The Heir and the Spare by Emily Albright (Epub)

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Going all the way to England for college–to Oxford, no less–would be exciting enough. But no sooner does Evie set foot on English soil than she falls for a boy who turns out to be a real prince–in fact, second in line to the throne of England. Edmund is wonderful, even though loving him can be a royal pain, from the demands of his family to the stuck-up aristocrat who thinks she should be the one to win Edmund’s heart. All that is swept aside, however, when the riddle of Evie’s past surfaces, and the new couple becomes obsessed with figuring out who the real Evie is, with the growing suspicion that the truth will be a shocker.

User’s Reviews

Emily Albright was born in Salt Lake City, and her parents moved her all over the continental US growing up. As a result, she now knows several places that she could never move to. As an only child, often in a new city, Emily spent all of her time lost in the worlds of her favorite books and making up imaginary places and friends to keep her company. A graduate of the University of Oregon, she received a degree in journalism and communication. She now gets to spend her days going back to her roots, dreaming up heroes and heroines and putting them in awkward or sometimes swoony situations. Emily now makes her home in the Pacific Northwest with her handsome husband, her amazing daughter, their crazy cock-a-poo, and feisty kitten. She has no intention of ever leaving the PNW…well, unless she could somehow finagle a free and adorable cottage in Scotland, but that seems highly unlikely. When Emily isn’t writing, she’s usually reading, and when she’s not reading, she’s binge-watching Netflix or her DVR. She always has a glass of tea at her side and usually something furry cuddled up to her. Emily is the author of The Heir and the Spare series and Perfect Harmony. From School Library Journal Gr 9 Up—Nineteen-year-old Evie is following in her parent’s footsteps by attending the University of Oxford. Despite transferring as a sophomore, Evie is immediately accepted into a group of friends and just as quickly develops a relationship with the debonair “spare heir” to the English throne, Edmund. With Edmund’s help, Evie is on a quest to uncover a family secret that unfolds through a series of letters from her deceased mother. While the two grow closer, they face continuous obstacles, including the intrusion of Edmund’s parent-approved love interest, Lady Jax, and Evie’s common social standing as an American. However, readers will suspect very early on the secret that Evie keeps from Edmund. The plot moves along at a quick, though somewhat predictable pace. Supporting characters are one-dimensional, and Prince Edmund is almost entirely infallible. Fans of Meg Cabot’s “Princess Diaries” (HarperCollins) may gravitate toward this one. VERDICT Teens will overlook predictability in favor of the delicious, compulsively readable fairy tale romance.—Lynn Rashid, Marriotts Ridge High School, Marriottsville, MD –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Review “Albright debuts with an unabashed fairy tale romance of the American girl who meets her prince, while discovering her own royal background. It’s a fine choice for fans of films like The Princess Diaries or The Prince and Me, or readers looking for a lighthearted romp with a guaranteed happy ending.” –Publishers Weekly”The magic of falling in love…and the challenges of difficult moral decisions are well-portrayed and have timeless appeal.” –Kirkus Reviews”The Heir and the Spare is a fun contemporary read. Evie is so cute and her sass comes out at just the perfect times, making her not too cookie-cutter or stereotypical. Ultimately, this book is a light mystery with the added steam of a royal romance, an HEA and plenty of secondary characters to enjoy.” –RT Book Reviews “Evie is on a quest to uncover a family secret that unfolds through a series of letters from her deceased mother…. [A] delicious, compulsively readable fairy tale romance.” –School Library Journal “Readers … will appreciate this debut, which confidently combines royalty, romance, and mystery.” –Booklist “The story is enjoyable and fun to read. Never boring, never dull. Overall, this book is for those who love the PRINCESS DIARIES and its movies. THE HEIR AND THE SPARE is totally perfect for someone who is looking for a light, very cheesy, and fluffy read that isn’t too serious for the brain.” –YA Books Central “An adorable book that is sure to capture any romantic’s heart. The plot was incredibly fast-paced and would make for a fabulous beach read…a cute debut that will tickle any reader’s toes.” –TeenReads.com “Contemporary royal romance? Yes, please! This is a fun, fast read that makes you swoon a little as you expel more than a few longing sighs. If you’re hungry for clean NA romance–that happens to also be a royal romance with a heaping helping of ‘ahhhhhh, sweet!’–you’re going to love The Heir and the Spare.” –USA Today Happy Ever After blog “A delightful read for adults as well as…teens…. A classic with an upbeat, realistic feeling and a modern twist.” –NY Journal of Books –This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition. Read more

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⭐ YA Royal Romances are some of my favorite YA books ever since I read The Selection. I had been interested in this one for a while before I bought it but from reading the sample, I was unsure if the writing style was my type. Then one day I saw it was for sale on Amazon and decided I might as well try it out. A little while later, I noticed that there would be a sequel published later this year after looking around the author’s website and sent the publisher an email asking if ARC’s were available. They generously sent me a copy in the mail a few weeks later but due to my hectic school schedule at the time, I didn’t really have a chance to read TH&TS until this November. And I think waiting until then was a good thing because you know how sometimes it just feels like the right time to have read a book and that means you have a good reading experience with the book? Well, that happened to me with this book. It really felt like the right time to have read this book.After the first few chapters, I was able to push my weird feelings for the writing style aside (although they did pop up a little later but didn’t really interfere with my experience) and just continue on with the book. The romance begins almost immediately on in the book but isn’t really acted on until later. That was nice. I found myself really rooting for the Evie and Edmund and really disliking Jax. I found the whole search from Evie’s mom to be a little weird but it kind of goes away for a lot of the story so I won’t focu on that too much. I think the things holding me back from anything above a 3 are Preston, the whole Huck Finn-like switch in story, and the Evie/Edmund scene near the end.1. Preston – I hated how the author started to push him into liking Evie halfway through the book. It felt way too forced and made me start to dislike his character more and more every time he tried something with Evie.2.The Switch – Just like in Huck Finn, the author switches from a story that is versatile in setting and characters to one that is stale with them. This book goes from Evie’s college experience and all the people in it to her at her boring grandmother’s place with only her grandmother and her butler.3.The Evie/Edmund Scene – I hate when authors use sex as a plot device, especially in YA books and when the characters haven’t even been married or together very long. It’s extremely unnecessary and frustrates me to no end.Okay, now that I’ve spent a little time sharing what I’ve disliked about this one, I’d like to share what I did enjoy. I loved the romance (YA Royalty plots! <3) and the visuals this book gave me. My favorite was Edmund's ski chateau. The image I got in my mind was the most beautiful and exquisite place and I really loved spending time there.I really liked this one but a combo of the three things I mentioned above just killed any rating above a 3 for me. ⭐ Evie enrolled at Oxford as part of quest her mother planned for her prior to her death. She wanted her daughter to uncover her roots, but she was lucky enough to make some amazing friends and fall in love along the way.I won't lie, I bought this book years ago fully expecting allusions to William and Kate's romance, and not to worry, they were there. However, I felt that Albright took the story up a notch by including the storyline involving Evie's mother. Her mother had passed away many years prior, but before her death, she penned yearly letters to her daughter, which Evie received on her birthday. My feels were already tingling from that, but then upon her high school graduation, Evie received another letter. This one encouraging her to apply to Oxford to, as they say, walk in her mother's shoes.I loved the idea of Evie connecting with her mother in this way. She got to see the sights and sit in the very classrooms that her mother once had. Though a bit predictable, since whoever wrote the blurb revealed what I felt was a major plot point, I still enjoyed waiting for each of those letters and seeing where they would take her.This was also a royal romance! Evie was able to capture the eye and heart of Prince Edmund, and I thought they made a great pair. They had their ups and downs, mostly complications due to outside forces, but there was definitely something I liked between those two. Albright did a nice job capturing that infatuation and those emotions associated with falling in love, and I definitely ate it all up.Although he was the "spare", Edmund's family still had expectations for him, and their meddling in his romantic affairs caused the type of drama one expects. Not to worry, the drama was balanced out well by the camaraderie Evie and Edmund enjoyed with their wonderful group of friends. I could not help but envy Evie's good fortune to be taken in by this group, and I enjoyed spending time with them.Overall: This was a fun and super cute royal romance, which focused on friendship, family, and finding your own path. ⭐ Okay, finally broke down and bought the book. Still a bit pricey considering the number of pages but have been wanting to read it since it first came out. Glad I did because I am absolutely putting this book on my reread list! Great story with lots of turbulence, a rollercoaster of emotions for all the characters. The only thing that could have made this better would have been getting Edmund's POV. Would really have liked to know what took him so long to tell the evil witch in the story off.My only pet peeve was Evie during her total chick moments. You know, when you are waiting for a woman to buck up and take the bull by the horns but instead you feel like they are flopping around like a fish out of water. I really wanted her to be more confident in herself. Good thing her hero had unending patience with her flip-flopping emotions.Have to say, the funniest part to me was the lessons she got from grandma. That woman was from another time era, flower arranging, horticulture, stain removal, LOL! Thought we we had switched to a historical romance novel for a bit.Overall, very great read. Highly recommend this one. ⭐ Evie, a student from Seattle, goes to college at Oxford, never dreaming that her new gang of friends includes Edmund, Prince of England. As they get to know each, they fall in love. But will the secret Evie harbors tear them apart? Her mother heralds from this land and has left Evie clues to her background. What was so secret that her mom couldn’t even tell her dad? As she follows the trail, Evie learns things about herself that could make her relationship with Edmund easier, or harder if she has to give up the life she knows. This pleasantly diverting story will provide hours of delightful escape into a fairy-tale world. The plot is fairly predictable but charming nonetheless. I’ll look forward to reading more of Evie’s adventures. ⭐ Don’t usually buy books this short but the price was right ... I read it in an afternoon, enjoying every chapter. The story evolves slowly over the course of a year at Oxford where the spare heir to the British throne meets a young American student - who doesn’t recognize him... She comes to Oxford on a quest from her deceased mother to discover her past.... I found myself lost in a story that ended way too soon. ⭐ Bought because it was on sale, and I love a good chick lit for the beach.It's cute, fast, and somewhat predictable - but not totally awful. I only wish there wasn't so much focus on her "woe is me" internal dialogue. Other parts showed her as more independent, witty, and headstrong - it made those parts unbelievable. ⭐ This was an endearingly sweet read. I loved the blooming relationship between Edmund and Evie, and, even with all the push and pull between them, I was an endless pile of swoon. It's like all my childhood princess fantasies had come to life between these pages! Definitely one I rec if you're in the mood for something a little lighter in the contemporary world. ⭐ This absolutely lovely story had my heart from the first pages. Evie is a strong, smart main character and Edmund is too swoony for words.Anyone who loves YA, international love stories, and kind/extremely hot royalty will love this book by the fabulous Emily Albright. Fingers crossed to read more about Preston someday! ⭐ If you loved The Royal We, you will love this book. Not quite as long or as in-depth as TRW, it still had the same flair and feel-good storyline. The characters were lovable from the get-go and three dimensional. The subplots kept the story moving right along and there was enough of London history and trivia to make the reader feel a part of the experience. It was a great afternoon's read and I highly recommend it to anyone who loves a story about royals, England or just enjoys a good romance. With The Heir and the Spare, you get all three. I will eagerly await anything else Emily Albright writes. ⭐ I really didn't want this one to end. Yes it's the classic poor girl falls in love with prince story but it grabbed a hold of me and dug it's nails in me fast. I think I've been off my meds for too long.... *scurries to refill Med box finally*

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