The Coronation - Book Review

About the Book:

Prince Addison is only several weeks away from inheriting the Kingdom of Tarsurella. The entire Palace is ablaze with excitement, as the Royal Family prepares for the event of a lifetime. Despite the exciting event which is near at hand, Addison and his younger siblings (all seven of them!) must carry on with their daily activities. Addison’s sisters, Princesses Bridget, Chasity, and Hope, have their struggles with being iconic European starlets of a modern day monarchy. The teen heiresses grace magazine covers, smile for photoshoots, and gracefully glide through important interviews–until a certain American popstar arrives on the scene. 

Kennetic Energy, the wildly popular band from the United States, is chosen to play at Addison’s Coronation. David Carter, the band’s handsome lead singer, fumbles through awkward moments with Princess Hope–in front of the cameras. When an embarrassing rumor sparks that Princess Hope is dating the young fellow, she is determined to get the band fired from their Royal gig. 

Meanwhile, Princess Chasity is dealing with her own fragile affairs of the heart. Her new security guard, Hanson Fletcher, is completely captivating, yet entirely frustrating. She attempts to keep the entrance of her heart firmly protected, while following the wisdom of Proverbs 4:23. But can she be successful in guarding her heart, from her security guard?

My Thoughts:

The Coronation is the first book I've read by Livy Jarmusch and was very enjoyable, as well as humorous, exciting, and dangerous. It has an intriguingly dramatic plot and conflict, which made it both a fun and captivating read. The story was well written and is one like I had never read before. The setting is in a make-believe country in Europe, and the main characters are a king and his royal family who live in a palace. Terroists try to take over on the day of the new king’s coronation, and that was a very suspenseful part.  I enjoyed how it had the slightest bit of a medieval feel mixed with our modern day times and conveniences. I also appreciated how the author chose to switch to different character’s point of view often — that kept it quite interesting and was done very well.  The ending though....that left me on a cliffhanger wanting to know what happened to a certain character who was just hired to work at the palace.  ;)  (I need to read book two to find out!)

Even though Livy is a Christian and this was a “Christian book”, (there were several mentions and paragraphs referencing God, praying, the Bible, etc..) I was greatly saddened at how many substitute curse words I had to mark out that were scattered throughout. Also, some of the characters were so infatuated with each other, I felt like it was a little too much, and that it did take away from the main story line just a little.Those who had a "crush" were almost constantly thinking about him/her, and it got to be a little tiring to read their thoughts about  each other over and over.  For these reasons , I would recommend this content to girls 17+. 

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*I received this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.*