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A review by vicktorea
American Royalty by Tracey Livesay
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
3.75
cute, sweet and royally spicy!
I really enjoyed this! I loved the FMC, Dani! She was confident and unapologetically herself - a Black queen! I loved the Blackness of this book! 🙌🏽
I also liked the MMC. Jameson. He was a little bland but I loved how prim and proper he was on the outside but was able to be himself around Dani. He was definitely a gentleman in the street and a freak in the sheets 🔥.
My main criticism is how the Brits were written at times. I would’ve appreciated more attention to details surrounding British colloquialisms - the basics were there but that tad extra research would’ve made things that much more believable. For example, one of the Royal British characters said something like “I should’ve known […] when you got an attitude”; a Royal would never speak that way and I found it cringey. I also didn’t find it believable that the queen’s children, who were well into their 50s, behaved like teens. They just seemed so crass and low class with the way their scandals were described. I would’ve found it more believable if their “scandals” had been been older events that had been discovered but for them to be having the way they were at 50 made zero sense.
Overall, I found this entertaining and I really enjoyed the romance between Dani & Jameson !
Thank you so much to HarperCollins for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I really enjoyed this! I loved the FMC, Dani! She was confident and unapologetically herself - a Black queen! I loved the Blackness of this book! 🙌🏽
I also liked the MMC. Jameson. He was a little bland but I loved how prim and proper he was on the outside but was able to be himself around Dani. He was definitely a gentleman in the street and a freak in the sheets 🔥.
My main criticism is how the Brits were written at times. I would’ve appreciated more attention to details surrounding British colloquialisms - the basics were there but that tad extra research would’ve made things that much more believable. For example, one of the Royal British characters said something like “I should’ve known […] when you got an attitude”; a Royal would never speak that way and I found it cringey. I also didn’t find it believable that the queen’s children, who were well into their 50s, behaved like teens. They just seemed so crass and low class with the way their scandals were described. I would’ve found it more believable if their “scandals” had been been older events that had been discovered but for them to be having the way they were at 50 made zero sense.
Overall, I found this entertaining and I really enjoyed the romance between Dani & Jameson !
Thank you so much to HarperCollins for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content and Cursing
Minor: Death of parent, Classism, and Abandonment