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Princess at Heart

Princess at Heart

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  • Author：Connie Glynn
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Summary

Return to the magical world of The Rosewood Chronicles in the fourth instalment of this gorgeous series for fans of The Princess Diaries and Harry Potter。

Ellie is a rebellious princess hiding her real identity。

Lottie is her Portman， acting as the princess for the public to shield Ellie from scrutiny。

Jamie is Ellie's Partizan， a lifelong bodyguard sworn to protect the princess at any cost。

Lottie， Ellie and Jamie are back for another year at Rosewood - but nothing will ever be the same again。

They're still reeling from their discovery that someone rather close to home is leader of Leviathan - the group determined to take the princess down at any cost。

Together they must piece together clues to Leviathan's evil plans。 But this is far from simple - especially as an undercover Leviathan agent is now attending the school。

Friendships are at stake， families must be reunited and hearts are at risk of breaking 。 。 。

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Praise for Undercover Princess:

'With a fake princess， a rogue royal and fairytale twists aplenty， this is the start of a fun new series' - The Sun

'Once Upon A Time fans will love this new book' - Buzzfeed

'The book is a great example of friendship and bravery' - First News

'A fun blend of school story， adventure and mystery' - Week Junior

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Reviews

Marilu ，

This book is one of my favorite books yet。 I loved the story， how it's written and the way that they describe and really makes us feel there。Dear Connie Glynn， congratulations for knowing how to write such amazing books and how to make us change all our ideas with just some words！ This book is one of my favorite books yet。 I loved the story， how it's written and the way that they describe and really makes us feel there。Dear Connie Glynn， congratulations for knowing how to write such amazing books and how to make us change all our ideas with just some words！ 。。。more

Mary ，

No matter how much you emotionally prepare yourself for this book it won't be enough。 There is just took much angst。 You will finish this wonderful yet monstrous book with feelings whether you like it or not。Also there's good LGBTQ represenation。 No matter how much you emotionally prepare yourself for this book it won't be enough。 There is just took much angst。 You will finish this wonderful yet monstrous book with feelings whether you like it or not。Also there's good LGBTQ represenation。 。。。more

Mackenzie Brynn Rap ，

LISTEN！ I ADORE this series SO FREAKING MUCH！ I love the characters and their development and their relationships。 I love the storylines and the connections and all that jazz。 Its so whimsical and captivating and I love this world so freaking much！ I （parasocially） love Connie， so much and I respect her， have followed her for a VERY long time and I support her in all of the things！ But I gotta be honest here and say that the writing style and execution are a bit amateur and can be sloppy on occa LISTEN！ I ADORE this series SO FREAKING MUCH！ I love the characters and their development and their relationships。 I love the storylines and the connections and all that jazz。 Its so whimsical and captivating and I love this world so freaking much！ I （parasocially） love Connie， so much and I respect her， have followed her for a VERY long time and I support her in all of the things！ But I gotta be honest here and say that the writing style and execution are a bit amateur and can be sloppy on occasion。 Now look， I understand that the series is intended for younger audiences， that’s great and I love that， however that doesn’t mean that the craftwork needs to essentially be “dumbed down。” （Been thinking about doing a blog post related to this since 5evar） There is just A LOT of telling instead of showing and that has REALLY negatively affected readers connections with the characters and their relationships。 In book 1， it mentions how close Ellie and Lottie have gotten and how great she is as a math tutor， but we never really get to SEE that。 It’s so weird because sometimes the descriptions of things are very good and visual， but other descriptions like other characters feelings are so detached that you can’t really feel what they’re feeling。 Idk I still love this series helluva lot and will read the last book and obsess over everything about it， I just feel like there was a way to make the craftwork more effective without making it inaccessible for its target audience。 。。。more

Deanna ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I really struggled finishing this book， whilst some chapters were interested， more often than not I found myself getting bored。Possibly due to the constant repetition of irrelevant points that are scattered throughout the series from stating the same characters features over multitude chapters to having characters and the author repeat the same points。 This is one of the reasons I was getting so annoyed with Ellie's character since book three。 Her constant need to take self blame from internal m I really struggled finishing this book， whilst some chapters were interested， more often than not I found myself getting bored。Possibly due to the constant repetition of irrelevant points that are scattered throughout the series from stating the same characters features over multitude chapters to having characters and the author repeat the same points。 This is one of the reasons I was getting so annoyed with Ellie's character since book three。 Her constant need to take self blame from internal monologue to stating it directly to characters。 Not only this but its also the author directly mentioning it in other parts of the text。 It made her character overbearing， annoying and whiny for almost two books。 And since the first mention of her self blame I couldn't help but agree completely that its her fault lottie is ever in danger， all because she made a selfish decision in book one。 I suppose she finally done something about it even though it was blatantly obvious。 Making this yet again a highly predictable plot with no surprises and poor pacing。At the beginning I got confused with timescales and when events occur， possible because book three spans the period of summer whereas the first two and this one seem to span a school year。 The mention of jetlag from returning from japan threw me through a loop because it had been 5 days since the attack and the were now in Maldova， whereas we last left the characters in rosewood。 And the last book ended at the start of a school year did it not？ How can they just randomly keep skipping and hopping on a flight to maldova。 The whole flower festival as well confused me its mentioned to occur every summer。 Here theres a mention of them being halted indefinitely， which probably explains why one didnt occur that summer （possibly cause they were also in Japan）。 But then Willemena brings up the golden flower festival that happens every ten years will go ahead， because 'if they don't stick to traditions， people will suspect something is wrong'。 Based of the way I read it I had assumed the book would end at the golden flower festival as its brought up in chapter two（until the sudden mention of the PoP's later one） given it makes sense because its the summer after the third year。 But at the end of the book （near end of school year） ellie states its in a years time （2019）。 Does that mean the will or wont hold a flower festival that summer summer， if they are upholding tradition to save face。 With out that snip bit of info chapter 2 the whole chapter is basically a waste of time in my opinion and there may have been other ways to slide that info in because it basically seemed pointless for them to even speak to Ellie's family and like I said they gave no relevant or worthwhile information regarding the discovery in Japan。 Not to mention The ridiculous excuse of Jamie not being part of the immediate family this why he couldn't attend the meeting when lottie is in attenance， which btw held no info that Jamie couldn't hear。 Did noone stop to think wait why can lottie go when they have know her two years。 They seemed to question more why jamie couldnt attend when he has lived there his entire life。The random presentation of pillars that just so happens to occur every three years and goes towards university applications， made very little sense to me other than changing my mind to where the plot would reach its end。 I suppose it did give lottie a chance to discover what she wanted to do in life。The sudden added security measures Actually made it shocking that a high profile school didnt have more security measures in the first place， something that has played on my mind since book one。Partizans on sabbatical really how the hell does that work？ I known I was told in the book。 But this plot point doesn't make any sense given a partizans job， it seems as though their were conflicting rules in the job description。 Loke they are supposed to be devoted to thoer masters but wait every 5 years they get one off。 For me it detracted from the idea that the job of a Partizan is loke being trapped。The constant repeating of the same phrases to point things out for example sweet scent like babypowder is such an obvious give away its beyond ridiculous， especially when its revealed before the scene unfolds， then to immediately afterwards be told yeah its the hamelin formula。 As if i didnt already know that from the first and more obviously the second book thats what it smelled like。 Of course this happen with other phrases and character descriptions。The constant reminders of characters physical appearance is especially jarring especially so in book 3， but now i once again putting myself through these repetitive phrases and points。 And still the large consistency of telling over showing yet again。 Whilst I will admit i did see some writing improvement compared to the previous three books。The phrase nothing had knocked them down before page 46， I beg to differ since the three main characters are keeping secrets from each other， all had the self blame game at some point in the story and of course have shown time and time again they are terrible at working as a team， instead choosing to work as lone wolves。Pg 57 where lottie has internal monologue of it being too late to tell jamie about Haru is laughable。 Just because Haru is aware they know it was no reason not to tell Jamie who was already suspicious。 Though in all honesty it was stupid he didn't make the connection in book 3。 Then again from this book chapter 11 pg93 jamie watched haru， facinated by how much strength he was able to cover up by simply slipping on a shirt。 This makes it sound to me like he his showing his bare chest and abdomen while slipping on a shirt in front of Jamie。 Jamie is painted to be an observant yet he is watching this happen and doesn't notice the scar yet it isn't until Chapter 26 pg 226 'with a great ripping sound， the fabric tore down the middle and Haru recoiled， but not quite fast enough Jamie saw it: a small white scar on his stomach。' during a spar scene where haru rips his shirt in what could have only been afew seconds he spots it and connects the dots。In all honesty the threat that Haru presented at all to them was poor， I didn't ever see him as a truely threatening character even with the student mind control， probably due to the lack of showing me more through action rather than telling me about his cruel facial expressions and getting students to commit petty school drama and rumours。 Ay least in book one we didn't know for sure who sent the letters and in book two we didnt know exactly who was doing the poisoning （even if we could figure it out easily） here we know the threat and he hasn't done anything to show how dangerous he can really be。It seems that so many characters seem to have a wordless knowing of what others are thinking at the most opportunistic times。 Like a constant sense of knowing， yet they cant seem to figure out The clues of main plot points The moment binah found out she had a secret was there really any point in drawing it out。 It clearly didn't take long for someone to find out she wasn't treading carefully about it。 Plus Binah is a smart character I don't understand how she didn't immediately see the dates， if anyone has a basic knowledge of Japanese writing systems it was so obvious， in fact I didn't even need to know the word meaning of decade to figure it out。I could go on but overall I'm really no enjoying the series but given I've made it this far I suppose I should finish it。 。。。more

FJ ，

pain

isabelle regan ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Um ellie explain yourself what the fuckkkk no they kissed again which made me so happy and then she just left her no this book。 I waited four years for the release of it and genuinely want to hit Ellie omg。 Jamie’s still hot tho

Ember ，

No one talk to me for 5-7 business years。 I need to process。

idreamofallthebooks ，

An engaging and entertaining mystery concerning the secrets of a royal family and those who seek to take it down。 You will definitely need to read the previous books in the series to make sense of the plot in this fourth instalment。Thank you @penguinbooksaus and @penguinkidsaustralia for gifting me this book to read！

Nell Davies ，

Well。。。 here comes the book hangover！ （I’ll write a full review once I post the review on my yt channel）

Joanna Huang ，

Princess at Heart was a magical experience to read。 It was definitely a very intense read and you wouldn’t be able to read it without reading the other instalments of the series。 Let me just say that I cried a lot， it had me sobbing。 I am so immersed into these books and the world of Rosewood that this book has caused me so much heartbreak。 These characters mean the world to me as I can relate and connect to them more than I can with people in my real life。 This book has left me distraught。 I wo Princess at Heart was a magical experience to read。 It was definitely a very intense read and you wouldn’t be able to read it without reading the other instalments of the series。 Let me just say that I cried a lot， it had me sobbing。 I am so immersed into these books and the world of Rosewood that this book has caused me so much heartbreak。 These characters mean the world to me as I can relate and connect to them more than I can with people in my real life。 This book has left me distraught。 I wonder what the final book will bring us。 I am sad that this beautiful series is coming to an end but like all good things， it must come to an end。 I’m glad that I picked up Undercover Princess in 2017/18 and I’m grateful for Connie Glynn for creating this universe。 It’s helped me find myself in more ways than I could’ve just by myself。 I can’t wait to see what the final book will bring us。 。。。more

Aasiyah ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 （this isnt a full review， just some thoughts）uh， best book so far in my opinion because WOW THAT PLOT TWIST WAS CRAZYYYY im genuinely shocked i didnt see that coming at allalsoi know so many people are going to hate me for this but i ship lottie and jamie more than lottie and ellie。 i just dont like ellie's character that much！ she's stubborn and selfish in a way that just makes her annoying instead of inticing and i dont think she's right for lottie because she's done is cause lottie pain。 but （this isnt a full review， just some thoughts）uh， best book so far in my opinion because WOW THAT PLOT TWIST WAS CRAZYYYY im genuinely shocked i didnt see that coming at allalsoi know so many people are going to hate me for this but i ship lottie and jamie more than lottie and ellie。 i just dont like ellie's character that much！ she's stubborn and selfish in a way that just makes her annoying instead of inticing and i dont think she's right for lottie because she's done is cause lottie pain。 but jamie genuinely deeply cares for lottie and said that he was her partizan which was so adorable considering the fact that he isn't。 i just think that the small， sweet gestures jamie makes， though there be so little of them， just add to his character and his relationship with lottie in such a beautiful way。 i also may be a but biased towards jamie because he is half white and half pakistani like me and i have never seen that in a book character （and believe me， i have searched lots to find it） and it makes me feel a lot more accepted to being mixed race and not knowing everything about my heritage that i should i also cannot wait for lottie to delve deeper into her own heritage and legacy at rosewood with mayfutt/tufty because at this point， lottie deserves to work in herself for once， considering all the pain ellie put her through。another good addition was the mention of a character with pronouns they/them ！ i loved that so much and think this book series has such good lgbtq+ representation everywhere！ the book just has great representation in general; representing deaf people， poc， lgbtq+。 its wonderful to see ！ 。。。more

Michaela Horan ，

This book series is absolutely EVERYTHING to me， but this one especially had me on the edge of my seat the whole time and I’m absolutely in love with how it was written。 I just wish I could rate it more than 5 stars🥲🤍🤍

lette ，

I'm writing this review mere minutes after finishing 'Princess at Heart' because I want my immediate thoughts and authentic reaction to be written down。 First of all。。。 Wow。'Princess at Heart' is the fourth instalment in 'The Rosewood Chronicles' and I can safely say it is the best in the series so far。 Every single page had me on the edge of my seat。 Following on from the intense reveal seen at the end of book three （no spoilers！） this book was packed with so much action and so many unexpected I'm writing this review mere minutes after finishing 'Princess at Heart' because I want my immediate thoughts and authentic reaction to be written down。 First of all。。。 Wow。'Princess at Heart' is the fourth instalment in 'The Rosewood Chronicles' and I can safely say it is the best in the series so far。 Every single page had me on the edge of my seat。 Following on from the intense reveal seen at the end of book three （no spoilers！） this book was packed with so much action and so many unexpected twists。 It captivated me in such a way that even when I wasn't reading， my mind was still at Rosewood Hall。 Over the past three years- since I have been following the series since the publication of 'Undercover Princess' in 2017- I have grown so fond of each of these characters。 However， in this book I found myself enamoured of them more than I have been previously。 The character development in 'Princess at Heart' is outstanding。 I found myself rooting for the characters in such a way that， if anything slighted them in any minuscule way， I was almost personally affronted。 I love them each so dearly and I cannot wait to see what comes of them in the next book （Connie， give Jamie a break！！！！）。As always with this series， I was heart warmed by the representation。 It is so important for representation， such as that seen in these books， to be seen。 I especially love that it is done in such a subtle way- rather than a spectacle being made of it。 These characters are queer and that's all there is to it！ It normalises being lgbtq+ in a way that should really be seen more frequently in fiction。 It means so much to me， as it will mean so much to any young lgbtq+ kids who read these books。Lastly， the overall magic of this book is so wonderful。 It is just one part of a fairy tale- one just like those that Lottie loves so much。 The romance， friendship， grandeur and even the sinister edge is all a part of what made 'Princess at Heart' such a joy to read。 Now comes the painstaking wait for the next book。。。 。。。more

Siobhan ，

Eeeeeek！ What a book！ I have been following this series ever since the first book came out and I have been amazed by each book， and this one did not disappoint！ In this book I fell in love with characters I had previously looked over （Binah and Saskia， I’m looking at you girls） and fell out of love with characters I thought I would love forever （I was very shocked）。 I still absolutely love Jamie and he is still my favourite character and am excited to see what journey he will embark on in the ne Eeeeeek！ What a book！ I have been following this series ever since the first book came out and I have been amazed by each book， and this one did not disappoint！ In this book I fell in love with characters I had previously looked over （Binah and Saskia， I’m looking at you girls） and fell out of love with characters I thought I would love forever （I was very shocked）。 I still absolutely love Jamie and he is still my favourite character and am excited to see what journey he will embark on in the next book。 My love for Lottie grew in this book as well， and her own journey of self discovery and making decisions for herself was truly beautiful to read。 As always， Rosewood Hall was filled with so much inclusion and diversity and representation and it still fills me with such joy。 Representation in so important in modern literature， and this series absolutely nails it every time。 It’s truly wonderful。 。。。more

violet✦ ，

The best written and by far， the most painful book in the series so far。 Among all of its shortcomings， character drama/relationships is one thing this series keeps excelling at

Joyfulbooklover ，

4。5 starsWow。 This is the first book I’ve read since if finished Wheel of Time and it was such a fun book。 It got me out of my reading slump。Connie did an amazing job with this book。 it was so nice going back to Rosewood and seeing these characters again。SPOILERS BELOW！！！！！Jamie's dad shocked me。 I didn't expect that。Poor Lottie。 I feel so sorry for her。 She lost her two best friends。"I am the read Princess of Maradova。" i kinda resent Ellie after what she did to Lottie but that was a pretty goo 4。5 starsWow。 This is the first book I’ve read since if finished Wheel of Time and it was such a fun book。 It got me out of my reading slump。Connie did an amazing job with this book。 it was so nice going back to Rosewood and seeing these characters again。SPOILERS BELOW！！！！！Jamie's dad shocked me。 I didn't expect that。Poor Lottie。 I feel so sorry for her。 She lost her two best friends。"I am the read Princess of Maradova。" i kinda resent Ellie after what she did to Lottie but that was a pretty good announcement。I can't wait for the last book。 。。。more

Georgia Ellis ，

Not as exciting as the last one， but good set up for the next one。 LOTS of queer angst。 Wish there had been more action， but the relationships and side plots were good :）

Ingrid ，

WHAT A RIDE！？This book was amazing， just like the rest of the series。 Though i do feel it missed a bit of the magical atmosphere the previous books have had （mostly in the beginning， it got better， and also it partly made sense with the plot） the charecters， relationships， the whimsical setting of Rosewood hall and the crazy plot secured this book as a five star。 I especially loved how the friendships evolved， Binah IS THE BEST！， and some of the later scenes nearly brought tears to my eyes :（The WHAT A RIDE！？This book was amazing， just like the rest of the series。 Though i do feel it missed a bit of the magical atmosphere the previous books have had （mostly in the beginning， it got better， and also it partly made sense with the plot） the charecters， relationships， the whimsical setting of Rosewood hall and the crazy plot secured this book as a five star。 I especially loved how the friendships evolved， Binah IS THE BEST！， and some of the later scenes nearly brought tears to my eyes :（The ending was WILD， I NEED THE NEXT BOOK NOWWWWWW！ （also can Haru fall and break his leg please？） 。。。more

Tim ，

'I hope with this painting that I can encourage people to not only strive to bring out the best in each other， but to explore how others can change them， and how we can all grow into better people for us having known them。'I。。。 I am not OK。。。Let's start with the good stuff first。It's not really relevant， but Princess at Heart is the first British publication I， from mainland Europe， have bought since Brexit has become a fact。 And all went well， don't worry about it！ No problems at all with c 'I hope with this painting that I can encourage people to not only strive to bring out the best in each other， but to explore how others can change them， and how we can all grow into better people for us having known them。'I。。。 I am not OK。。。Let's start with the good stuff first。It's not really relevant， but Princess at Heart is the first British publication I， from mainland Europe， have bought since Brexit has become a fact。 And all went well， don't worry about it！ No problems at all with customs or anything， it went just as quickly as usual。Also， the dedication mentions Covid-19。 This is the first mention I've seen of it in a book - wonder how many more will follow。。。Something that struck me as well: This book is set around 2018-2019， apparently， and someone in this book is given a birth date in 2000。 That。。。 makes me feel old。 It's one of those moments where you realise that time keeps on slippin' into the future， even in The Marvellous World of Books。The cover didn't really speak to me as the other ones did， the first time I saw it online。 However， sometimes it just doesn't come across as it does in print。 When I held the book in my hands， I was awestruck， because the colours are truly beautiful。 Well done！The book starts off with a prologue from Ollie's point of view。 Since I've always thought Ollie to be a bit of a superfluous character in the story， that didn't bode too well for me。 However， he hardly is hardly present at all in the book。 So: big 'oof'。If I'm right， Book 5 - the next book - will be the last one in the series。 And this book does feel like one in which the story is slowly but surely going towards the endgame。 What that endgame will be like。。。 Search me。 I really haven't got a clue。 Book 4 is also 'only' 320 pages long， but it's chock-full of。。。 well， everything， really。 Mysteries， excitement， emotions （I'll be getting to that in a bit）， it's all in there。Lottie and Ellie are two amazing characters， and I love them very much （despite some。。。 things， which I'll be getting back to）。 Looking at where they've come from， the path they've taken， they're so different from when I first met them in Book 1。 It's a marvel。And now。。。 The bad stuff。 I have to warn you: It will be very long， it will be， in a way， intimate， there may be unmarked spoilers for the story， and it will probably sound rather incoherent at times。 Now that that's out of the way， let's get to it。I believe everyone has elements in stories that they love， and other ones that they loathe。 The love triangle is one of the obvious ones， of course， but there are a lot more， and I'm going to talk about one of those here。 Let me explain what this is about。In book series， main characters that have never met one another are often thrown together in one big story。 Along the way， they may learn that they are special， and they learn to appreciate one another， they become friends， or （sooner or later） something more。 But after they become friends， and before the story ultimately finishes， there is often a period in which what they know gets turned upside down， and it has far-reaching consequences。 Or， it may be that they start to understand that they are not the same after all， and that they don't know each other as well as they thought。 What follows then is a part of the story where those main characters drift away from each other， very often because they don't understand， don't want to understand， what the problem is， and they somehow can't talk to each other about it， they keep secrets。 It seems a bit weird writing this out， but you'll probably understand what I'm talking about， I hope。 In trilogies， this is often in the second book， for example。Here's the catch: I hate， loathe those storylines。 I think it's terrible。 On an abstract level， I get why the authors do that。 It's because they want to deepen their characters， to make them more real， and I understand that， but I've always found it horrible to read about。It was already visible in the previous book， The Lost Princess， that something was going on。 Cracks started to appear in the relationship between Ellie and Lottie。 And that storyline evolves further throughout Book 4。 They don't talk to each other， they keep secrets from one another， they don't understand each other。 For 320 pages long。 Their storylines - of the two of them apart and together - went in a direction that， as a reader who is emotionally invested a lot in these characters， I found terrible。 As a reader who wants character development and a good ending in Book 5， it would be amazing - but that happens on an abstract level， it's the emotional level that took over with me。It made me sick。 Literally。 I know what you're thinking: That's not true， you're just overdoing it a bit right now， Tim。 But I am being completely honest with you here。 I read the first 240 pages in the afternoon， and afterward I hardly ate during dinner。 I had no appetite at all， my stomach was upset， I couldn't stop thinking about what was happening， I felt tired。 I was truly in a bad place for some time。 On an emotional and relational level， this book is， if you ask me， very dark。It would be easy to say that it's all， or mostly， Ellie's fault， but I believe that's just because you mostly follow the story through Lottie's eyes。 And yes， Ellie does make some serious mistakes: She doesn't trust Lottie， she keeps too many important secrets， she does wrong things， she is cruel and dishonest。 However， I would like to argue that Lottie is to blame equally badly: She too doesn't trust Ellie， keeps too many secrets， she is too scared to speak up， she does wrong things and she is dishonest as well。I am not going to say that their relationship has evolved in an irrealistic way， because what would I know of it？ Especially in a situation like this one。 However， I do want to say that I think that their relationship's evolution is。。。 horrible， on very many levels， and I had a lot of trouble getting through this book。The book ends with a cliffhanger that （that much is clear） has been coming for a very long time。 I don't know what to make of it - or rather， I don't know what that means for their relationship and story line。 I don't have a clue how it's going to evolve from this point onwards。 I'm just praying that， in the end， in Book 5， everything will turn out right。 'All's well that ends well，' they say， and I hope that will become truth as the story comes to a close。 I hope that Ellie and Lottie will finally be able to talk to each other again， that they'll understand each other and be able to live with their differences and things they have in common。Normally， when a new book in a series comes out， I re-read at least the previous book （sometimes the entire series）， so everything is still fresh in my mind。 I don't think I'm going to do that this time。 I don't think I can read Princess at Heart without knowing what comes next。 I hope that everything will turn out all right in Book 5， and that I'll then be able to re-read all the books， including Book 4， because they I'll know that it will be fine and it will be less hard for me to struggle my way through it on an emotional level。 But without that closure。。。 I don't think I can take it。I would like to end this entire explanation with a quote from the very first page of the book， something which is said by Ollie: Lottie loved the storm because she said it was the start of something new - because no matter how violent the raging winds and rain， no matter how loud the thunder， a storm meant the tension would be released， that the earth would be fresh and cool once more。I can only hope， deep in my heart， that Book 4 was that storm， and that it has now passed and the tension has been released。 Because that would mean that Book 5 will indeed be fresh and cool， or at least have a fresh and cool ending。 I could sure use it。So you might wonder， if it made me feel so bad， why am I giving the book five stars？ Because it clearly was a horrible experience for me， so shouldn't the book be bad？The answer's very easy， really: Anyone who succeeds in making me feel as emotional as I am now， deserves five stars。 It's really the highest praise you can get from me if you're writing a book， and it happens only very rarely。 It doesn't matter if I feel 'bad' and if that makes the book 'bad'， because in a weird way that I can't explain I do honestly think that it is bad。。。 What does matter is that someone - Glynn， in this case - has succeeded in making me feel like this。 That is why I am giving Princess at Heart five stars。 This book went straight for and to my heart。 I don't think I've ever felt so bad after reading a book， and that's a big compliment。 Well done， Connie Glynn， although I do hope you'll give us a happy ending in Book 5。 If you're not sure yet， let me tell you this: If these books are written to be like， and based on， fairy tales， it would only be fitting that The Rosewood Chronicles also ends with '。。。 and they both live happily ever after。'10+/10 。。。more

Maddie ，

I’m not okay

Leah ，

CONNIE WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO US

ilovereading ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I have just finished reading this book after the wait of what seemed like forever。 I didn't think the rosewood chronicle books could get so dark but each one after undercover princess lost a bit of magic along the way。Even though this book was so dark and didn't feel like there were any happy， magical moments but I still loved this book and was a good addition to the series。 This means the next book will have the answers in it as it will be the last book and hopefully sort out the cliff hangers I have just finished reading this book after the wait of what seemed like forever。 I didn't think the rosewood chronicle books could get so dark but each one after undercover princess lost a bit of magic along the way。Even though this book was so dark and didn't feel like there were any happy， magical moments but I still loved this book and was a good addition to the series。 This means the next book will have the answers in it as it will be the last book and hopefully sort out the cliff hangers and questions the readers have。 The character development was amazing as we got to see new sides to the characters and Ellies betrayal to Lottie and Jamie was a good twist to add。 Because of this， I predict that Jamie and Lottie will bond over this in the next book， and hopefully Jottie is together。 The mystery and twists in this book were amazing and were the reasons I couldn't put the book down， even though I want all the answers now and will have to reread all the books whilst waiting for the final book。 It is quite upsetting knowing the next book is the final book as I love this journey。 I am curious how all of our questions will be answered in only one book， but know connie can do it。I also think Jamie will leave Leviathan but it maybe after he finds out that Claude wanted his mother dead。 The ring Lottie has also may lure him closer to her。I really hope Jamie and Lottie end up together as Ellie left Lottie and Jamie and they both deserve each other as they both had to deal with the Maravish Royal family。 I also find it so hard to believe that the royal family used her and then just acted like she never existed。 This makes us feel very sorry for Lottie but created a good cliff-hanger。Another prediction I have is that leviathan will see how the royal family just used Lottie and then threw her away and may convince her to join them or send Jamie to see how she is doing。 I really recommend this book and cannot wait for the next one :） 。。。more

Nyah Bunting ，

I could not put this down。 Loved this book。 But the issue with it is it is left on a huge cliffhanger and I need to know what happens next。

Amelia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 cryingwhen is the next one coming out？also how dare there only be one more， I'm not ready to say goodbye to these charactersI think I'm crying more for the fact that I have to return to reality rather than the actual book but that is definitely making me cry a lot cryingwhen is the next one coming out？also how dare there only be one more， I'm not ready to say goodbye to these charactersI think I'm crying more for the fact that I have to return to reality rather than the actual book but that is definitely making me cry a lot 。。。more

Kiara ，

amazing from start to finish， perhaps my fave book in the series so far <3 I NEED BOOK 5 ！！！

Naomi ，

My goodness。 Read this in a day， it was so good。 The end hit me like a ton of bricks along with a few other parts of the story。 Be aware when going into this volume， it is a hard-hitting one。

Kama ，

My favourite book so far in the series！

Andreia ，

Wow， this was the most painful Rosewood Chronicles installment until now 😐 I miss the cosyness of the first book - this was dark from page 1。 I should probably stop recommending it to young girls but this series is so thrilling and entertaining。 I'm sure kids can handle darkness。 Also the trio - Lottie， Ellie and Jamie - is just too brilliant。 I love all 3 of them （although I have a soft spot for Lottie）。 But that ending was so depressing！！！ I can't 😭 Wow， this was the most painful Rosewood Chronicles installment until now 😐 I miss the cosyness of the first book - this was dark from page 1。 I should probably stop recommending it to young girls but this series is so thrilling and entertaining。 I'm sure kids can handle darkness。 Also the trio - Lottie， Ellie and Jamie - is just too brilliant。 I love all 3 of them （although I have a soft spot for Lottie）。 But that ending was so depressing！！！ I can't 😭 。。。more

Lauren ，

This is personally my favourite book in the series so far！ I loved the way the characters responded to various events and hardships throughout and I was so happy to see some of the side characters like Lercy and Raph get more time。

blue velvet books ，

Ich habe es geliebt und bin gerade ehrlich verzweifelt， weil ich unbedingt wissen will， wie es weiter geht 😩😭Ich habe es geliebt und brauche mehr！

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Princess at Heart

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Princess at Heart&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Princess at Heart&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0