Secrets of a Rose

Royal Blood Series, Book 1

By: Adina Chiles

Narrated by: Jacclyn James

A kingdom built with secrets is bound to unravel. During the month of Amira, the silver moon emerges, and the kingdom of Zyra comes alive with anticipation for the annual ball. Mellana Goodwick, finally at the rightful age of 16, receives her first invitation, but when unexpected events take place, immediate regret sets in.

Mellana finds herself caught in a strange storm—casting down green lightning and filling the sky with ear-splitting thunder. To make matters worse, the kingdom comes under attack by Prince Lorian, a man removed from the line of succession for murdering his sister, the future queen, and her newborn child.

After escaping the attack with her best friends, Mellana stumbles upon a box left by a woman named Rose. With the power to see glimpses of the future, Rose warns Mellana of hidden powers the kingdom has covered up and Lorian’s desire to unleash them all. Rose instructs Mellana to gather the sacred article from each of the seven kingdoms before Lorian and his deadly group can gain access to them. Together, the items unlock a barrier that is meant to stay shut.

In Secrets of a Rose, Mellana will discover remarkable abilities that stir around her—and some that even rise within. In order to keep what she loves, she must embark on a race against the person who dares to threaten it all.

©2022 Adina Chiles (P)2024 Adina Chiles

An epic and pulse pounding adventure

I was provided a copy of this title for free and am leaving this review voluntarily. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

On the lookout for a super fast paced and engaging YA fantasy? Want a series starter featuring an epic quest, a broad cast of characters and a plot that goes from zero to one hundred in an instant?

You’ve found it. Adina Chiles did something with this book, and I’ll be eagerly awaiting my chance to return to this world.

Excited for the 2nd to be narrated!

This was an easy listen that was enjoyable and kept my attention! The story felt a little slow at times, but it was during times of sweet relationship building so that made up for it. I loved the characters, and I’m excited to see where they go. The narration was beautifully done! I really hope they’ll get the second one done soon so I can give it a listen. Loved the epilogue!

Beautiful all around

I really appreciate how this story was narrated , because it flowed nice and beautifully. I highly recommend this audiobook and story!

Fantastic

I really liked the story and loved the narration. It was perfect match for this book and made me want to keep listening after I finished.

The overall story and world building is amazing

⭐️: 5 stars

✨original book review july 2022 with additional notes on the reread from earlier this year ✨

This is the debut book from Adina Chiles, the book was a wonderful adventure of magic and friendships. It was a breath of fresh air and like nothing I have read. The main character was interesting and relatable. I think I caught some buding romance between a few of the characters and I want to know more. The main character Mellana is a fun heroine and the friendship between her and Jewels is so sweet. I can’t wait for book 2, and will be adding this series and this author to my watch list.

Revised after rereading- omg I forgot how wonderful this book was I mean when you read a book and you can go back and just be blown away by how great the world building is and the characters are fun and fleshed out they grow so fast in this series and I loved every moment of this book again and can’t wait to jump in to book 2

✨ Audiobook review ✨
I love listening to books while I read with them so I catch more information…. Being dyslexic this helps me out so much m. The narrator did an excellent job of articulating the words and voices of the characters. The emotion of the book was spot on. If you have auditable I would recommend checking out this book for sure.