It came at the right time and I appreciated his reaction to it.īut I need to address the elephantin the room. What I mean is – the reveal about Easton’s real dad was unexpected, but welcomed. Which makes me think it’s kind of cool that Ella and Easton are actually half siblings? But eww on the fact that they did kiss once. Because no matter what, Easton could rely on Callum, despite him not being his biological dad. Honestly, I think Callum is the glue that’s keeping everyone together. He promised Easton and Hartley to set her father right.

Not because he was absentee in Dubai selling planes for most of the book, but because of the actions he took toward the end. I actually really liked his role in Cracked Kingdom. I only wish Ella hadn’t been mean to her in the first half of the book. But above it all, Easton stayed by her side, and Ella came around, and they made it work. Hartley was also such a sweetheart, and it was sad to see people take advantage of her the way they did. alcohol abuse and the rumours about him not really being Callum’s son). You could see and feel him growing up (and he didn’t lose his snarkiness!), but also see him struggling with things that he has had to deal with in the past (i.e. Easton did a whole 180 between Book 4 and Book 5. I was also struck by Easton and Hartley’s characters. The plot was all right, if not a little weak – but I could follow along and see the train of thoughts that the authors had in mind. But again, the dynamics between characters were well-explored and at this point in the series, I truly did care about every single member of the family. Like, I think Reed was present for a few pages, if not only mentioned.

I only wished that, it being the last in the series, old characters would become more relevant. I thought the book stuck to its level of dramatics while playing on a continuous theme from the previous books. But Easton Royal will not let his kingdom become cracked. He can’t get the girl, and he can’t get his family. And Easton is being berated for his choices, again. Ella is dealing with her birth father while the twins are mourning more than one loss. Their empire might come crashing down after all. In the aftermath of a terrible accident, the Royals are reeling. Cracked Kingdom NA Fiction By Erin Watt (Royals #5) ~ “Because he’s Easton Royal and I have zero self-control, because my sore heart needs all the sun it can get, because I love him back, I throw myself into his arms and kiss him.” – Hartley Wright ~

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