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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
This is a book that I've seen kicking about a few times and always wondered about, so when I saw a hardcover copy in a $5 bin, obviously I had to give it a shot. I was recently watching Young Royals (still not finished) and I've enjoyed ridiculous stories about nobility and the gentry as a rule, so this seemed like a good shot.
This book is just good fun. I enjoyed the ridiculousness of the characters and the miscommunication and the very two-way problems that these characters faced - the POV character wasn't immediately in the right and the victim just because she was the POV character, they made mistakes and had to grow (to varying degrees). The sheer messiness of things and the lack of easy sweeping solutions was a pleasant surprise and I was so happy to see women supporting each other and not just as rivals (there was plenty of that, but female friendship was a strong theme).
One thing I have to ask though, is why do authors seemed convinced that it is hipster and unique to write notes on paper?? I graduated my first degree in 2016 and my second in 2018 and electronic note taking was still very much the exception to the rule. Maybe it's an American thing, but I swear every "cool" and "sweet" college girl is the last one writing with pen and paper in American novels!
Overall, I really enjoyed this for fun light reading. I hope that the later books delve deeper into some of the issues that this book brought up but passed over quickly (misogynistic double standards, the relationship between current leadership and past atrocities, race). This is not an issues novel and I don't necessarily want it to become one, but I'd love to see some of it come through more within the characters. Look forward to the next book!
This book is just good fun. I enjoyed the ridiculousness of the characters and the miscommunication and the very two-way problems that these characters faced - the POV character wasn't immediately in the right and the victim just because she was the POV character, they made mistakes and had to grow (to varying degrees). The sheer messiness of things and the lack of easy sweeping solutions was a pleasant surprise and I was so happy to see women supporting each other and not just as rivals (there was plenty of that, but female friendship was a strong theme).
One thing I have to ask though, is why do authors seemed convinced that it is hipster and unique to write notes on paper?? I graduated my first degree in 2016 and my second in 2018 and electronic note taking was still very much the exception to the rule. Maybe it's an American thing, but I swear every "cool" and "sweet" college girl is the last one writing with pen and paper in American novels!
Overall, I really enjoyed this for fun light reading. I hope that the later books delve deeper into some of the issues that this book brought up but passed over quickly (misogynistic double standards, the relationship between current leadership and past atrocities, race). This is not an issues novel and I don't necessarily want it to become one, but I'd love to see some of it come through more within the characters. Look forward to the next book!
it’s FOUL that it took me so long to finish this book CAUSE IT WAS SO FUCKING GOOD.
would’ve been 5 stars if it weren’t for the MASSIVE reading slump i got into while reading it.
LOVED it cause it was full of DRAMAAAAAAAAAAA.
would’ve been 5 stars if it weren’t for the MASSIVE reading slump i got into while reading it.
LOVED it cause it was full of DRAMAAAAAAAAAAA.
Hm. Not sure what to say about this one...it was okay, but I’m not totally sure why I bothered to finish is. Felt very cliched to me, and the characters were all very shallow and I didn’t like any of them...don’t think I’ll bother with the rest of the books.
I enjoyed the book, it was an easy read. The world building and reason for the American Monarchy was brushed over and didn’t make sense to me. That was a factor that was disappointing as a reader. It felt as though the author just wanted to tell the story of the characters without giving them the history that would be a solid foundation for the story. However, the story was engaging. There were several things I saw coming but it was a book to binge read.
me gusto mucho literalmente no podía parar de leer (menos cuando tocaba pov de daphne omg someone make her stfu) nina y jeff y connor y beatrice personas que espero que acaben juntas pero SAM Y TEDDY??? omg my fave couple aunq eso de acabar con el prometido de tu hermana lo veo rarillo rarete daphne y ethan también deberían acabar juntos i guess (desde luego no con jeff) (está loca)
Drama. Drama. Drama. I liked these characters better than the Thousandth Floor ones though. Also, sometimes a book full of drama does meet a reading-craving of mine. Judge if you want.
In reality this probably deserves a 1 because it is literally a stilton level book i felt like somebody was pinching my nostrils and fisting that real strong stilt down my gullet but whatever i enjoyed it so what lol
OMG I have to wait an entire year for the next book!!
I don't know if I can wait that long. I loved the book.
I don't know if I can wait that long. I loved the book.
For some reason I thought I had grown out of YA romance until I read this novel. I really enjoyed American Royals and am now super excited to read the next installment. Who knew that I could still get so engrossed in a story about young love. There is drama, romance, frustration and stupidity in this novel but weren't we all like that when we were young and in love?
I adored this book.
I adored this book.
