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karen_the_baroness's review against another edition
5.0
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Author. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Royally Abandoned by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnight is a fabulous royally written book by these two amazing authors. They brought the sense of Christmas, being a royal, and having dreams that come to life.
Prince Greyson Montgomery wants to live a regular life since he knows that he can't build things when he's king. Instead, he wants his baby brother to take the crown, and he can live a normal life among ordinary people. Greyson was doing fine until he had to come home for Christmas and brought Scarlett with him. He thought that he was doing the right thing for his country until Greyson started to really think about it while home for the holidays. Greyson is a great character. Sure he has his flaws, but what type of person would he be without flaws.
Scarlett Calhoun is a Southern Belle through and through. She is a debutante, runner up for Miss Georgia, works in a lot of charities, and still has dreams of her own that she knows wouldn't make her mama happy. There are two sides of Scarlett, the one out in public doing things for her mama (meaning the Southern Belle), and the one that would be happy in jeans and a tee-shirt with her hair up fixing up an old house for a bed and breakfast. Scarlett is very much the hopeless romantic in that she always thinks way too ahead in relationships that are just starting, and she can get her heartbroken fast that way. She loves Greyson and would do anything for him to see how much she does.
Ms. Fischer and Ms. McKnight both did a fabulous job with this book. Weaving two very different people into a fantastically great story. I felt for Greyson and Scarlett during different parts, and I enjoyed reading their story. Scarlett and Greyson are amazing characters, which makes me love them a lot. I highly recommend this book to all romance readers out there.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Royally Abandoned by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnight.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove
Will Greyson take the throne or give it to his brother?
Greyson Montgomery
Prince Greyson Montgomery wants to live a regular life since he knows that he can't build things when he's king. Instead, he wants his baby brother to take the crown, and he can live a normal life among ordinary people. Greyson was doing fine until he had to come home for Christmas and brought Scarlett with him. He thought that he was doing the right thing for his country until Greyson started to really think about it while home for the holidays. Greyson is a great character. Sure he has his flaws, but what type of person would he be without flaws.
Scarlett Calhoun
Scarlett Calhoun is a Southern Belle through and through. She is a debutante, runner up for Miss Georgia, works in a lot of charities, and still has dreams of her own that she knows wouldn't make her mama happy. There are two sides of Scarlett, the one out in public doing things for her mama (meaning the Southern Belle), and the one that would be happy in jeans and a tee-shirt with her hair up fixing up an old house for a bed and breakfast. Scarlett is very much the hopeless romantic in that she always thinks way too ahead in relationships that are just starting, and she can get her heartbroken fast that way. She loves Greyson and would do anything for him to see how much she does.
Five Stars for Royally Abandoned
Ms. Fischer and Ms. McKnight both did a fabulous job with this book. Weaving two very different people into a fantastically great story. I felt for Greyson and Scarlett during different parts, and I enjoyed reading their story. Scarlett and Greyson are amazing characters, which makes me love them a lot. I highly recommend this book to all romance readers out there.
Thank you for dropping by! I hope you enjoyed this review of Royally Abandoned by Sarah Fischer and Kelsey McKnight.
Until the next time,
Happy Reading!
This review was originally posted on Baroness' Book Trove
kiercarnahan's review against another edition
5.0
Honestly, what's not to like about a regular girl meeting a guy and finding out he's a prince? It's been done a million times yet I love it nonetheless. This book was short, sweet, and totally royal with a Christmas flair.
letstalkaboutbooksbaybee's review against another edition
3.0
3.5⭐️
A HUGE thank you to the authors who gifted me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Tis the season, friends! This book was just so much fun to read.
Have you ever wondered what a southern belle would do if she found out she was dating the secret prince of a small European country? Lucky for you, that’s what this book is all about. Greyson is heir to the throne, but he’s having cold feet about ruling an entire country. He wants to prove to himself and to his parents that he can make it on his own without his title getting in the way. He sneaks off to America to truly be by himself for the first time in his life. Scarlett lives in Savannah, Georgia when she quite literally runs into the man of her dreams. He’s tall, sweet, and has an accent to die for. He’s exactly the kind of guy she needs in her life to stop her mama from playing matchmaker.
Doesn’t this just sound like Hallmark needs to snatch up the rights to this book to make a movie? Because that’s really what it felt like as I was reading this. You know the kinds of movies I’m talking about.
This book was was cozy and fluffy and the kind of whirlwind romance we all dream about. The perfect quick read to get me in the holiday spirit.
A HUGE thank you to the authors who gifted me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Tis the season, friends! This book was just so much fun to read.
Have you ever wondered what a southern belle would do if she found out she was dating the secret prince of a small European country? Lucky for you, that’s what this book is all about. Greyson is heir to the throne, but he’s having cold feet about ruling an entire country. He wants to prove to himself and to his parents that he can make it on his own without his title getting in the way. He sneaks off to America to truly be by himself for the first time in his life. Scarlett lives in Savannah, Georgia when she quite literally runs into the man of her dreams. He’s tall, sweet, and has an accent to die for. He’s exactly the kind of guy she needs in her life to stop her mama from playing matchmaker.
Doesn’t this just sound like Hallmark needs to snatch up the rights to this book to make a movie? Because that’s really what it felt like as I was reading this. You know the kinds of movies I’m talking about.
This book was was cozy and fluffy and the kind of whirlwind romance we all dream about. The perfect quick read to get me in the holiday spirit.
allingoodtime's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars
I absolutely love holiday romances, especially Christmas romances. Probably because that’s my favorite holiday in real life. So I was excited about being offered an ARC of this story by new-to-me authors. It was kind of a bummer that the story didn’t really feature Christmas to the extent I was expecting.
While this story does take place during the holidays, they only touch on the actual season here and there. It’s still a sweet story. Both Greyson and Scarlett are amazing people and they have beautiful chemistry.
As much as I enjoyed the premise and the main characters, I found myself skimming this one a lot. I loved the dates Scarlett and Greyson had and when they were actually interacting with one another. But the parts where they were reflecting on their feelings and have internal dialogue seemed to go on more than necessary. I kept waiting for things to happen far before they happened.
The conflict at the end of this book did not play out in a way that I found true to the characters as I had gotten to know them through the story. Maybe that was the point and I was missing something? I’m not sure. As much as I’m sure Greyson wouldn’t have been a perfect gentleman in the situation (as he saw the situation anyway), the way he acted seemed so far from the way the authors had written the character to that point. The same can be said for how Scarlett reacted to what happened. She spoke her mind, even to the detriment of her relationship with her parents at one point. Her reaction to the way Greyson was treating her just didn’t fit her persona.
All in all, I found the story sweet and, at times, interesting. But there were some holes in the flow and continuity of the characters that I can’t ignore and that took me out of the story.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
I absolutely love holiday romances, especially Christmas romances. Probably because that’s my favorite holiday in real life. So I was excited about being offered an ARC of this story by new-to-me authors. It was kind of a bummer that the story didn’t really feature Christmas to the extent I was expecting.
While this story does take place during the holidays, they only touch on the actual season here and there. It’s still a sweet story. Both Greyson and Scarlett are amazing people and they have beautiful chemistry.
As much as I enjoyed the premise and the main characters, I found myself skimming this one a lot. I loved the dates Scarlett and Greyson had and when they were actually interacting with one another. But the parts where they were reflecting on their feelings and have internal dialogue seemed to go on more than necessary. I kept waiting for things to happen far before they happened.
The conflict at the end of this book did not play out in a way that I found true to the characters as I had gotten to know them through the story. Maybe that was the point and I was missing something? I’m not sure. As much as I’m sure Greyson wouldn’t have been a perfect gentleman in the situation (as he saw the situation anyway), the way he acted seemed so far from the way the authors had written the character to that point. The same can be said for how Scarlett reacted to what happened. She spoke her mind, even to the detriment of her relationship with her parents at one point. Her reaction to the way Greyson was treating her just didn’t fit her persona.
All in all, I found the story sweet and, at times, interesting. But there were some holes in the flow and continuity of the characters that I can’t ignore and that took me out of the story.
**I received an ARC of this book courtesy of the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely**
letstalkaboutbooksbaybee's review
3.0
3.5⭐️
A HUGE thank you to the authors who gifted me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Tis the season, friends! This book was just so much fun to read.
Have you ever wondered what a southern belle would do if she found out she was dating the secret prince of a small European country? Lucky for you, that’s what this book is all about. Greyson is heir to the throne, but he’s having cold feet about ruling an entire country. He wants to prove to himself and to his parents that he can make it on his own without his title getting in the way. He sneaks off to America to truly be by himself for the first time in his life. Scarlett lives in Savannah, Georgia when she quite literally runs into the man of her dreams. He’s tall, sweet, and has an accent to die for. He’s exactly the kind of guy she needs in her life to stop her mama from playing matchmaker.
Doesn’t this just sound like Hallmark needs to snatch up the rights to this book to make a movie? Because that’s really what it felt like as I was reading this. You know the kinds of movies I’m talking about.
This book was was cozy and fluffy and the kind of whirlwind romance we all dream about. The perfect quick read to get me in the holiday spirit.
A HUGE thank you to the authors who gifted me an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Tis the season, friends! This book was just so much fun to read.
Have you ever wondered what a southern belle would do if she found out she was dating the secret prince of a small European country? Lucky for you, that’s what this book is all about. Greyson is heir to the throne, but he’s having cold feet about ruling an entire country. He wants to prove to himself and to his parents that he can make it on his own without his title getting in the way. He sneaks off to America to truly be by himself for the first time in his life. Scarlett lives in Savannah, Georgia when she quite literally runs into the man of her dreams. He’s tall, sweet, and has an accent to die for. He’s exactly the kind of guy she needs in her life to stop her mama from playing matchmaker.
Doesn’t this just sound like Hallmark needs to snatch up the rights to this book to make a movie? Because that’s really what it felt like as I was reading this. You know the kinds of movies I’m talking about.
This book was was cozy and fluffy and the kind of whirlwind romance we all dream about. The perfect quick read to get me in the holiday spirit.
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