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The Royal Mess (Alaskan Royal Family, Book 3) |
Author: MaryJanice Davidson
Published: 2007-09-01 |
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Customer comments on this selection.
 loved it hope she writes more
very entertaining sad to read about the possibility she might not write any more so everyone write to her and encourage her to continue
MORE, MORE
This was a fun read(just like the other two). I would love it if MJD gave us some more. The royal family is so over the top. I don't think the story should be over.
The Royal Mess-A Joyfully Recommended Title!!
Nicole Krenski has completed the last request of her dying mother - to contact her father, who was only just revealed to Nicole herself. Imagine her amazement at learning her father is King Alexander II (known as King Al) of the Alaskan Royal house. Nicole really doesn't want anything else to do with the family; after all, she has lived her life without them so far. However, when circumstances make it so Nicole has to agree to the acknowledgement of King Al, she decides there is at least ONE thing she just might like from the palace.
Jeffrey Rodinov is a royal bodyguard who is from a long line of protectors of the Royal family. When he is put in charge of Nicole's safety, Jeffrey has a moment of doubt - not in his ability to protect Nicole from harm, but in his ability to protect them from each other. Trying to fight their attraction has put Jeffrey between a rock and a hard space. Now, throw in the rest of the Royals and Edmund, along with the daily antics that just seem to happen, then add it all up and you have what just might be termed as a royal mess.
I will say right off the top that my wait for the next book in the Alaskan Royal Family was totally worth it. The Royal Mess is about a new royal child and how she learns to cope with her new identity and that so includes her hunky bodyguard, Jeffrey. To avoid saying too much, I'm just going to say that Nicole had me laughing and sighing from start to finish. Ms. Davidson has once again taken her down-to-earth royals and given us yet another dimension to their unique family, using her trademarked humor and false insults to reveal the deep love they all feel for each other. I could not put The Royal Mess down and then turned around and reread it all over again. There was no aspect I did not love in following Nicole's trials. If you have been reading this series, this is a book you won't want to miss. If you have not been following the Alaskan Royals, then get up right now and go find them - you won't regret it, I promise. Of course this could only be a Joyfully Recommended Read from me.
As a side note, Ms. Davidson has said this might be her last in the series. I will say several questions are answered and ends are tied up. However, after re-reading I found at least one sibling who was left open and I'm hoping she will decide to do his story at some future time. And as this has edged its way into being my favorite series from Ms Davidson, I'm not above begging.
Jo
Reviewed for Joyfully Reviewed
 A cute book
This book was an average read. It intrigued me enough to buy it to see what it was all about. This was my first time reading any of MJD's books. It was funny and the characters are very memorable. This book was in the romance section, but I felt that there was not enough romance between Nicole and Jeffery. I wish there was more character development, but overall it was a nice short book to read.
 Yuck! I hated it!
I rushed the reading as much as possible to get it over with. A reviewer for Romantic Times described the book as follows. "crude, quick language" and "Readers will delight in the everybody's-thinking-it style statements made by the characters." I did not enjoy the crude language at all. Two examples follow: Nicole's mother had died of cancer and Nicole took care of her before she died. Christina asked "you took care of her?" Nicole replied "No, I slammed her a__ in a nursing home." Another example: Nicole is eating dinner and says "sh__ I dropped one of my eight forks." I'm ok with foul language used in appropriate and/or stressful situations, but this author used it constantly within everyday conversation. It irritated and annoyed me. I don't respect or feel comfortable with these types of people, and I certainly don't find it humorous. I don't care to read a story about them. In addition, there was no interesting character development other than Nicole being rude to most people. Most of the book consisted of conversation with very little time spent on plot, and what plot there was was too simple. The plot for the first 76 pages of the book consisted of the family's attempts to get Nicole to submit to a DNA blood test. Not much time was spent on Jeffrey, the male protagonist. The description of him on the back cover almost told me more than the book did about him. I would have liked to have seen more of him and less of the rude, bratty, food throwing family members. I imagine there are some readers who would find this book funny, but not me. Sexual language: moderate. Number of sex scenes: two. Setting: 2007 Alaska. Genre: contemporary chick lit with a little bit of romance.
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