A huge thanks to Dave and crew over at #TheWriteReads for organising this ultimate book tour and to Connie Glynn, Penguin and Netgally for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Synopsis
When fairy tale obsessed Lottie Pumpkin starts at the infamous Rosewood Hall, she is not expecting to share a room with the Crown Princess of Maradova, Ellie Wolf. Due to a series of lies and coincidences, 14-year-old Lottie finds herself pretending to be the princess so that Ellie can live a more normal teenage life.
Lottie is thrust into the real world of royalty – a world filled with secrets, intrigue and betrayal. She must do everything she can to help Ellie keep her secret, but with school, the looming Maradovian ball and the mysterious new boy Jamie, she’ll soon discover that reality doesn’t always have the happily ever after you’d expect…
A thrilling world of parties, politics and bad ass princesses, this is the first book in the brand new series THE ROSEWOOD CHRONICLES.
The Rosewood Chronicles #1
Genre: YA Fantasy
Length: 441 Pages
Publishing: 2nd November 2017
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rosewood-Chronicles-Undercover-Princess/dp/0062847821/
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34042261-undercover-princess
My Thoughts
Undercover Princess is the first in a series aimed at the older end of middle grade and younger end of YA. It’s a series that takes the Blyton-esque charm and fun of boarding school stories such as St Clair’s and Mallory Towers and brings them into the modern times. I enjoyed reading this as an adult but I know I would have adored it as a youngster – pining to be sent to Rosewood to study and live.
I think the most important thing to try and do is put yourself in the position of that age group. It’s not aimed at adults and it’s meant to be full of sometimes annoying, self-centred and lost characters because let’s face it – that’s life as an 14 year old (year 10). I fully indulged my young teen self and just enjoyed indulging myself in fantasies of boarding schools, and all things princess.
I love the tropes of princess being ‘normal’ and accidental/unknown princess so this novel was totally up my street. Undercover Princess is a fantastic start to a series, laying the foundations , setting the scene and introducing the memorable characters.
I loved both girls. Ellie is a fun character – she’s feisty and fierce but a good, loyal protector to Lottie. She was also very smart and savvy too and despite being a royal, had her screwed on and was very down to earth considering her upbringing. Ellie is definitely the character I would have wanted to be as a teen. Lottie was more like the character I would have identified with. She doesn’t have a wealthy upbringing and had to work really hard to have access to Rosewood. She often gets herself into sticky situations and struggles a little to navigate to world and people of rosewood. The two girls complimented each other perfectly and it was lovely to see their relationship develop.
There is a mystery element to the story which is hinted at in the beginning. I liked how the tension built towards this; beginning with a feeling of a connection to something here and there. I also think there is so much ore to reveal in the next books and I have a few theories about Lottie and her parentage too.
I cannot wait to read the rest of the books in the series.
If this sounds like your thing, get your teen on, grab your tiara and come join the fun.
Author Bio – Connie Glynn
Connie Glynn has always loved writing and wrote her first story when she was six, with her mum at a typewriter acting as her scribe. She had a love for performing stories from a young age and attended Guildhall drama classes as a teenager. This passion for stories has never left her, and Connie recently finished a degree in film theory. It was at university that Connie started her hugely successful YouTube channel Noodlerella (named after her favourite food and favourite Disney princess). After five years of publicly documenting her life and hobbies to an audience of 900,000 subscribers on YouTube, Connie closed the book on the Noodlerella project in a bid for more privacy and to pursue her original passions in the performing arts. Connie now writes music and fiction full- time. Follow Connie on YouTube, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr @ConnieGlynn
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Fab review Kerry, I really enjoyed it too!! xx
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It was so cute 😍
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