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Now lead by Helena Vance, the Coven is at it's strongest ever which is good for a prophecy has arisen, one that could lead to the destruction of Witch kind forever. Sides have been picked, battle lines have been drawn and the friends will need to decide whether it's worth dying for what you believe in. I can't talk much about their journey, but they play a pivotal part in the plot and my heart absolutely bled for them reading this story. Elle is a nurse who has largely eschewed the witching community for the comforts of middle-class mediocrity. She really showed the intricacies of family, how you can love someone and hate them at the same time, and I loved reading all the interactions between our four MC's.
Her writing is smart and witty, the dialogue reminiscent of gossip with a good friend, littered with nostalgic pop culture references: the bickering over who would be each Spice Girl becomes eerily significant. When a menacing prophecy is deemed to involve a trans child old rivalries are reopened and new battles fought. It's utterly fantastic, every character makes you connect with them and feel something different for them. Though there is plenty of romance in this book, both straight and queer, the main relationships Dawson showcases is that of family, both through blood and circumstance.Helena is the new leader of the HMRC and has set views on who should be allowed to join the coven, views that get tested and questioned throughout the novel. We see the people we grew up with become unrecognisable, put things into motion, dangerous things, because their way of life is threatened. They live and work among us they look just like us but they are witches, members of Her Majesty’s Royal Coven a secret organisation protecting us from the dark creatures of nature. I would say that the story started off a little slowly, I wasn't 100% sure where it was going until about 40% of the way through, but once it get's going it absolutely takes flight and I found the last 50% so hard to put down.
Any who i'm a little broken and dying to get my hands on the next book, so if that doesn't make you want to pick it up, I don't know what will!
Told from the POV's of our four friends, Niamh, Helena, Leonie and Elle, we see lots of different versions of the HMRC. The following day, on the summer solstice, they will pledge their oaths to Gaia and Her Majesty’s Royal Coven, a top secret government department of witches founded by Anne Boleyn and charged with protecting the United Kingdom from magical forces and otherworldly evil. The premise doesn't really give away much of the story, which makes it so much more shocking and entertaining whilst reading, but does make it incredibly hard to talk about without giving away any spoilers. She's the Switzerland of the group, always trying to keep the peace and keep together her friend's who have slowly drifted apart.
Partially my fault because I had it in my head this was a stand alone, but I also just can't believe she went there. To access your ebook(s) after purchasing, you can download the free Glose app or read instantly on your browser by logging into Glose. 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.But what Dawson does brilliantly is show that as children we are so sure that life will work out the way we want, we have blinders on to life, rose tinted glasses that make everything seem possible. Her Majesty's Royal Coven was an absolute blinder of a book, it starts off slowly luring you in, giving you plenty of history for both the world and the characters and then takes off with a bang. For all ebook purchases, you will be prompted to create an account or login with your existing HarperCollins username and password.
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