Royal

Ive been a Danielle Steele fan for 30+ years. Zoya is on of my all time favorite DS books and was elemental in sparking my love for world history. Reading many of Ms. Steeles books have sent me down many wonderful rabbit holes, searching out the history of royal households and the mystique that surrounds them. But more importantly, Danielle Steele sparked my love of writing as well.
On that note, I have to say that in this book, Im disappointed. It doesnt even read like Ms. Steele. I caught myself wondering time and again if this was ghost written. I write only for myself, and repetition is something I consciously work out of my writing. In this book, theres so much repetition that is completely unnecessary and distracting. It is apparent to me that the editing is lacking in this book. I dont blame Ms. Steele. Writers write, editors NEED to edit.
As for the story line….. The story itself is rich in content, but it could have been so much more. Other reviews go into the actual story line, so Id encourage you to read them; but beware of spoilers.

I swear I say that with each new book but once again Ms. Steel has outdone herself. I started this late last night then woke up at 3am as I had to read more. I finished it this morning…..with tears in my eyes. It was excellent. Well worth waking up at 3am!!!! Each of her books is awesome. My grandma turned me onto Ms. Steel when I was just 14. I am 50 now and love her books just as much as I did when I first started to read them!!! Such a talented author!!!

I received this book as an ARC for an honest feedback.

Danielle Steel fans will delight in her newest novel. Royal starts during the bombings of London, and the royal family decides to send their youngest daughter to the country under a fake name. She falls in love and gets pregnant by her host’s son, who is leaving for the war when he turns 18. He dies. Charlotte, his bride, dies during childbirth, but after naming her daughter, Annie Louise. Annie’s paternal grandparents also die, leaving Annie in the hands of the other woman living on the estate.

After the war, Annie is now being raised as a commoner, but is actually Her Royal Highness. After her presumed mother’s death, her mother’s husband goes to the Queen to tell her about her niece. After determining that she really is the daughter of Princess Charlotte, she is welcomed into the family fold.

It is great to see the continuity of the Royal Family. However, it does seem that many details are taken right from the real world of the real Royal Family.

I was very excited while waiting for this book. I love reading about the royals. However, I felt that Ms. Steele took the royal family and disguised them with different names but used their true story. Weren’t we reading about the actual Queen and her family members? No originality there. The repetition was ridiculous – how is the editor letting this go? It usually doesn’t bother me, but how many times do we have to be reminded about every little detail of Charlotte? Even worse, I guessed what the plot of the book was going to be right from the beginning. I was disappointed that it was so obvious. I did not like Lucy and felt that she was mean-spirited and selfish to have acted as she did and denied that little girl everything just because she wanted her to be her child with a man who didn’t care about her. Poorly written! Ms. Steele’s recent books have all followed along these lines with a downward trend. I had to keep forcing myself to read this book and I have never had that problem before. Very disappointed and wish I could get my money back.

4 1/2 STARS!

An awe inspiring story of strength and sacrifice! While not nearly as easy to emotionally connect with as your typical Danielle Steel novel, ROYAL was fast paced, plot intensive and simply delightful. I loved it!

Seventeen year old Princess Charlotte was too ill to be around the bombing aspects of the war in London so the youngest child of the ruling King of England was sent to live in the countryside of Yorkshire for a year. While there, she fell in love with the son of her caretakers.

Destiny leaves behind a child who is raised as a commoner with no trail left of the royal lineage she carries. Fate brings the truth to the surface after nearly two decades and the knowledge of the lost princess is shared with the royal family, and the story plays out the details of their reunion.

I highly recommend this story to anyone who enjoys a royal family saga with hints of romance.

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