Royal Blood

I will fully admit that when I started this book I was thinking of royal scandal, love child, and all the stuff you'd see in the gossip papers if it were true.

What I got was a story about a girl who found herself in what must look like a fairy tale from the outside but in reality, was anything but.

Evangeline "Evan" Bright is the daughter of the king of England, just not the right daughter, not the Princess her half-sister Mary is, she's the secret love child the King has kept hidden for almost 18 years.

From having a mother with serious mental health issues to dealing with the entire world finding out who she is and who her father is to an assault no teenager should ever have to go through Evan has been through more than a lot of people could handle.

While this could have made her cold, and evil even it just pushed her to figure out what was really going on and who was actually on her side and important to her.

Finding out that you actually like the family you never thought you'd have can be a sobering experience and Evan handled it brilliantly.

I was so happy to see that this was book one, but after reading it I need more, I need to know what happens with Evan and Kit, if Mary does become queen, what happens when the King and Queen.... well I guess I'll have to wait for book two, but if this book is any indication it will be worth the wait.

I have to say this is a good book, it deals with heavy topics in a way that makes them understandable and allows the reader to form their thoughts on several different topics and I for one like books that let me have my feelings, especially when it comes to real-life situations.

Thank you to Random House Children's Delacorte Press and NetGalley for providing this E-Book, I have voluntarily read and reviewed it and all thoughts and opinions are my own.