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A review by khaleesimod93
A Royal Shade of Blue by Aven Ellis
funny
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
5.0
Another great story from this author. I ended up going back to the beginning of the Aristocracy of the UK. I'm so happy to have gotten Clem and Christians' story. It was complicated, full of misunderstandings and hiccups, but it was sweet. I love the American girl falling in love with a British prince. Honestly, it's one of my favorite tropes. So many dream of finding a prince. So many books and movies about that same thing.
I like that this one followed the story of all others that came before it. The difficulties of living in the public eye. The invasion of privacy. The misunderstandings that happen from a couple from two very different lifestyles and upbringing.
“I’m exactly where I choose to be. I’m not a delicate flower who will lose all her petals if things get a bit rough. Or really rough. I want to see you, and that makes everything worth it.”
“I’m not the girl who had a tumor. He’s not a prince. We love each other for who we are when the labels are stripped away. The one gift I want to give Christian is the ability to be himself, to find a way to embrace his duty as the amazing man he is and let people into his world.”
" I love you. Your life comes with you, and I’m aware of that. But I know you will help me navigate it. I’m not saying it won’t be hard, and some days I will certainly hate it, but I will never hate the choice I made to be with you.”
I admire Clemmentine so much for these quotes. Not only is she strong for what she went through with the brain tumor, but she's not naive to what life with a prince will be like. Every time Christian apologized or brought up bringing her into his crazy life, she reassured him that regardless, she chose him and everything that entailed. I respected that. I have much more respect and love for her than I do for Christian.
I felt that Christian didn't give Clem many chances to explain misunderstandings and constantly jumped to conclusions. He had so many issues and acted quite childish when they were brought to the surface. Clem handled things with grace and poise. I hope I get glimpses of her during the rest of the series.
Now, no book this perfect is complete without the amazing side characters. The other princes and princesses were amazing, of course. But I have to say my heart was taken by Jillian. She's amazing. She really was the perfect, wise older woman to help Clem. Jillian is fashionable, wise, and most of all, down to earth! I love her!
I like that this one followed the story of all others that came before it. The difficulties of living in the public eye. The invasion of privacy. The misunderstandings that happen from a couple from two very different lifestyles and upbringing.
“I’m exactly where I choose to be. I’m not a delicate flower who will lose all her petals if things get a bit rough. Or really rough. I want to see you, and that makes everything worth it.”
“I’m not the girl who had a tumor. He’s not a prince. We love each other for who we are when the labels are stripped away. The one gift I want to give Christian is the ability to be himself, to find a way to embrace his duty as the amazing man he is and let people into his world.”
" I love you. Your life comes with you, and I’m aware of that. But I know you will help me navigate it. I’m not saying it won’t be hard, and some days I will certainly hate it, but I will never hate the choice I made to be with you.”
I admire Clemmentine so much for these quotes. Not only is she strong for what she went through with the brain tumor, but she's not naive to what life with a prince will be like. Every time Christian apologized or brought up bringing her into his crazy life, she reassured him that regardless, she chose him and everything that entailed. I respected that. I have much more respect and love for her than I do for Christian.
I felt that Christian didn't give Clem many chances to explain misunderstandings and constantly jumped to conclusions. He had so many issues and acted quite childish when they were brought to the surface. Clem handled things with grace and poise. I hope I get glimpses of her during the rest of the series.
Now, no book this perfect is complete without the amazing side characters. The other princes and princesses were amazing, of course. But I have to say my heart was taken by Jillian. She's amazing. She really was the perfect, wise older woman to help Clem. Jillian is fashionable, wise, and most of all, down to earth! I love her!