Royal Tour

Woop! That was a fun read - but I didn't like it as much as the first book in the series? RTC, stay tuned :)

As wonderfully whirlwind as the first, Royal Tour picks up shortly after we left off, but the problems are a mix of old and new. Evelyn's magic out of control, Sam's grandad in hospital and Emilia Thoth loose - it's mayhem!I have no desire to spoil this wonderful second instalment in the Potion Diaries series, so I will say no more of the plot. I will however say that this book is gorgeously imagined, fun, bubbly and exciting. I love matter of fact and smart Sam, her loyal Zain and honourable lo [...]

Update: It finally came in the mail. 3 months later. And after release date. But I guess in this case better late than never. Yippee I just won this in a giveaway. This was just the best news after having a tonsillectomy yesterday.

Puntuación: 4.5Últimamente se ve que tengo suerte en elegir las lecturas, espero que siga la racha. Este libro ha sido increíble desde el principio, el primero me gustó mucho, pero es que este no se queda atrás para nada. El principio no tendremos mucha acción pero no quita que sea adictivo desde el mismo. A partir de cierta parte está repleto de acción y aventuras, tal y como me gusta de esta saga. Tendremos dragones, centauros y muchas más sorpresas que me han tenido en vilo toda la n [...]

I wish I could say that this book was as good as The Potion Diaries but it didn’t quite live up to my expectations. I think the biggest problem I had with it was that the plot did not have a clear end goal. Well, not like the first book did. The whole desperation surrounding Sam’s need to find her great-grandmother’s potion diary was lost on me. I felt that it was a little over-exaggerated. I understand that she needed to save her grandfather and the diary held a possible solution but it w [...]

I will admit that I didn't like this as much as I did the first book. I still like the main character. I was a little disappointed by some of the outcomes in the story. I'm hoping the next book will be better. However, I'm a little worried seeing how the author ended this book.

Not as fun as the first book, but it was still a fun reading. I like Samantha and Zain, they are so great together and their relationship is so healthy. The book is really similar to the first book with a quest, travels but some new stuff get into this sequel and it's give me good feeling about book 3

La verdad es que me encanta el mundo que nos presenta y esta continuación deja con muchas ganas de continuar con el siguiente ya que el final es de los que impactan. La resolución de la trama me ha gustado mucho también. Entretenida pero sin duda lo mejor el mundo y las pociones.

I, for one, found the sequel better than the first book. Although there were a few parts that irked me, (like the goal of the plot being a bit blurry), I did enjoy reading the way the characters developed, and the plot twists that happen definitely got me hooked. And, of course, I can't forget the ending. I LOVE the ending, mostly because you think "Oh, everything's alright again!" and then you're like, "Wait. THAT DID NOT JUST HAPPEN."That's mostly what's got me itching for the third book to co [...]

Just finished the first book and I can't wait to see what happens next. So excited!!

This was a fun sweet book. Very imaginative.The gang is back and now Sam is on tour with the princess and her boyfriend Zain. Her families shop is busy and everything seems to be good.We have Sam being Sam in this book with some fun and quirkiness in her. Zain is sweet and just adorable. He doesn’t push or treat kami any way but with respect and support. They are too cute together.Now the adventure is the Royal tour and what a tour this is. Sam is the one out of her element but also in danger [...]

I didn't like this as much as the first book in this series, but I am planning to read the the next book. I thought this story was slower than the previous one. There wasn't a lot of romance in this book, either. The new information involving her great-grandmother was interesting. The MC made some stupid decisions, which frustrated me. Fortunatly, that didn't happen often in this story, and things ended up on the right side in the end. The potions and the mythical creatures were interesting, tho [...]

3.5/5Esta segunda parte me ha gustado pero hasta ahí. No me ha encantado como la primera parte, a pesar de que se lee super rápido no he llegado a conectar con los personajes, aún así estoy deseando leer la tercera parte y saber como termina la trilogía por fin porque la segunda parte se queda en un punto muy interesante!!!!

"Elexir es la continuación de la saga pociones donde nos sumergiremos en una aventura mágica. Aunque su primera parte me gustó mucho más, no me importaría para nada leer su tercera parte. Si os gusta la Alquimia, las pociones, la magia y los dragones os encantará."Reseña completa: obsesionporlalectura

It distracted me while I had a stomach ache, which was all I asked of it, but which also means I really didn't focus well enough to keep track of emotional beats. I'm interested in the next book, where that charming villain is destroyed. Right? Right? That— *stomps off muttering curses*

why do i have a feeling that zain is based off zayn malik

*4.5 stars!

I read and reviewed the first book in this series earlier this summer. Royal Tour, the sequel, actually isn't available in the United States yet, but if you are impatient like me it can be ordered via amazon UK.This book had a lot of the same bubbly energy as the first. The plot was fun, and we got to see more of the world that Alward has created. I do wish we could see even more of it, because I'm a nut for cool worldbuilding, but I'll be content with the knowledge that this is a series so we w [...]

Hodnocení: 2,5/5Královské turné v sobě spojuje prvky young adult dobrodružné fantasy s pohádkovým příběhem pro děti, proto bych ho doporučila mladým slečnám kolem deseti let. Pro starší čtenáře už je Královské turné příliš jednoduché, povrchní a nedotažené. Konec přinesl vyřešení hlavní dějové linky, ale zároveň zůstal otevřený, takže čtenáři, kteří dospěli až sem, pravděpodobně sáhnou i po dalším dílu, protože přece jen budou chtít v [...]

LOVED IT! It was even better than the first one, the Potion Diaries! I became really good friends with Sam and adored Princess Evelyn! What I admired most about this book--and the series overall--is the unique world Amy Alward has built, her ability to write about magic in a modern day society as if it's something normal, as if it's actually real. And I could never predict what was going to happen next, once adventure and one trouble after the other, on every chapter. I was holding my breath the [...]

I'm obsessed with this series!There's something so fun about combining magic with the modern world and I'm so excited for the 3rd! I'm almost mad that I have to wait so long.I felt this book got a bit more intense and darker than the previous and the characters got a little bit deeper which I loved, it's a nice natural progression and I hope the next couple of books follow in this way.It's definitely better than I expected!

I enjoyed this book! I don't think I liked it as much as the first one, but I did really like the ending- a couple of surprise things happened. I am looking forward to the next instalment in this series!

I won a copy of Royal Tour by Amy Alward through and was pretty excited. While I hadn't read the first book in the Potion Diaries series, I'm usually game for books about magic, the supernatural, and mystical creatures; Royal Tour had all three!In Royal Tour the natural alchemist, Sam, is still assisting Princess Evelyn with getting her magical powers under control but these efforts are hampered by Sam's need to go on a quest to find her Grandmother's lost potion dairy, which is necessary to sa [...]

El primer libro de Pociones es bastante autoconclusivo así que mi sorpresa fue bastante grande cuando descubrí que es una saga con cuatro libros anunciados. El primer libro me gustó bastante ya que tenía una narración sencilla que era rápida de leer, también es original ya que se centra en los alquimistas y las aventuras giran en torno a encontrar los ingredientes para hacer una poción así que me animé a leer la segunda parte, Elixir.Ha estado a la altura del primero pero hay un elemen [...]

Alright the first book was much better. I think it's because the main goal was not achieved so they switched it up at the end. Another thing that i didn't like was that Samantha didn't actually focus on finding the Aqua Vitae at all in the book until the end. Also I thought that most if the action started in the last third of the book. For example Sam didn't go looking for Cleo's diary until after she escaped from Emilia. She sort of started by asking the centaurs and all that but afterwards the [...]

Tarda un poquito en arrancar y por eso no se lleva la máxima puntuación. Pero me ha gustado muchísimo. No tanto como el primero (el personaje de Evelyn me gustaba más en plan humorístico, además de que no consigo entender cómo ella y Sam son tan amigas de repente), pero tiene las mismas dosis de magia, hierbas y criaturas fantásticas, y el estilo es muy ameno y entretenido. Sam es genial, me encanta como prota, y Zain es un buñuelo de crema. Hacen una pareja muy bonita.Hasta la mitad es [...]

Para começo de conversar parabéns a editora Jangada por lançar o 2º livro da serie, e além de rápido manter a capa original e a qualidade do primeiro livro. Em uma época onde varias editoras estão dando desculpas esfarrapadas aos leitores, pela não continuidade de um monte de serie a gente tem mais é que agradece as que continuam lançando as series.Quanto ao livro em si, foi ótimo, manteve a mesma qualidade narrativa. A Sam mais uma vez batalha para salvar sua família e amigos. Ache [...]

Elixir es el segundo libro de esta saga tan maravillosa que se llama Pociones. Tras leer el primer libro, Filtro, me quedo boquiabierto con el final y lo que había sucedido en la istoria. Cuando salió enseguida lo compre y empecé a leerlo, me ha gustado un montón, sobre todo la segunda mitad ya que estaba llena de giros en la trama y bueno, la escritura y los personajes de Amy Alward an mejorado muchísimo. No ha habido nada que no me haya gustado, salvo que algunos capítulos eran muy corto [...]

I was so excited to dive back into this world and cannot wait to see what happens in the next instalment which is on pre-order. I know I'm not supposed to like Emilia Thoth as she'd, you know, 'the bad guy', but she is awesome as a character. I mean I love Evelyn, Sam, Molly and Zain but Emilia showed what it's like to be stuck in a position you don't really want to be in. Royal Tour did not suffer from what has been coined as 'second book syndrome' and it was as equally enjoyable and thrilling [...]

A much darker story than the first with many plot twists towards the end, the only thing that I struggle with is if it really is romance, for example when Zain and Sam finally meet each other again after many different awful events, they just have a quick peck on the lips and then don't even sleep in the same bed as each other. Maybe the romcoms have gone to my head! A great book though, that I thoroughly enjoyed!