LitPick Review
Age at time of review - 12
Reviewer's Location -
Maurice,
IA,
United States
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Royal Blue is a wonderful sequel to True Blue. Jeana Russell, Mickey Royal, Wade Strickland, and Billy Jo DuBose are back and are at Vigor High School. Mickey moved back to Alabama in March after his dad died of cancer. On his first day of school, he talks to Jeana for the first time and is still totally entranced by her looks and personality. After school, they fall right off the deep end and are totally in love. Wade has gone from a sweet sixth grader to a high school football phenom, which sets him on track for violence with Mickey, a three-sport jock.
After getting caught "having dessert," Mickey and Jeana end up tutoring other students. Then the nightmare begins. Mickey is set to tutor a German shotputter who doesn't understand a word he says and vice versa. Jeana, on the other hand, is required to tutor her worst enemy in English. Wade Strickland. Will she run away with Mickey, or will she find something she didn't even know existed anymore?
Opinion:
Royal Blue is another beautifully written book by Joyce Scarbrough. Her books are definitely worth rereading over and over again. Her characters are very relatable and have very real personalities. I'm so excited to finish reading her books. I would definitely recommend this book to my friends and family. Scarbrough's writing is touching and gives a realistic perspective of high school students.
Although this book is written well, I would caution readers under 10 years of age to think before they read this book. Royal Blue contains very mature content that may not be appropriate for younger readers. Many of the words characters use to express themselves do not honor God and can be offensive to many readers. Though cautions should be taken, this is an amazing story to read and contemplate.
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Royal Blue contains mature content not appropriate for readers under age 10.
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