Her Royal Highness is an f/f YA novel about Millie, a girl from Texas, who goes to a fancy boarding school in Scotland, where she finds out that her roommate is the princess of Scotland, Flora. It's basically a queer version of the ever popular 'girl falls in love with boy, but he turns out to be a prince' trope, and I'm very here for it.

Millie is bi (and yes, she self identifies as such several times), as is her ex girlfriend, and Flora is also queer, and one of the best things about this book is how people's sexuality is completely accepted. There's no inner torment or external homophobia; her sexuality is a stated fact. This is obviously a fairly idealistic view, and I'm by no means suggesting all books should follow suit; I absolutely think there's a necessity for stories about homophobia and queerphobia, but sometimes it's just nice to completely relax and suspend your disbelief to read a book where that's not part of the narrative.

This is a really great feel good read with a cast of well drawn (although not always particularly likeable) characters, and those who read and enjoyed Red, White and Royal Blue will probably love this one for its similarly idealised portrayal of society and queer issues. Obviously there are things to consider, such as the question of romanticising colonialism, but it's a refreshing take on a popular trope, and I'm a fan of subverting genres that have previously been completely het.

A feel good f/f romance which might make you very slightly want to rewatch Brave.