• Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2023 March #2
  The day after she's expelled from her ninth boarding school, Evangeline Bright finds herself heading not back to the American mother she hasn't seen in years but to London, to stay with her long-estranged father. One hiccup: that father is the King of England, and Evan is the same age as his legitimate daughter and heir, Princess Mary. While Evan's existence has been kept a secret from the people (and, more importantly, the press), the royal family is less than thrilled that she's suddenly a presence in their lives. When her identity leaks, she experiences a traumatic event, and she's implicated in a violent crime, her situation goes from not ideal to royally screwed. But even in a palace, family can be found in unlikely places. Carter (The Goddess Test, 2011) blends the high-interest royal intrigue of Katharine McGee's American Royals (2019) with Evan's buried desire to belong and a through line that addresses the stigmatization of mental illness. Sensitive and fun, with just enough mystery to keep readers on the hook for book two. Grades 8-11. Copyright 2023 Booklist Reviews.

Aimée Carter is a graduate of the University of Michigan and the award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including the Goddess Test series, the Blackcoat Rebellion series, and the Simon Thorn series for middle-grade readers, now a #1 internationally bestselling series under the title Animox and Die Erben der Animox.