What a slog. The joy I experienced reading The Royal We all those years ago was in no way replicated by this experience. While the narrator had a lovely voice, the story itself did not capture and hold my attention.

I spent most of the book switching between the audio and the print copy I received for free from the publisher. Reading this today in 2020 made me feel not great.

The pregnancy plot point (CW: miscarriage, infertility problems, pregnancy) and subsequent way of dealing with the titular "Heir Affair" did not work for me at all. There's a lot going on with lies and secrets and the ending did not land at all with me. Let's not praise the rich and powerful for hiding their dirty secrets from the public. Why not abolish the monarchy instead?