The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle | Book Review | #ContemporaryFiction #RomanticComedy #4Stars
Book Details
The Royals Next Door by Karina Halle
Published by Berkley on 12/31/2021
Genres: Contemporary Fiction, Contempoary Romance, Romantic Comedy
Format: Audiobook, eBook, Paperback
Pages: 366
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An ordinary summer goes royally awry when a prince and princess move next door, bringing their handsome bodyguard with them, from New York Times bestselling author Karina Halle.
Piper Evans: elementary school teacher by day--avid romance reader and anonymous podcaster by night. She lives a quiet, reclusive life, taking care of her mother, who struggles with mental illness, avoiding her regrettable ex, who bartends in town, and trying to make inroads in the tight-knit island community that still sees her, five years in, as an outsider.
And she's happy with how things are--really--until British royals rent the property next to hers and their brooding bodyguard decides she's a security threat. Piper quickly realizes that one person's fairy tale is an ordinary woman's nightmare as a media frenzy takes over the island and each run-in with Harrison Cole is hotter and more confusing than the last. But beneath Harrison's no-nonsense exterior lies a soft heart, one that could tempt a woman who's sworn off attachments into believing in white knights.
But when Piper finds herself smack in the middle of a royal scandal that rocks the island she'll need more than Harrison's strong arms to shield her--she'll have to do a little rescuing herself.
With careers, hearts, and friendships on the line, Piper and Harrison will have to decide what they're willing to give up for a chance at their own happily ever after.
Source: NetGalley, Received from the author or publisher for review.
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My thoughts on The Royals Next Door
I enjoyed the Royals Next Door. The light-hearted enemies to friends to lovers trope brought a smile to my face throughout the book.
While the “royals” may resemble a current royal couple, they aren’t the focus of this tale. Their stoic, buff, tattooed, gruff bodyguard meets his match in a sweet second-grade teacher who runs an anonymous romance novel podcast at night.
The story addresses mental health and “parenting the parent” since Piper takes care of her mother, who has some “issues.” The last thing they need is the media frenzy that descends on their island home when the royal couple moves in next door.
Harrison, the over-protective bodyguard, wants to maintain his suspicions that Piper isn’t trustworthy, but her sunny disposition wears him down.
The other side characters add lots of situational comedy/drama to the story, whether it’s Piper’s ex or local residents.
This fast-paced story will leave you smiling. While it touches on heavier subjects, they are treated with finesse and certainly don’t overpower the story.
The Royals Next Door makes a beautiful read for the beach or snuggled by the fire.
I received a digital copy of the book from #NetGalley and #BerkleyPublishing to review. This is my honest, unbiased opinion.
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About Karina Halle
Karina Halle is a screenwriter, a former music & travel journalist, and the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, & USA Today bestselling author of The Pact, The Royals Next Door, and Black Sunshine, as well as 70 other wild and romantic reads, ranging from light & sexy rom coms to horror/paranormal romance and dark fantasy. Needless to say, whatever genre you're into, she's probably written a romance for it.
She splits her time between a house in a rainforest on an island off the coast of British Columbia, and her condo in Los Angeles with her husband, plus their adopted pit bull, Bruce. She seems a bit boring in her bio but I assure you she's a big ol' goof in real life.
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Ohh this sounds fun Gina
It is a great, fun, fast read. I think you would like it, Kerry.
HJGFHJGHJHJGFJ THIS BOOK ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE SO MUCH FUN??? especially the anonymous romance novel podcast aspect of it!! am so so glad you enjoyed it so much AND THANK YOU FOR THE FABULOUS REVIEW!!!! am eternally grateful to you for getting it onto my tbr AND AM SO EXCITED TO READ IT <33
Thanks!