Royals
by
Tegan Bennett Daylight
Publication date: 3rd May 2023
Genre: Young Adult
Pages: 280
RRP: $19.99AU (Paperback)
Source: Courtesy of the publisher via Netgalley
My review of Royals
Royals by Tegan Bennett Daylight is probably not a book I would normally pick up, however I was sent a request from the publisher and it sounded a little quirky, and I enjoy books that are a bit different.
A group of teenagers find themselves locked in a shopping centre, all technology frozen. I loved the concept of this story! The teenagers don't know each other and there are no phones, which means no texting, no Snapchat, no Instagram. They are going to have to talk to each other, face to face!! 🤯
Tegan Bennett Daylight has used a group of Western Sydney teenagers as her protagonists. I think the author is showing a side to these teens we don't often hear. They are responsible and basically kindhearted. A group of kids who wouldn't normally hang-out together were forced to rely on each other.
The story bogged down a little in the middle and it was a little contrived with its range of diversity but I was happy to let that all slip by because I loved the magical realism element and how the teens opened up to each other and that the whole story was so quirky and we weren't given any reason for the whole thing. The book finishes and the reader is still left with a why. When I finished reading I was like "what just happened"!!
My rating 4 / 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Recommended age: 12+
Allusion to sex
Underage drinking
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