akacya 's review for:

The Rules of Royalty by Cale Dietrich

3.0

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2024 reads: 324/250

i received an advanced listening copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review. this did not affect my rating.

jamie has always lived a fairly normal life, which is fine by him. but on his seventeenth birthday, a truth is revealed: his biological father is the king of mitanor, a small european country. what’s more, his father has invited him to spend the summer in his palace. there’s a lot to learn when it comes to being a prince, though, which is where erik, spare prince of a neighboring country called sunstad, comes in. erik agrees to spend the summer teaching jamie to be a prince. the two become friends quickly, and soon enough, can’t deny the romantic feelings growing between them.

with the royalty and romantic aspects, this seemed like something i’d like. however, while it was okay, this just wasn’t a great read for me. the characters felt very two-dimensional to me, even though there were opportunities for them to have been more developed. the plot also wasn’t the most groundbreaking, but again, it was okay. i do have more books by cale dietrich on my tbr so i’d be willing to give his books another try!

narration: major curda and max meyers did a lovely job narrating this story and putting emotion into the narration of their respective characters. i think the audiobook made this book more enjoyable for me!