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A review by allieryanreads
Royal Ball by Sheralyn Pratt
5.0
This was one of those books that grips you until you finish (I certainly kept sneaking in time throughout the day to keep reading). I loved it!
Pimpernel: Royal Ball follows the characters introduced in the first Pimpernel book, Claire, Kali, and Jack. Claire, upon finding herself alone and left in the dark for the current mission, realizes that this was a test of sorts to see if she could help Jack and his team. Breaking into her own office to find out where Jack went, she realizes that she’s not alone. A mysterious man welcomes her there. After giving her the offer of a lifetime, he whisks her off to a night like no other, the location of the Royal Ball. One night changed everything.
Royal Ball takes the best from what Sheralyn Pratt has to offer, crafting tale that is a mental thrill ride. This book has action, but not in the traditional sense. In a way, Royal Ball is like a chess game, but the rules keep shifting and the reader, working along with the three POV characters, Claire, Kali, and Jack, goes along for the ride. Plenty of twists and turns, and those a-ha moments where things click and fall into place. I could see myself competing with the characters to see if I could figure things out before they did.
Roll action, intrigue, puzzles, pretty costumes (it is a Ball after all), and a touch of romance together to create Pimpernel: Royal Ball.
Definitely recommend reading Pimpernel first. Highly recommend Walk of Infamy for Kali’s backstory (and the rest of the Rhea Jensen series if you have time since they are great reads), but this is not critical for understanding the story.
Can’t wait for more of the Pimpernel world!
Pimpernel: Royal Ball follows the characters introduced in the first Pimpernel book, Claire, Kali, and Jack. Claire, upon finding herself alone and left in the dark for the current mission, realizes that this was a test of sorts to see if she could help Jack and his team. Breaking into her own office to find out where Jack went, she realizes that she’s not alone. A mysterious man welcomes her there. After giving her the offer of a lifetime, he whisks her off to a night like no other, the location of the Royal Ball. One night changed everything.
Royal Ball takes the best from what Sheralyn Pratt has to offer, crafting tale that is a mental thrill ride. This book has action, but not in the traditional sense. In a way, Royal Ball is like a chess game, but the rules keep shifting and the reader, working along with the three POV characters, Claire, Kali, and Jack, goes along for the ride. Plenty of twists and turns, and those a-ha moments where things click and fall into place. I could see myself competing with the characters to see if I could figure things out before they did.
Roll action, intrigue, puzzles, pretty costumes (it is a Ball after all), and a touch of romance together to create Pimpernel: Royal Ball.
Definitely recommend reading Pimpernel first. Highly recommend Walk of Infamy for Kali’s backstory (and the rest of the Rhea Jensen series if you have time since they are great reads), but this is not critical for understanding the story.
Can’t wait for more of the Pimpernel world!