Prisoners in the Palace by Michaela MacColl

This debut novel takes place in London, 1836 and introduces us to Elizabeth "Liza" Hastings, a well to do teenage girl who after the death of her parents receives the opportunity of a lifetime: to be a lady in waiting to Princess Victoria. However, life in Kensington Palace is nothing like Liza thought it would be...there's barely any servants, the palace is in shambles, and she ends up getting caught up in a household drama. Then, with the help of Inside Boy (who lives inside a large trunk inside one of the palaces many rooms), a newspaper printer named William Fulton, and even the princess herself, Liza tries to uncover a hidden a dirty secret dealing with the loathsome Sir John Conroy and a disgraced former lady in waiting to Victoria. Though this is a young adult novel, it's a well written one, and I enjoyed another look into Victoria's life as a princess. I give Prisoners in the Palace 3 out of 5 stars.