptance of her except for the handsome Jasper, but when a night out at a party turns violent, Evan will have to figure out what really happened in order to keep herself from being arrested once again.  

Royal Blood is a well-written, well-crafted YA mystery with plenty of drama and angst, almost too much at times.  Most characters have complete story arcs that lead to satisfying conclusions by the end of the book.  At the same time, Evan's character provides a cute fish out of water plot line that drives the rest of story, adding some humor and emotion along the way. While the first half of the book shows Evan confronting the family that has denied her existence for almost 18 years, the last half focuses more on the mystery and the search for clues.  Overall, Royal Blood is a great beginning for this new YA series and makes for an enjoyable and entertaining read.  Fans of The Inheritance Games should like this book. 

Royal Blood

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