Member Review

Royal Exposé by Jenny Frame.

Thank you Netgallery and bold strokes for a e-book copy for an unbiased review.

I must admit I was slightly concerned when right at the start, we kept getting Casey referencing that she needed a change of direction in her life. I get that you need to set up this aspect, but honestly it became tedious rather quickly.

So how did the rest pan out? Truthfully it was okay, nothing more and thats reflected in my rating. I felt the book didn't quite know where or how it wanted to identify itself. Thriller? Crime? Romance? Sci-Fi? While it had all these elements, it wasn't something where it really tried to nail itself into a genre specifically. Of course often we have multiple genres within stories, but usually they're firmly shown. These were often vague and meandered from one to the other.
The elements of a lot of repetitive information wasn't as much as initially with Casey, but it was still there with her character and tended to creep in, to a lesser degree, elsewhere. I feel slightly tighter editing would easily have removed that element for me.
So did I enjoy any of it? Yes. It was okay. The characterisation overall was solid enough and that allowed me to care enpugh to finish the book.That wasn't to say it was the best book for me out there, but it also isn't the worst. Others would probably get more from it than I did personally. I just found it wasn't as engaging as other books I've read. I might read more from the author if I see something offered, but otherwise, I would say this isn't a total bust, so if you get the opportunity to read this, then do.
3/5 stars 🌟