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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
Loved it just as much as the first! I think I liked the fact that Beatrice ends up with Teddy in the end. She realized Connor was from another life and that she had outgrown her infatuation with him. Samantha is the same. She had a childlike infatuation with Teddy, but realized that they weren’t really compatible. I ended up really liking Teddy, probably even more than Connor. I am kind of sad that Nina’s storyline didn’t get wrapped up or Daphne and Jefferson. If there were to be a third book, it’d be nice to see those relationships wrapped up a little more.
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A Solid Bridge to carry us over to the final chapter.
I pre-ordered this book the minute I finished the last.
I was so excited to continue the American Royal journey.
I absolutely enjoyed the book, albeit a bit less than I did the first. I think it is the curse of the bridge book. Often authors use the second book in a trilogy to simply carry the readers to the third act. They do not create the book to have its own life and individual space. I fear that this book has fallen victim to that curse.
The book served as a vehicle for the main characters to commit to their arc. Everyone came to their “truths” and became fully realized, whether that be to their better selves or their worst.
For some of the characters and relationships, it was centered in growth and depth, like Beatrice and Teddy and Sam and Marshall.
I also enjoyed the unexpected love triangle of Daphne, Ethan and Nina. The author further developed Daphne’s multi-complex character and machinations.
The story also brought Ethan off the cold shelf and into the storyline and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him.
Nina’s character is a bit one-note and didn’t really arc in this installment.
There may be sone ingenuity in the writing of Jeff- that he is not just completely daft, but rather so self-absorbed he just can’t see anything or anyone beyond himself. But, I fear I may be giving the writer too much credit. It is probably more the fact that she has absolutely abandoned him as a character in this book. She wrote very little about him and basically left him at the start gate while the rest of the characters ran a full lap of life. He is completely one-dimensional- almost like a paper stand-up in this story-a placeholder- here stands “the prince”.
Everyone else is on this journey to self- love, acceptance or at least acknowledgement of who they are. Yet, Jeff sleepwalks through this book like a monopoly piece.
I do have to reserve my final judgement until the series end. Perhaps the author has something up her sleeve regarding this character and I will be blown away with his story.
Finally, I felt like the book was too short and rushed.
The part of the overall story the author decided to share in this installment was small, unless this ends up not being a big story packed with depth. The first book definitely implied that it would be, but the second’s shallowness and brevity imply that it really could go either way.
I like where we are in the story and how we got here, but I felt it needed more time to breathe a more voluminous path. It was sparse.
Overall, I did really enjoy the book and it has me primed and ready for the next (final?) installment. And I will reserve casting any finality to my judgement until the author has finished telling her characters’ story.
I pre-ordered this book the minute I finished the last.
I was so excited to continue the American Royal journey.
I absolutely enjoyed the book, albeit a bit less than I did the first. I think it is the curse of the bridge book. Often authors use the second book in a trilogy to simply carry the readers to the third act. They do not create the book to have its own life and individual space. I fear that this book has fallen victim to that curse.
The book served as a vehicle for the main characters to commit to their arc. Everyone came to their “truths” and became fully realized, whether that be to their better selves or their worst.
For some of the characters and relationships, it was centered in growth and depth, like Beatrice and Teddy and Sam and Marshall.
I also enjoyed the unexpected love triangle of Daphne, Ethan and Nina. The author further developed Daphne’s multi-complex character and machinations.
The story also brought Ethan off the cold shelf and into the storyline and I’ve enjoyed getting to know him.
Nina’s character is a bit one-note and didn’t really arc in this installment.
There may be sone ingenuity in the writing of Jeff- that he is not just completely daft, but rather so self-absorbed he just can’t see anything or anyone beyond himself. But, I fear I may be giving the writer too much credit. It is probably more the fact that she has absolutely abandoned him as a character in this book. She wrote very little about him and basically left him at the start gate while the rest of the characters ran a full lap of life. He is completely one-dimensional- almost like a paper stand-up in this story-a placeholder- here stands “the prince”.
Everyone else is on this journey to self- love, acceptance or at least acknowledgement of who they are. Yet, Jeff sleepwalks through this book like a monopoly piece.
I do have to reserve my final judgement until the series end. Perhaps the author has something up her sleeve regarding this character and I will be blown away with his story.
Finally, I felt like the book was too short and rushed.
The part of the overall story the author decided to share in this installment was small, unless this ends up not being a big story packed with depth. The first book definitely implied that it would be, but the second’s shallowness and brevity imply that it really could go either way.
I like where we are in the story and how we got here, but I felt it needed more time to breathe a more voluminous path. It was sparse.
Overall, I did really enjoy the book and it has me primed and ready for the next (final?) installment. And I will reserve casting any finality to my judgement until the author has finished telling her characters’ story.
emotional
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
To be honest, I went into this book expecting to be thoroughly disappointed. I have seen a lot of mixed reviews, and with such a dramatic cliffhanger to follow anything could have happened. I finished American Royals hoping beyond hope that Bee would be with Connor, and Daphne would he punished. Well, neither happened in Majesty BUT I am only disappointed about the latter. McGee really took some risks with the romantic choices in her sequel, but I do believe that the way everything worked out actually made for a great ending. I love that Beatrice took her throne for herself, becoming a modern woman, with so much expected of her at such a young age. Anyone who really is upset about her ending clearly has forgotten she is, at most, TWENTY-TWO years old. I certainly didn’t have my identity figured out at that age, and she deserves time to find herself as queen before throwing a husband into the mix. Regarding Connor- first loves are called that for a reason. They’re usually followed by second, and sometimes third loves. As much as I fell in love with Connor and Bee in AR, I think her choice to let him go shows her growth. I am hoping that this duology one day becomes a trilogy, only to see more from Daphne. I’m not usually the vindictive type, but SOMEONE needs to know what she’s done. Nina can’t just hang onto her dirty little secrets forever. Jeff is too decent of a guy to be stuck with that hot mess- even if by the end I was hoping for her demise mostly to stick it to her nauseating mother. All in all- 5 stars (maybe 4.5 because, you know, Daphne).
lighthearted
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
jeff being wrong all the time is just such a mood