piperclover 's review for:

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich

2.5

emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: N/A

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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So shallow and boring. Neither Erik nor Jamie have any personality at all and I have no clue why they would like each other. I do appreciate the explicit lack of a love declaration though. Jamie never once questions what would be expected of him as a royal nor does he act like anything is wrong or bad. He's just floating through life. His friend max's reaction to his new family is realistic for a teen but so annoying. Im just underwhelmed with the characters, setting, plot, dialogue, everything.