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A review by justno
The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
This book is cute, exactly what it says on the tin. But to enjoy it you have to suspend your disbelief beyond human comprehension.
There really is nothing to hate about this book, it can be very enjoyable but it was not much for me. I found the characters boring, and the extremely low stakes of the book made it so I couldn't feel that their character arcs were meaningful enough to feel something for them.
(It was also overwhelmingly plain in the approach to culture, which is something that as much as I tried, couldn't get past when this fictional's country language seems to be Spanish, my native language)
To me, many could enjoy this and love this, knowing this is exactly what it says on the tin, a sort of Princess Diaries meets Red, White and Royal Blue in a world where the stakes are as low as they can get.
There really is nothing to hate about this book, it can be very enjoyable but it was not much for me. I found the characters boring, and the extremely low stakes of the book made it so I couldn't feel that their character arcs were meaningful enough to feel something for them.
(It was also overwhelmingly plain in the approach to culture, which is something that as much as I tried, couldn't get past when this fictional's country language seems to be Spanish, my native language)
To me, many could enjoy this and love this, knowing this is exactly what it says on the tin, a sort of Princess Diaries meets Red, White and Royal Blue in a world where the stakes are as low as they can get.