Paper Princess

By: Erin Watt

Narrated by: Angela Goethals

Length: 9 hrs and 28 mins

Publisher's summary

From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself.

These Royals will ruin you...

Ella Harper is a survivor - a pragmatic optimist. She's spent her whole life moving from town to town with her flighty mother, struggling to make ends meet and believing that someday she'll climb out of the gutter. After her mother's death, Ella is truly alone. Until Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. Each Royal boy is more magnetic than the last, but none as captivating as Reed Royal, the boy who is determined to send her back to the slums she came from.

Reed doesn't want her. He says she doesn't belong with the Royals. He might be right. Wealth. Excess. Deception. It's like nothing Ella has ever experienced, and if she's going to survive her time in the Royal palace, she'll need to learn to issue her own Royal decrees.

©2016 Erin Watt (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

Critic reviews

"This generation's Cruel Intentions." (Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times best-selling author)

Cinderella for Adults

This was like Cinderella the adult version. Ella was trying to make it on her own, when she is rescued by the Royal family, but not everyone is thrilled with her arrival. This book was very well written and narrated and I got very attached to all the characters and there drama. Ella is wise beyond her years and I want good things for her. I will definitely be continuing with the series.

Love Ella and her kick butt self and oh the Royals

I've already read this book, but had to have it in audio. I loved every second of it. The narrator was easy to listen to and kept my attention the whole time.

Get Ready for an emotional roller coaster!

Great Narration by Angela Goethals.. it is my first book narrated by Angela and I really enjoy her work, she really brought out the story, the characters making us feel all the emotional moments, the drama and happiness.. she was great narrating all the other secondary characters and as well as the male characters.. i feel like her voice brought out so much of this book.. Great job!

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The Royals are used to live a life of excess, parties, and lies, things haven't been the same since their mother left their lives..
it seems like they're just moving with the motion but nothing is the same.. a constant darkness has filled their home.. not until Callum Royal brings Ella Harper to their doorsteps and the sun starts to shine..

“You may have lost your family, but you’re not alone anymore, Ella. You’re a Royal now.”

"This will never be my home. I don't belong in splendor, I belong in squalor. That's what I know. It's what I'm comfortable with because squalor doesn't lie to you. It's not wrapped up in a pretty package. It is what it is."

Reed Royal lives a very dangerous life of excess, women, and fights, he had everything he ever wanted, except what he wanted the most the love of his mother. He didn't trust anybody, just his brothers and sometimes his father.. his focus was only on the game and his team, nothing was more important than this. not until she came into his home and wreck him forever... his life, his plans his future, his walls are going to crumble and he will have to let it happen if he wants to survive.

"The apple is dangling in front of me, juicy red and delicious, but, like the fairy tale, Reed Royal is the villain disguised as a pretty prince. Taking a bite out of him would be a huge mistake."

Ella Harper was trying to escape from a very hard past. she spends the first years of her life traveling from town to town with her mother until something very bad happened that left her all alone. working on multiple jobs that not necessarily are acceptable for her age, Ella has made it for a while but still, she is very unsure of what to expect until someone shows ups and gives her the opportunity of her lifetime.. to start all over again without having to worry about money and food ever again.. Nothing will be easy, everything comes with a price and her price will be higher than she ever expected.. to endure laughs and bullies from people she never met, even from the people whom sooner or later she will have to learn to trust.

“You should know whatever game you're playing, you can't win. Not against all of us. If you leave now, you won't be hurt. If you stay, we'll break you so bad that you'll be crawling away.”

Paper Princess is a roller coaster of emotions, there are so many twists and turns, a lot of situations that you won't see them coming.. this is a book with a lot of teenage drama that will keep you entrained.. there are so many great moments in the story as well as great laughs and cries..

"Somewhere along the line, I started thinking that if I just got through this bad experience, this bad day, that tomorrow I’d have something better, brighter, newer. I still believe that. I still believe that there’s something good out there for me. I just have to keep going until my time comes."

Ella and Reed's chemistry was very strong since the very beginning of the story, they kept trying to hide their emotions making us feel their rejections, and fears before they even notice their love and attraction for each other.

"Reed Royal has broken me. I’ve fallen from the sky and I’m not sure I can get up. Not this time."

This is the first book in the Royals series, in this book, you meet so many great characters that you're going to love and see in the next royal books: Easton, Gideon, The Twins, Brooke, Val, Dinah O’Halloran, and many more that bring so much to this story.. get ready to meet all the crazy shenanigans of the Royals and Ella Harper..

"You belong with us. You’re the best thing that ever happened to this family.”

Just pulls you in

Loooove this first book in the series. Completely pulls you in and the ending hooks you. I love it.

AMAZING

I love this book! I can't wait to read the rest of the series! AMAZING!

I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS STORY SOO MUCH

I tried this on a whim when it was first released on audible and it was freaking amazing and AWESOME!
Just Wow and boy I wanted to stay in the story and just pretend it was my world too while listening.

Whoa! Totally Did Not Expect That Ending!

I came across these books because one of my favorite narrators was doing the audio book. Actually, it was the second book that I started not realizing that there was a book before it. I stopped, and ordered this one. I loved it. I love the dynamics of the characters… All of them. I enjoyed Ella’s spunkiness, But my favorite two characters was Easton and her friend (whose name I cannot remember at this time).

This is the first time hearing Angela an audiobook and she was amazing!

Narration ruins this a bit

I liked it but the narrator sounds almost robotic and without emotion or feeling at times. Would be better with s different one more than likely.

Better Than I Anticipated

Don’t let the title deter you. This novel isn’t about a kingdom with kings and queens. This is a story about the modern spoiled private high school life and contains mature content. Paper Princess reminded me of Tijan’s Fallen Crest since it is about a girl who is taken out of her element and pushed into a rich spoiled family, which comes with all the dirty politics.

That being said, I was surprised to find out it was well written and full of everything I enjoy in a New Adult Romance Novel.

The narrator got on my nerves from time to time, and I wish she tried to differentiate between male voices. She also used a southern accent for every male character and sometimes forgot to switch from Ella’s POV to the male’s POV, which was confusing during certain scenes. If I had the time to sit down and actually read the novel, I would’ve.

Overall, I would recommend this novel to anyone who enjoys the bad boy New Adult Romance genre.

Royal Drama

If you love drama then this YA book is for you. This book is very entertaining and kept me addicted until the end. I couldn't wait to start the second book. I love Ella and all the Royals.