Aurelia by Anne Osterlund

Aurelia
Anne Osterlund

Series/Novella/Standalone: Standalone

PRG Rating:8.7 - A Highly Clean Read

Publisher: Speak

Date: April 2007

Book Genre: Young Adult/Romance

Audience: 12+ (Tweens, Teens, Adults)

This book is really interesting. It's set in the fictious land of Tyralt - A bit of alternate Historical World. Princess Aurelia is heiress to the throne. But not all is well. Someone's out to kill the princess. Amidst all of this is Aurelia's hand in marriage on the line and the return of her childhood friend. Robert is hired to investigate who's behind the attempts to kill Aurelia. As he begins to investigate the threats he finds himself spending more time with the feisty Princess, and soon their relationship becomes more than a friendship. Aurelia soon joins Robert in the search to find the assassin, the secrets they discover will rock both their worlds. Will they manage to stop the assassin in time? Who is the Assassin?

When my sister and I bought this book we weren't too sure what to expect of it. But after reading it's clear that Anne Osterlund definitely has a style and flair of her own. We thoroughly enjoyed every bit. It was clean, the plot was intriguing and the characters were loveable. This is an edgy fun story and the ending leaves you begging for more. However the ending has a really wicked twist that makes it bitter sweet. Overall, a really great read.

 

Nala's thoughts: I was craving a good princess story and I'm glad to say this one really satisfied it. I just wish there were more books like this out there. I really enjoyed it, and I'd say this one's definitely a keeper! =)

Jo's thoughts: I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. I thoroughly enjoyed this one and would recommend it.

Content Review

Score: 8.7

 

 Themes/Topics Explored:

• What it means to be an heiress to the throne
• Assissination Threats
• Betrayal
• Friendship
• Moving from friendship to more than just "friends"
• Loyalty
• What it means to live a threatened life
• Blending in with common or rather "normal" people
• Political Marriage Arrangements
• Marrying for power and not for love
• Disobedience to Authority or Parent Figures
• Doing what's right even though it's viewed as wrong

Violence/Gore -(Score 1.5):

• Many assissination attempts on the princess
• Two young men duel intensely with each other and one of them gets hurt
• A man is stamped on by horse
• A young man throws up

Profanity/Swearing - (Score 2): None
Sexual Content -(Score 1.8):

• Two Kisses in the entire book
• At a dance a man tries to touch the bodice of a young woman
• At a party a young woman flirts with a young man

Alcohol/Drugs (Score - 1.8):

• At a dance several men are described as drunk and act so

 Disrespectfulness/Wrong Attitudes - (Score 1.6):

• A young woman comes off as rude sometimes disrespectful
• A young woman disrespects her father's wishes

Total Points Out of 10: 8.7