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The sample showed possiblity, if not perfectly solid writing, and for 1.99 it was a low risk, thankfully, because this gamble did not pay off. "Royally Lost" features a romance between a runaway prince and an American girl on a European river cruise. Could've been a fun, light read. Problem is, the girl, Becca, makes a negative comment about her Danube surroundings on nearly every page. She's like a broken record. In between Euro-hating, she tosses her family under the bus, offering up her consistently unpleasant opinions without let or invitation. She's not only no fun for the reader to be with; she's no-way believable as the target of Prince Nikolai's affection.

Prince Nikolai, on the run from his gilded cage, meets Becca lost in the streets of Vienna. Inexplicably charmed by her stream of vitriol against his culture, history, and cuisine, he begins following her cruise ship so he can give her a behind-the-tourist-scenes guided exploration of Austria, punctuated with unprovoked (and to my mind, undeserved) kissing. ---????!!!--- He tells her she's "different from any other girl" he's met....mmmhmmm. Her response? "Oh." They've spent a total of, perhaps, four hours together at this point, and she's disappointed he's not kissing her more (I am not making this up).

The one moment when she displays any kind of interest in anything European, is when he takes her behind the "no admittance" rope to a 17th century chapel covered in Rocco gilding. "Is that real GOLD?" she wants to know. And, "There must be millions of dollars worth in here." Instead of seeing the writing on the wall, he kisses her and makes another date. Nikolai might've been like-able with a different, Julia Stiles kinda girl, but he's just lacking upstairs, and with Becca clinging to him, it really is his standout quality.

Becca's brother, Dylan, the gainful employment-avoidance expert who is determinedly working his way through all the European beer and easy girls he can lay hands on, cautions her not to fall for another "self centered jerk" (referring not to himself, but to her former boyfriend) when she starts hanging out with Nikolai. She warns Dylan not to "shack up" with some girl in their shared cabin. Is this a possibility??

The writing in "Royally Lost" is passable, if it weren't passing itself off as a polished, market-ready novel. But it is. And it's full of trite, cliched situations and turns of phrase that fail to convey anything unique or interesting about the characters or the setting. The best recommendation I can give this novel is, with self-publishing on the rise and skilled editorial vetting of manuscripts on the outs, there's worse stuff out there.


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Royally Lost Angie Stanton Books Reviews

If you have a parent/ parents who demand a lot from you and you always don’t see eye to eye, you might relate to this book.

In life, people usually expect something from us. As kids, we are asked, “what do you want to be when you grow up?”, and our answers would come easily from our innocent minds, “to be a doctor”, “to be a nurse”, “to be a lawyer” and things like that. Maybe most of those answers were ingrained in our brains one way or another by our parents, maybe we were inspired by someone for us to answer such, or it was just something we saw on TV at one point in our lives. Whatever the case, our answers then would likely change. Cause as we grow older, our surroundings and our circumstances change. Along with it, we change.

Set in one of the most romantic places in the world, Royally Lost is fun to read. It’s just too bad that the character herself didn’t appreciate where she was. Becca was more upset of the fact that she is in Europe having a vacation with her family than thinking that most girls her age would kill for a chance to have a trip like that. All the more, it wasn’t as if she had a lot to miss back home. Her boyfriend dumped her for her best friend, I think going to Europe (even though she’s with her family) would beat staying at home and sulking over the break-up or trying to get over it.

Becca is full of dislike towards her parents. And about 60% of the book, she wastes moaning and complaining about how unlucky she was about being on the trip, about her step-mother, about her father, and life in general. One positive side to her though was that she and her brother are on good terms and it’s nice to read about sibling camaraderie like theirs. Dylan, the older brother, albeit a bit reckless and a happy-go-lucky fellow, he was a protective brother and pulled through for Becca when she needed him. I think Dylan was even more likable than Becca at some point, and if ever another book would pop up, Dylan’s book is what I would want to read next. ;)

Enter Prince Nikolai. The crown prince who does not want his parents to control his life, even for duty’s sake. He was an outstanding character, smart, and a caring brother. But just like Becca, he had parent issues, but his reasons were more sensible, not to mention that his parents were so infuriating with their traditional views.

Both just out of high school, they are trying to find out what they want to be and what they want to do with their life. Confused and wandering the streets of Europe, they met and spent time together and it was one of those instant love stories between a prince and a commoner.

The book was good and it’s one of those books you are curious what would happen next once you read enough. The plot was good, but if explored more, it could have been better.

Like for example

*The main character is a prince, it would have been more riveting if he did more princely stuff and had a lot of skill.
“For starters, I don’t have too many skills other than shaking hands, playing polo, and fencing.”

I was embarrassed in his behalf when he couldn’t even protect Becca and get back her snatched purse. That scene was horrible. Even more upsetting was that he couldn’t protect himself if he would likely be attacked cause that did happen, even though it was his father’s guards, he couldn’t even fight back.

*The use of media

When he was running around Europe, he was photographed and appeared in magazines and their news, but when prince Nikolai was attacked, by their own guards no less, it should have caused a massive “netizen” attack or even simple complaints from the people of his nation for their crown prince to be treated like that in public. Even by the orders of their King, it should have been pointed out that the scene caused by the guards to retrieve Prince Nikolai caused an uproar and thus creating that “international incident” he was trying so hard to avoid.

*The King
He was the king of the country. Even though the monarchy isn’t involved in more political stuff, he should have been more perceptive. He was downright a fool, in every sense of the word. He couldn’t even come up with the same solution (and a simple one at that) that Prince Nikolai presented him in the end, and he was upset with his son? Yeah, fool doesn’t even describe him.

*Becca should have been more positive and more open. In the book, she seemed a bit selfish, really.
*More of Europe integrated to the plot
*The ending.

If it could have been different, it would be in a way that there was an epilogue where both Becca and Prince Nikolai grew up to their twenty-somethings or far into the future after they finished college and an insight if they have stayed together through the long distance and through the years.

Royally lost is a cute and amusing story. Not too heavy but a heartwarming and enjoyable read.

3 stars
This book was amazing! It reminded me of Romeo and Juliet and the movie The Prince and Me. It was a prefect blend of star crossed lovers, fate and true love. If your looking for a light read to up lift your spirits then def. check this one out. I really hope that we get to revisit these characters in the future. I loved the fact that although this is a teen book the characters were 18 and just out of high school. It made the book seen fresh and new.

Both characters have to go through so much in this book. You have Becca who is getting ready to go to a collage she doesnt want to go to. She has to deal that her father hasn't been the same since her mom died. As well as dealing with her step mom who just wants them all to be a family.

Then on the other side you have Nickoli who is being forced to join the military to one day become king of a country that is no longer ruled by one. He has wonderful ideas to bring their family from the dark ages into the 21st century. But of course no one will listen to him.

Both characters deal with growing and learning to not take their families crap anymore. Just because you love them and don't want to hurt them. Doesnt mean you have to do everything they expect you do you. You shouldnt let them rule your life. Its a great message for all teens and adults alike. Follow your heart, make mistakes, and learn from your choices. You might make bad ones, you might make good ones. But regardless you will need to learn from both.

Go Into This One Knowing
Follow your heart!

Book purchased via BAM
The sample showed possiblity, if not perfectly solid writing, and for 1.99 it was a low risk, thankfully, because this gamble did not pay off. "Royally Lost" features a romance between a runaway prince and an American girl on a European river cruise. Could've been a fun, light read. Problem is, the girl, Becca, makes a negative comment about her Danube surroundings on nearly every page. She's like a broken record. In between Euro-hating, she tosses her family under the bus, offering up her consistently unpleasant opinions without let or invitation. She's not only no fun for the reader to be with; she's no-way believable as the target of Prince Nikolai's affection.

Prince Nikolai, on the run from his gilded cage, meets Becca lost in the streets of Vienna. Inexplicably charmed by her stream of vitriol against his culture, history, and cuisine, he begins following her cruise ship so he can give her a behind-the-tourist-scenes guided exploration of Austria, punctuated with unprovoked (and to my mind, undeserved) kissing. ---????!!!--- He tells her she's "different from any other girl" he's met....mmmhmmm. Her response? "Oh." They've spent a total of, perhaps, four hours together at this point, and she's disappointed he's not kissing her more (I am not making this up).

The one moment when she displays any kind of interest in anything European, is when he takes her behind the "no admittance" rope to a 17th century chapel covered in Rocco gilding. "Is that real GOLD?" she wants to know. And, "There must be millions of dollars worth in here." Instead of seeing the writing on the wall, he kisses her and makes another date. Nikolai might've been like-able with a different, Julia Stiles kinda girl, but he's just lacking upstairs, and with Becca clinging to him, it really is his standout quality.

Becca's brother, Dylan, the gainful employment-avoidance expert who is determinedly working his way through all the European beer and easy girls he can lay hands on, cautions her not to fall for another "self centered jerk" (referring not to himself, but to her former boyfriend) when she starts hanging out with Nikolai. She warns Dylan not to "shack up" with some girl in their shared cabin. Is this a possibility??

The writing in "Royally Lost" is passable, if it weren't passing itself off as a polished, market-ready novel. But it is. And it's full of trite, cliched situations and turns of phrase that fail to convey anything unique or interesting about the characters or the setting. The best recommendation I can give this novel is, with self-publishing on the rise and skilled editorial vetting of manuscripts on the outs, there's worse stuff out there.