mfumarolo 's review for:

American Royals by Katharine McGee

3.0

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Imagine if America's founders traded one monarchy for another, and the descendants of George Washington were still on the throne today? Such is the premise for this modern romance by Katharine McGee centering on the next generation of Washingtons - Beatrice, the first member of the family who will be queen now that the law no longer favors sons; Samantha, a twin who acts out because she feels like no one takes her seriously and she's only around as a set of spare parts; and Jeff, Sam's twin (and technically younger brother) who is recently out of a long term relationship and is the country's most eligible bachelor. Beatrice and Sam narrate chapters, as do Nina - Sam's life long best friend, a commoner with unprecedented access to a world she's not quite a part of - and Daphne - Jeff's ex who is determined to win him back, no matter what. I breezed through this book in a day and enjoyed it. In a lot of ways, the fictional monarchy here reminded me very much of Rachel Hawkins' Royals series. Unlike in those books, however, this one does not have a tidy ending - if readers want to know how events and relationships turn out, we will have to wait for book 2. That's not typically the case for stories with romance at the center, so I was frustrated by that, but I'll still be adding the next installment to my TBR.