REVIEW: Her Majesty's Royal Coven (Juno Dawson)

Book: Her Majesty's Royal Coven

Author: Juno Dawson

Premise: Hidden among us is a secret coven of witches protecting crown and country from magical forces. There are whisperings of a prophecy that will bring the coven to its knees, and four best friends are about to be caught at the centre.

I'm on the fence with this one. I loved the premise and the world building. And the second half really got going with the pace and the action.

I wanted to like the friendships and how they were messy and complicated. But at times it felt a bit immature and ridiculously petty. Was a grown woman really so bitter about the one time as a child her friends went shopping without her? Why are they still hung up on which spice girl they were?!

This book has a lot of representation, especially on the LGBT+ front. I loved Leonie and her fight for inclusion. I loved watching Niamh be understanding and accept Theo. That being said, there were points where the political arguments drowned out the plot and it felt a bit too much like I was being given a sales pitch.

A mixed bag. Maybe book 2 will bring me around.