A review by takarakeireads
Nobody in Particular by Sophie Gonzales

emotional medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

  • sapphic royalty romance
  • boarding school
  • coming of age
  • complex friendship dynamics
  • European setting (made up country)

This was kinda like Princess Diaries 2 plus Red White and Royal Blue? I hate to make media comparisons but that's how I'd best describe it. But still wholly it's own thing.

Definitely some heavier topics (check CW) but I do think they were handled well for a YA/NA audience. These characters really go through it!

I love a musician main character - there were some beautiful quotes about music. Danni was definitely the more relatable MC as she's not royalty and is worried about fitting in at a new school being the scholarship student. Despite Rose being a very complex character who has been through a lot, and has lived her life always in the public eye, I think the fact that she is a princess made some of her struggles in the book a little unrelatable. But if you remove the whole having to hide your gay bc you're a royal and insert any other situation a teen might not feel comfortable coming out, then maybe it is more relatable. The topic of 'is love/romance worth it even if xyz might happen' is a big subject between Rose and Danni.

Overall there's a lot of drama in this book but it does lead to some interesting discussions between the MCs and their friends especially around mental health (shoutout to Molly whom I didn't initially like but won me over by the end).
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