I cannot wait to read the rest of the books in the series. I also think there is so much ore to reveal in the next books and I have a few theories about Lottie and her parentage too. I liked how the tension built towards this beginning with a feeling of a connection to something here and there. There is a mystery element to the story which is hinted at in the beginning.

The two girls complimented each other perfectly and it was lovely to see their relationship develop. She often gets herself into sticky situations and struggles a little to navigate to world and people of rosewood. She doesn’t have a wealthy upbringing and had to work really hard to have access to Rosewood. Lottie was more like the character I would have identified with. Ellie is definitely the character I would have wanted to be as a teen. She was also very smart and savvy too and despite being a royal, had her screwed on and was very down to earth considering her upbringing. Ellie is a fun character – she’s feisty and fierce but a good, loyal protector to Lottie. Undercover Princess is a fantastic start to a series, laying the foundations, setting the scene and introducing the memorable characters.

I love the tropes of princess being ‘normal’ and accidental/unknown princess so this novel was totally up my street. I fully indulged my young teen self and just enjoyed indulging myself in fantasies of boarding schools, and all things princess. It’s not aimed at adults and it’s meant to be full of sometimes annoying, self-centred and lost characters because let’s face it – that’s life as an 14 year old (year 10).

I think the most important thing to try and do is put yourself in the position of that age group. I enjoyed reading this as an adult but I know I would have adored it as a youngster – pining to be sent to Rosewood to study and live. It’s a series that takes the Blyton-esque charm and fun of boarding school stories such as St Clair’s and Mallory Towers and brings them into the modern times. Undercover Princess is the first in a series aimed at the older end of middle grade and younger end of YA. She must do everything she can to help Ellie keep her secret, but with school, the looming Maradovian ball and the mysterious new boy Jamie, she’ll soon discover that reality doesn’t always have the happily ever after you’d expect…Ī thrilling world of parties, politics and bad ass princesses, this is the first book in the brand new series THE ROSEWOOD CHRONICLES. Lottie is thrust into the real world of royalty – a world filled with secrets, intrigue and betrayal. Due to a series of lies and coincidences, 14-year-old Lottie finds herself pretending to be the princess so that Ellie can live a more normal teenage life. When fairy tale obsessed Lottie Pumpkin starts at the infamous Rosewood Hall, she is not expecting to share a room with the Crown Princess of Maradova, Ellie Wolf.

The rosewood chronicles