Scan barcode
A review by oashackelford
Majesty by Katharine McGee
5.0
After the death of King George the Fourth, Beatrice and Samantha have to figure out their new roles within the royal family. Beatrice, as the new queen, is struggling to get her people to take her seriously. While she would like to put off her wedding to Teddy until she gets to know him better, her chamberlain is pushing the wedding ahead against her will, in order to calm public opinion.
Sam, on the other hand, finally has a role in the family that matters, heir apparent, and she has no idea how to fill that role. After Teddy told her that he and Beatrice intend to marry anyways, she has no idea what to do with herself, only that she wants to find a way to punish Teddy and hurt him the way that he hurt her.
Nina has finally lost the paparazzi and her life is getting back to normal again. While she is at school though, she finds herself starting to have feelings for Jeff's best friend, Ethan. Not wanting to be thrust into the public eye again, and not wanting to hurt Jeff, Nina struggles with what her heart wants.
Daphne is *this* close to getting everything that she wants. She has the prince right where she wants him, she has a guy who will do any insane thing that she asks, and the only person who could hurt her reputation is at the hospital in a coma... until she isn't. Hamari has woken up, and now Daphne spends every waking minute worrying about whether or not she will remember the fact that Daphne cheated on Jefferson, and whether or not she will tell him.
I really liked how this sequel wrapped up a lot of things from the first book and moved the story forward into new story lines. This book does fall into that YA trope where characters come into the room for one minute, get the wrong picture, and then you get several chapters where the characters have to reconcile with one another. I think that this book alone did that at least three or four times. I do think that that can be effective if used sparingly, but after a while it does get old. I also really liked the character growth that we see in Sam and Beatrice in this book. I am hoping in the next book we get to see some happy endings for the Washington sisters, and as always I am rooting for Daphne to be alone and unhappy. So excited to go and start the next book. This is such an excellent series for fans of the crown, or British royals in general.
Sam, on the other hand, finally has a role in the family that matters, heir apparent, and she has no idea how to fill that role. After Teddy told her that he and Beatrice intend to marry anyways, she has no idea what to do with herself, only that she wants to find a way to punish Teddy and hurt him the way that he hurt her.
Nina has finally lost the paparazzi and her life is getting back to normal again. While she is at school though, she finds herself starting to have feelings for Jeff's best friend, Ethan. Not wanting to be thrust into the public eye again, and not wanting to hurt Jeff, Nina struggles with what her heart wants.
Daphne is *this* close to getting everything that she wants. She has the prince right where she wants him, she has a guy who will do any insane thing that she asks, and the only person who could hurt her reputation is at the hospital in a coma... until she isn't. Hamari has woken up, and now Daphne spends every waking minute worrying about whether or not she will remember the fact that Daphne cheated on Jefferson, and whether or not she will tell him.
I really liked how this sequel wrapped up a lot of things from the first book and moved the story forward into new story lines. This book does fall into that YA trope where characters come into the room for one minute, get the wrong picture, and then you get several chapters where the characters have to reconcile with one another. I think that this book alone did that at least three or four times. I do think that that can be effective if used sparingly, but after a while it does get old. I also really liked the character growth that we see in Sam and Beatrice in this book. I am hoping in the next book we get to see some happy endings for the Washington sisters, and as always I am rooting for Daphne to be alone and unhappy. So excited to go and start the next book. This is such an excellent series for fans of the crown, or British royals in general.