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ktripp's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
makennakjacobs's review against another edition
3.75
This entry in the series felt a little flatter than the first two, sometimes like things were being stretched to fill the book. For a "everyday" "normal" "common" girl, Nina sure doesn't pay much attention to her regular friends/family/life, and the friendship between her and Daphne erased some of the foil situations that had been established but in a somewhat creative/interesting way. Jeff still felt flat to me, and Sam was so obviously going to get serious with her boy that it was annoying how long it took her to figure that out. I really hated how easily Beatrice's arc with the foreign royalty/climate bill got resolved.
manymerrybooks's review
4.0
This one was a little slow to start for me. To be fair, I took quite the break from this series and probably could've used a character refresher going into this one. This author does an incredible job of making me hate the bad guys and root for the good ones. This is very high school drama but I ate up every minute of it! I highly recommend this series to people who love dramas or royalty stories! Cannot wait to finish the series.
PS this one ends on a MAJOR cliffhanger... have the next book ready to be read!!
PS this one ends on a MAJOR cliffhanger... have the next book ready to be read!!
eri_cat93's review against another edition
4.0
3.5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨
I love this series & loved this book! It’s the 3rd of a YA series about the American monarchy (assuming G Wash was like “nah ima be in charge forever instead of doing democracy). Highlight of this book: Nina & Daphne, we love a frenemies adventure & this one was fun. Sam’s story was cute & empowering & utterly predictable from the start which made it a bit frustrating waiting for her to catch up to what her obvious conclusion was. Beatrice’s story was all politics - the foreign relations & the friendship kind & I loved it until she *SPOILER* gives a really pointless & naive speech that somehow gets every monarch in the world to change their minds all at once??? It’s a nah from me dawg.
Regardless of its flaws, I enjoyed this book just as much as the rest of the series & can’t wait to read the prequel & 4th installment!
I love this series & loved this book! It’s the 3rd of a YA series about the American monarchy (assuming G Wash was like “nah ima be in charge forever instead of doing democracy). Highlight of this book: Nina & Daphne, we love a frenemies adventure & this one was fun. Sam’s story was cute & empowering & utterly predictable from the start which made it a bit frustrating waiting for her to catch up to what her obvious conclusion was. Beatrice’s story was all politics - the foreign relations & the friendship kind & I loved it until she *SPOILER* gives a really pointless & naive speech that somehow gets every monarch in the world to change their minds all at once??? It’s a nah from me dawg.
Regardless of its flaws, I enjoyed this book just as much as the rest of the series & can’t wait to read the prequel & 4th installment!
panprincess's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
smasaki5's review against another edition
emotional
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
lilz19's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
spatterson12's review against another edition
3.0
Solid 3.5.
McGee does a great job recapping the prior stories in this third book of the series without going too in the weeds and reexplaining everything. The perfect refresher balance for those who haven’t read about these characters since winter 2020 (aka me).
This book is pretty party heavy, though. If a couple of the parties could’ve been cut, there wouldn’t be a need for this to be quite so long. Or even if the parties were replaced with a different event or something, it would’ve held my attention a little more.
Rivals continues to focus on the four female perspectives.
Beatrice is leading a convention that brings most royals from throughout the world to the States. There, she encounters Princess Louise of France, a woman the press often compares her to due to their age and general similarities. Beatrice looks to Louise as having potential of being her first real friend.
Samantha is developing a stronger relationship with Marshall, but she soon learns his family disproves of their union. She also learns the larger implications of their relationship in society.
Nina and Daphne are both caught surprise as they begin to rely on each other to go up against a mutual enemy who is creating educational and societal roadblocks for both women.
I’m interested to see what book four offers next year, especially given the direction the end of this one took. My current guess for that book title is Legacy. #AmericanRoyalsIV
McGee does a great job recapping the prior stories in this third book of the series without going too in the weeds and reexplaining everything. The perfect refresher balance for those who haven’t read about these characters since winter 2020 (aka me).
This book is pretty party heavy, though. If a couple of the parties could’ve been cut, there wouldn’t be a need for this to be quite so long. Or even if the parties were replaced with a different event or something, it would’ve held my attention a little more.
Rivals continues to focus on the four female perspectives.
Beatrice is leading a convention that brings most royals from throughout the world to the States. There, she encounters Princess Louise of France, a woman the press often compares her to due to their age and general similarities. Beatrice looks to Louise as having potential of being her first real friend.
Samantha is developing a stronger relationship with Marshall, but she soon learns his family disproves of their union. She also learns the larger implications of their relationship in society.
Nina and Daphne are both caught surprise as they begin to rely on each other to go up against a mutual enemy who is creating educational and societal roadblocks for both women.
I’m interested to see what book four offers next year, especially given the direction the end of this one took. My current guess for that book title is Legacy. #AmericanRoyalsIV
graelisub's review against another edition
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
eewalker's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25