ARC REVIEW : The Line of Succession by Harry F. Rey

Title : The Line of Succession by Harry F. Rey
Genre(s) : gay romance
Publication Date : July 24th 2018
My Rating : 3/5 Stars

Warning : multiple POV, sex without protection and cliffy ending

Families are built on secrets, but when it's the royal family, the stakes-and the secrets-can be deadly.

Fifteen years ago, Prince James's father, Prince Richard, was killed in a mysterious helicopter crash, along with his secret Irish lover. The young James became heir to the British throne over his twin sister, Princess Alexandra.

With Queen Victoria II turning ninety, James's personal life, now that he's thirty, has come more into the public spotlight as he's expected to marry and produce an heir. Known for his playboy lifestyle, he'd gladly accept that reputation to hide the truth that he's gay and in a secret long-term relationship with his best friend and press secretary, Andrew.

His twin sister knows his secret, and plans to use it to create a scandal that will help her take the crown for herself, but her plans rely on trust, and she will soon learn her allies are not as trustworthy as she thought. Will James win his throne, while keeping the love of his life? Or will the monarchy topple in the face of naked ambition and public scandal?

The Line of Succession is a 38,000 word erotic romantic drama. If you love TV's The Crown or The Royals, then you'll love this deliciously sly royal drama filled with sex, secrets, and lies.

Buy The Line of Succession now and dive into a royal family of secret gay lovers, ambitious lusts for power, passions for revenge and hidden secrets that will shake the monarchy to its very core. This isn't your real-life fairy-tale wedding; this is a royal family at war.

I have mixed feelings about this book. It certainly wasn't what I expected. The cover and blurb had caught me and made me curious since the first time I saw it. But I think I expected a bit too much on this.

I must admit that the story a bit confusing at the beginning with the back and forth between the past and present day, then added multiple POV with rapid change from a lot of different characters to the situations. Then BHAM! You got the headache almost the entire reading! I must admit that it kinda turned down the mood a bit. There’s a moment when I need to go back to previous page several times just to checking who’s who and find some ‘missing hints’ before finally understand what actually just happened.

For the book this short, I feel that it’s way too much problems to dump as a starter. It feel so crowded and choked at the same time. But I must admit that ALL the conspiracies and intrigues had successfully caught me deeper into the story.

Well, I ended this book with some notes here and there for the story, but overall this book is interesting enough to follow and very consuming. And the cliffy ending made me want to scream for more!!! Because I'm curious how this story gonna end.

I need the next book ASAP!