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American Royals
by Katharine McGee
This was such a fun book! It’s a contemporary, but it’s an alternative version of our world. What if the United States of America didn’t have a president, but a king? What if George Washington said yes when they asked him to become king?
The book is full of royal drama and intrigue, but it shows the downsides to being royal as well.
We read from 4 different POV’s: Beatrice, the crown princess, Samantha, the younger sister of Beatrice and third in line to the throne, Daphne, the ex-girlfriend of prince Jefferson (Samantha’s twin brother) and Nina, Samantha’s best friend and a civilian.
It starts when Beatrice has to choose someone to marry. Her list of potential lovers is quite small, but the biggest problem is her love for someone else… Someone who would never make that list. Princess Samantha falls in love with Lord Teddy Eaton, but he’s also one of the candidates of Beatrice. Guess who Beatrice will choose from her list. Nina, Samantha’s best friend realises she’s in love with prince Jefferson. But she’s a civilian, which makes her a ‘bad’ candidate as a girlfriend. And can she handle all the paparazzi and media-attention once she becomes his girlfriend? Daphne, who is from (recent) noble decent, has only one goal in her life: become a princess. The only chance to achieve that is through prince Jefferson. But he broke up with her and found someone else. How can she win him back? And is that truly what she wants? One thing is clear: nothing will stop her at achieving her goal.
What I really liked about this book was its humour. There were different allusions on what a world it would be if America had a president and they were so funny (and spot-on). The view into a royal family is always fun, even if it’s a fictional one.
The writing style is very good, it reads very fluent and easy. It tackles some hard topics, like sickness, racism and bullying, … while still feeling like a light read. There was also some LGBTQ-representation, which I really liked!
I’m definitely going to read the second one!
I got this book as a review-copy from Young Adult België and Uitgeverij Fontein: thank you so much for this copy!
The book is full of royal drama and intrigue, but it shows the downsides to being royal as well.
We read from 4 different POV’s: Beatrice, the crown princess, Samantha, the younger sister of Beatrice and third in line to the throne, Daphne, the ex-girlfriend of prince Jefferson (Samantha’s twin brother) and Nina, Samantha’s best friend and a civilian.
It starts when Beatrice has to choose someone to marry. Her list of potential lovers is quite small, but the biggest problem is her love for someone else… Someone who would never make that list. Princess Samantha falls in love with Lord Teddy Eaton, but he’s also one of the candidates of Beatrice. Guess who Beatrice will choose from her list. Nina, Samantha’s best friend realises she’s in love with prince Jefferson. But she’s a civilian, which makes her a ‘bad’ candidate as a girlfriend. And can she handle all the paparazzi and media-attention once she becomes his girlfriend? Daphne, who is from (recent) noble decent, has only one goal in her life: become a princess. The only chance to achieve that is through prince Jefferson. But he broke up with her and found someone else. How can she win him back? And is that truly what she wants? One thing is clear: nothing will stop her at achieving her goal.
What I really liked about this book was its humour. There were different allusions on what a world it would be if America had a president and they were so funny (and spot-on). The view into a royal family is always fun, even if it’s a fictional one.
The writing style is very good, it reads very fluent and easy. It tackles some hard topics, like sickness, racism and bullying, … while still feeling like a light read. There was also some LGBTQ-representation, which I really liked!
I’m definitely going to read the second one!
I got this book as a review-copy from Young Adult België and Uitgeverij Fontein: thank you so much for this copy!