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3.75 AVERAGE
3.75 AVERAGE
**NO MAJOR PLOT SPOILERS WERE HARMED IN THE MAKING OF THIS REVIEW**
"“Relationships never make sense from the outside; the only people qualified to weigh in on them are the people in them.”
Goodness...the amount of angst and drama in this book....I swear. The audiobook just makes it so I have to live throguh everybit of it because i cannot skim. The drama is insane. I feel like it was even worse than ancient politicial intrigue...because of the modern elements like socialmedia and such...my goodness...I wanted to both hate and love the drama...lmao, which is how I feel about drama in real life. I am unsure what the exact plot of this novel was, it just seemed like several characters storylines weaving and interwining, and half the characters i didnt even care about...
The thing that definitely made the story were the characters, obviously. I cannot comment much on the writing, since I diddo the audiobook, but I feel like if I had read the book I would have skimmed throguh several sections because some of the proses did seem long and weighty but with the audiobook that sped it up. I think my favorite character was Ethan, lmaooooo, and he wasnt even a main dude. Ethan and Connor, the men who deserved more. Seriously. I dont know what Ethan saw in daphne, but he definitely deservedbetter.
And my sweet connor, he deserve all the love in the world, and while i washoping for a guard romance, i dont know...
As for the actual main characters... Beatice has alot on her plate to deal with and its only natural for her to spin out and cling to what she knows. She was under alot of pressure and i admire her trying to keeep her wits about her. But i also was rooting for a guard romance, lmao
Sam is just,,,i dont know. WIld and reckless but she deserved a chance at love to.
Nina was likeable aswell, just an ordinary girl sucked into the royal life. She didnt ask for fame, but it found her nonetheless. I admired how down to earth she tried to be, despite everything thrown at her.
Jefferson was an idioi to be honest...i think he just kinda of liked attention and didnt really care much about anything else...
I hated daphne and dreaded her chapters. I have no sympathy forher and she can just be yeeted for all i care.Thank you for coming to my ted talk
"“Relationships never make sense from the outside; the only people qualified to weigh in on them are the people in them.”
Goodness...the amount of angst and drama in this book....I swear. The audiobook just makes it so I have to live throguh everybit of it because i cannot skim. The drama is insane. I feel like it was even worse than ancient politicial intrigue...because of the modern elements like socialmedia and such...my goodness...I wanted to both hate and love the drama...lmao, which is how I feel about drama in real life. I am unsure what the exact plot of this novel was, it just seemed like several characters storylines weaving and interwining, and half the characters i didnt even care about...
The thing that definitely made the story were the characters, obviously. I cannot comment much on the writing, since I diddo the audiobook, but I feel like if I had read the book I would have skimmed throguh several sections because some of the proses did seem long and weighty but with the audiobook that sped it up. I think my favorite character was Ethan, lmaooooo, and he wasnt even a main dude. Ethan and Connor, the men who deserved more. Seriously. I dont know what Ethan saw in daphne, but he definitely deservedbetter.
And my sweet connor, he deserve all the love in the world, and while i washoping for a guard romance, i dont know...
As for the actual main characters... Beatice has alot on her plate to deal with and its only natural for her to spin out and cling to what she knows. She was under alot of pressure and i admire her trying to keeep her wits about her. But i also was rooting for a guard romance, lmao
Sam is just,,,i dont know. WIld and reckless but she deserved a chance at love to.
Nina was likeable aswell, just an ordinary girl sucked into the royal life. She didnt ask for fame, but it found her nonetheless. I admired how down to earth she tried to be, despite everything thrown at her.
Jefferson was an idioi to be honest...i think he just kinda of liked attention and didnt really care much about anything else...
I hated daphne and dreaded her chapters. I have no sympathy forher and she can just be yeeted for all i care.Thank you for coming to my ted talk
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
medium-paced
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:
Yes
American Royals is such a fun twist on Royals and imagines what it would be like if George Washington became King instead of President. I enjoyed diving into this alternative universe, can you imagine what it would be like if we had royalty here in America?!?!?! Sign me up but I hope I more Nina than Daphne!
One of the things I struggled with (I find that I usually do in these instances) is all of the different viewpoints wrapped up in one book. I wish the author would have focused on Beatrice and Samantha in book one and Nina and Daphne in the coming sequel. I find when it goes back and forth so often I don't get as emotionally invested in the characters as one should. This book is one that you should have all the feels. I just found that I just couldn't muster up my give a shit meter in some parts that I know the author wanted. BUTTTT who am I kidding I will be pre-ordering book 2.
One of the things I struggled with (I find that I usually do in these instances) is all of the different viewpoints wrapped up in one book. I wish the author would have focused on Beatrice and Samantha in book one and Nina and Daphne in the coming sequel. I find when it goes back and forth so often I don't get as emotionally invested in the characters as one should. This book is one that you should have all the feels. I just found that I just couldn't muster up my give a shit meter in some parts that I know the author wanted. BUTTTT who am I kidding I will be pre-ordering book 2.
emotional
funny
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
Oh would you look at that? My first DNF of 2020! (And it’s only Jan 2)!
I tried, believe me, I tried. I tried to stifle my bias against Katherine McGee and give this book a solid chance. The problem is, I was expecting lots of gossip and backstabbing drama, something like ANTM meets American royals. Instead, I get... this.
A half-baked cast of people I can’t keep track of with boring motivations and barely any character to speak of.
I am done with the stupid “Miss Perfect Who Secretly Has Flaws!!1!!” characters McGee constantly forces on us. She did that with The Thousandth Floor and she’s doing it with this. (Come to think of it, the characters are as soulless as those in that book as well, which says a lot about her writing considering she’s on her fourth book now. Hmm). Anyway, I was somewhat okay with Beatrice until dun dun dun!!! She has a crush on her bodyguard!!! How fucking original.
Don’t get me wrong. I love tropes. Fake relationships? Gimme. Friends to lovers? Yes!! The point is, I don’t mind tropes AS LONG AS THEY’RE DONE RIGHT. AND THIS CRAPPY ASS STORY ABOUT THE PERFECT PRINCESS AND HER BORING BODYGUARD AIN’T IT.
The only characters I had a little bit of interest in reading was Samantha (rebellious princess AND we share a name) and Daphne (the token villain). However, they really aren’t that interesting for me to suffer through chapters of Beatrice’s angst and the other girl’s (what was her name again?) longing for Jefferson. I literally gave up on page 65. Normally, I try to make it to a 100 before I stop but reading this was awful. I will never read anything from this author ever again.
I tried, believe me, I tried. I tried to stifle my bias against Katherine McGee and give this book a solid chance. The problem is, I was expecting lots of gossip and backstabbing drama, something like ANTM meets American royals. Instead, I get... this.
A half-baked cast of people I can’t keep track of with boring motivations and barely any character to speak of.
I am done with the stupid “Miss Perfect Who Secretly Has Flaws!!1!!” characters McGee constantly forces on us. She did that with The Thousandth Floor and she’s doing it with this. (Come to think of it, the characters are as soulless as those in that book as well, which says a lot about her writing considering she’s on her fourth book now. Hmm). Anyway, I was somewhat okay with Beatrice until dun dun dun!!! She has a crush on her bodyguard!!! How fucking original.
Don’t get me wrong. I love tropes. Fake relationships? Gimme. Friends to lovers? Yes!! The point is, I don’t mind tropes AS LONG AS THEY’RE DONE RIGHT. AND THIS CRAPPY ASS STORY ABOUT THE PERFECT PRINCESS AND HER BORING BODYGUARD AIN’T IT.
The only characters I had a little bit of interest in reading was Samantha (rebellious princess AND we share a name) and Daphne (the token villain). However, they really aren’t that interesting for me to suffer through chapters of Beatrice’s angst and the other girl’s (what was her name again?) longing for Jefferson. I literally gave up on page 65. Normally, I try to make it to a 100 before I stop but reading this was awful. I will never read anything from this author ever again.
emotional
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No