🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷 #Review of Broken Prince by Erin Watt

Title: Broken Prince

Series: The Royals #2

Author: Erin Watt

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

Published: October 17, 2023 by Berkley

Links: Goodreads | Amazon | B&N 

Source: NetGalley

Reviewer: Crystal

Rating: 🍷🍷🍷🍷🍷/ 🌶️🌶️

From wharf fights and school brawls to crumbling lives inside glittery mansions, one guy tries to save himself.

THESE ROYALS WILL RUIN YOU...

Reed Royal has it all—looks, status, money. The girls at his elite prep school line up to date him, the guys want to be him, but Reed never gave a damn about anyone but his family until Ella Harper walked into his life.

What started off as burning resentment and the need to make his father’s new ward suffer turned into something else entirely—keep Ella close. Keep Ella safe. But when one foolish mistake drives her out of Reed’s arms and brings chaos to the Royal household, Reed’s entire world begins to fall apart around him.

Ella doesn’t want him anymore. She says they’ll only destroy each other.

SHE MIGHT BE RIGHT.

Secrets. Betrayal. Enemies. It’s like nothing Reed has ever dealt with before, and if he’s going to win back his princess, he’ll need to prove himself Royally worthy.

Crystal's Thoughts:

"He told me to stay away. He told me I didn't belong. If only I'd listened to him."

These books are like crack... or what I imagine crack would be like! Reed and Ella have been a wild ride so far that I never want to get off. The angst, the drama, the SPICE! These two just can't have it easy though and this second book really puts them through the ringer. I loved getting Reed's POV, and the brother's dialogue added some much needed humor is times where the plot became pretty heavy. Author duo, Erin Watt, has really brought out the big guns with this series and I can't get enough of it. I definitely recommend reading in series order and while labeled a YA and the ages of the characters are pretty young, content suggests NA. A definite must read for new adult contemporary fans who enjoy a good family saga and the rich boy/poor girl trope.

"She's mine and always has been. From before we even met, she was mine and I was hers. I fought it too long, but I'm giving in now. I'm all in now."

Tropes To Look For:

✔️ Secrets & Betrayal

✔️ Drama & Angst

✔️ Steamy, Upper YA/NA

✔️ Family Saga

✔️ Playboy Brothers

✔️ Strong FMC

✔️ 'Touch Her and Get Punched in the Face'

✔️ Greed & Blackmail

✔️ Addictive Storyline

✔️ Cliffhanger