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3.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
sad
medium-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
I couldn’t suspend belief enough for this to work. Wayyyy too much convenience and inexplicable happenings. Dialogue is also super odd and writing is very tell-y (“this is happening.” “This happened.”)
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
funny
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
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Cute and well written. You could see the obstacles from a mile away
lighthearted
medium-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:
No
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
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
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
The Rules of Royalty was the cutest queer royalty romcom! Think The Princess Diaries meets Red, White, and Royal Blue! An American teen, Jamie, discovers he is actually a European prince and is paired with a prince from another country, Erik, to show him the ropes of royal etiquette.
Jamie and Erik hit it off as fast friends. Initially, Jamie is given Erik’s number because Jamie’s king father thinks another openly gay prince would be a good friend to Jamie, who has been “out” for a while. Erik has a moment with his grandmother, the Queen of his northern European country, when he says that two gay guys can be just friends, but he doesn’t realize just how wrong he is about to be.
Erik and Jamie hit it off so well, that soon sparks are flying and the dual POV pining is perfection. The following angst that Erik feels due to his commitment to his family vs. his commitment to himself, as well as Jamie, is just the right amount of teen drama. Jamie is the sweetest new prince with his own complications arising from his overnight celebrity and watching him work through his new platform and adjust his new life to his pre-existing one was so lovely.
In the end, I gave this book four stars!