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The Spare
- A Novel
- Narrated by: Joel L. Froomkin
- Length: 14 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
""I'm publicly bisexual now, I'll make all the musical theatre references I please. I'll belt Cole Porter songs prancing on top of this bar if I want to." (His Royal Highness Prince Edward Nicholas William Desmond, second son of Her Majesty Queen Victoria II of England and the Commonwealth)
Eddie Kensington had certain responsibilities, up until two weeks ago. Dress well, smile in public, uphold the family honor. Be straight. Never talk about being bisexual, or being in love with his bodyguard, Isaac Cole, for nearly 10 years. Protecting his mother and siblings from yet more tabloid scandal in the wake of his parents' high-profile divorce was always more important.
Up until two weeks ago, when he was outed by the press. Now he's in the midst of an unscheduled identity crisis, and his entire family seems to be joining in. His estranged father shows up. His sister flirts with the reporter hired to write their grandmother's biography. His older brother is more reluctant than ever to take up public-facing duties, and Her Majesty is considering going out on a date. Keeping calm and carrying on becomes impossible when Eddie learns Isaac might return his decidedly inconvenient feelings.
For any one of them to steal a happily ever after, the Kensingtons will have to decide what they really hold dear--the legacy they were born into, or the dreams they kept for themselves.
Read by Joel Leslie.
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- S. Brown
- 09-05-21
Enjoyable alternative Royal family saga
Enjoyed this alternative to real life royal scandals, from the family’s POV looking out. Multiple storylines which gelled well, with the narrator doing his usual exceptional job with different accents. First time I realised the wonderful Joel Leslie works under another name.
Bodyguard story lines are a favourite of mine, although I was disappointed when the second half of the book kept the MCs apart. Lots of angst within the family, reconciliations, disposal of baddies and characters pairing off. Detailed back stories and in-depth soul searching conversations, amongst everyone else, left very short ending for our MCs, which makes this a 4 rather than 5 star for me overall. Throw away comments about their past relationship were buried in other character conversations, which I would have preferred to hear from them or built into their backstories instead of hinted at elsewhere.
Overall a promising start with great story line that seemed to somehow leave the MCs behind in favour of other family members telling their story. In fact very little conversation or uninterrupted interaction between the MCs throughout. An epilogue dedicated to them at least would have made up for this perhaps.
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