If you read my weekly wrap up then you already know that Savage Queen was my favorite book that I read last week.
Savage Queen is a bully romance that features the enemies to lovers trope, and it is FABULOUS. Oh, and technically this is a sports romance as well. I KNOW! While all that caught my attention, and drew me toward the book, it is the storyline that made me stay.
Samanatha, better known as Savvy, is starting her senior year in school and her mother has decided she needs to switch schools. So here she is at this place she doesn't want to be, with no familiar faces, and she has to use a different last name. Her mother clearly doesn't want anyone to know that Savvy is related to one of the founding families. Therefore using the St James name will keep people at bay. Oh, and Savvy has to be called Samantha as well. No more Savvy at this school. While Savvy has to change so much about herself, her true personality cannot be hidden. She is a strong young woman who doesn't put up with BS. Oh, and don't treat her friends poorly, she doesn't appreciate that.
On that very first day she meets Jasper Noble. He rules the school so to speak, and Savvy immediately challenges him on everything. Naturally Jasper is intrigued by her. How could he not be. Jasper also thinks she looks familiar, but he can't figure out where he's seen her before. There is so much I want to say about this book! Yet I have to reign it in so I don't go too far. Just know that things between Savvy and Jasper continue to build, and the tension is there. These two enemies want each other.
Moving on, because I don't want to overshare...
I have questions that I need answered. First, WHY did Savvy have to change schools? What is her mother's game plan? She clearly has an angle. What is she holding over Savvy to make her go along with this? Why can't anyone know she's related to Carter King, and is a member of the Royalty Crew? WHAT IS GOING ON?
Also, um, I wasn't expecting Savage Queen to end in a cliffhanger! Alley Ciz had me almost throwing my kindle. I literally groaned when the book ended. Is it June yet? Because I need Ruthless Noble to see what happens next!
As I said in the beginning, this was my favorite book that I read last week. It is fabulous. I am eagerly anticipating Ruthless Noble. I will be buying a physical copy of the Royalty Crew series. I will also be going back to read the U of J series, since this is technically a spin-off.
Let me leave you with this: If you enjoyed the Folkestone Sins series by Samantha Lovelock, then you're going to enjoy Savage Queen. You have a strong female lead, you have romance, you have questions that you're trying to answer, you have fantastic characters that you want to know further, and the setting is wonderful. It's all there. So trust me when I say go read Savage Queen!
Thank you for reading my thoughts,
Please scroll a bit further to read the teaser for Savage Queen! There are also links to connect with Alley Ciz, a link to add the book to Goodreads, a purchase link, AND a link to a giveaway!
💜 ℍ𝕠𝕥 ℕ𝕖𝕨 ℝ𝕖𝕝𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕖 & 𝔾𝕚𝕧𝕖𝕒𝕨𝕒𝕪 💜
𝐒𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐞𝐞𝐧, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐫𝐞𝐰 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐛𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐂𝐢𝐳 𝐢𝐬 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄!!
#𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆!
𝑰 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒘 𝒖𝒑 𝒂 𝒒𝒖𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒂𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝒎𝒆𝒏.
Proud.
Strong.
𝘙𝘰𝘺𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘺.
I’ll do 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 for the ones I love, even if it means allowing myself to be forced from my kingdom.
I may be stuck having to play Samantha St. James inside the gilded halls of my new school, but I’ll always be 𝗦𝗮𝘃𝘃𝘆 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴 at my 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦.
Now Jasper Noble and his merry band of douchebags expect me to yield.
That’s funny.
They think they’re tough.
Gods among men.
I know they’re 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 but ordinary bullies.
With threats coming from all sides, my adversaries will come to learn—𝑰 𝒅𝒐𝒏’𝒕 𝒃𝒆𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒌𝒏𝒆𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒆 𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒔.
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GIVEAWAY
To celebrate the release of Savage Queen, Alley Ciz has a signed paperback up for grabs!
About the Author
Alley Ciz is an internationally bestselling indie author of sassy heroines and the alpha men that fall on their knees for them. She is a romance junkie whose love for books turned into her telling the stories of the crazies who live in her head…even if they don’t know how to stay in their lane.
This Potterhead can typically be found in the wild wearing a funny T-shirt, connected to an IV drip of coffee, stuffing her face with pizza and tacos, chasing behind her 3 minis, all while her 95lb yellow lab—the best behaved child—watches on in amusement.
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