emmirosereads's review against another edition
2.0
Ugh, this is another book I had a lot of mixed feelings on. I think I made a mistake of reading this right after finishing A Court of Wings and Ruin and being in a super high fantasy reading mood. I'm just not one for cute fun contemporary novels for the most part, as they're a bit boring to me most of the time. The fact that I was reading this for an Instagram challenge and didn't feel like finding another book to match the prompt and the fact that I refuse to DNF books made me push through and finish it. I'm making it out to sound like some terrible book I was tortured to read which is not that case. It was actually a pretty good book but just not usually my cup of tea and a book I wasn't particularly in the mood for.
If you love cute, light and funny contemporary novels and want a quick read and love reality TV I think this book would be perfect for you. As I continued reading I was a little confused about the whole storyline and some scenes felt a little weird and pointless but I think it all tied up nicely in the last 100 pages and was made a little more clear. I did end up really liking the ending scenes and thought it was a cute ending.
Overall I think this is a quick, light and funny read (I definitely found myself laughing out loud a few times) and is a unique story! It just wasn't something I was in the mood for right now but I still ended up enjoying it. 💗
If you love cute, light and funny contemporary novels and want a quick read and love reality TV I think this book would be perfect for you. As I continued reading I was a little confused about the whole storyline and some scenes felt a little weird and pointless but I think it all tied up nicely in the last 100 pages and was made a little more clear. I did end up really liking the ending scenes and thought it was a cute ending.
Overall I think this is a quick, light and funny read (I definitely found myself laughing out loud a few times) and is a unique story! It just wasn't something I was in the mood for right now but I still ended up enjoying it. 💗
sakura_k's review against another edition
5.0
Really fun. A parody of a certain front-facing family paired with lucid and relatable teen thoughts.
berta_rozi's review against another edition
3.0
Spoilers, I guess
3.5 stars!
also i am so sorry, this is the weirdest review i have ever written
It took me a lot longer to finish this book than I had expected. To be honest, Royce Rolls was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and it was very different from what I expected.
I don’t watch reality television. The utter lack of reality is what makes me rage out whenever I think about how the Kardashians haven’t actually done anything of note, ever. But still they are one of the most famous families in the US. Same thing goes with the Royces. Mercedes is not a good mother. She pretends not to be one, and lets her children run amok. Porsche may have her Lippies line, but the only thing she has ever done is get her boob job on her 16th birthday. The two youngest Royces are slightly less idiotic, even though Maybach could have confronted his gambling problem earlier on. The biggest surprise came when I started to get what Bentley was talking about.
Bentley Royce is a kick-ass character. Not only because she is a troubled teenager, but because after a long while of standing in the sidelines, she does something, and saves her family, and stands up for herself. We could use a few more people like her in this world- obviously minus all the drama that comes with being a Royce.
I can’t really sum up my thoughts on this book because I’m still pretty shocked about how clever the whole thing was. It was a guilty pleasure, something that I’ll probably never read again, but will stick with me for a while.
There are plenty of things in this book- romance, angst, lies, drama… and the Royces. Just roll with them.
that was so clever omg
And it has been a while since I’ve felt so happy about a love interest as I did with this book and I’m not talking about Whitey, because he was scum. I’m for Asa Venice all the way
3.5 stars!
It took me a lot longer to finish this book than I had expected. To be honest, Royce Rolls was one of my most anticipated reads of the year, and it was very different from what I expected.
I don’t watch reality television. The utter lack of reality is what makes me rage out whenever I think about how the Kardashians haven’t actually done anything of note, ever. But still they are one of the most famous families in the US. Same thing goes with the Royces. Mercedes is not a good mother. She pretends not to be one, and lets her children run amok. Porsche may have her Lippies line, but the only thing she has ever done is get her boob job on her 16th birthday. The two youngest Royces are slightly less idiotic, even though Maybach could have confronted his gambling problem earlier on. The biggest surprise came when I started to get what Bentley was talking about.
Bentley Royce is a kick-ass character. Not only because she is a troubled teenager, but because after a long while of standing in the sidelines, she does something, and saves her family, and stands up for herself. We could use a few more people like her in this world- obviously minus all the drama that comes with being a Royce.
I can’t really sum up my thoughts on this book because I’m still pretty shocked about how clever the whole thing was. It was a guilty pleasure, something that I’ll probably never read again, but will stick with me for a while.
There are plenty of things in this book- romance, angst, lies, drama… and the Royces. Just roll with them.
And it has been a while since I’ve felt so happy about a love interest as I did with this book
edithmariegreen's review against another edition
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
mehsi's review against another edition
5.0
This won't be a very long review, I just want to express my thoughts and feelings on this book.
I just adore books about fame, about reality shows, so I was very eager to read this one. Plus it seemed like it had a ton of drama!
The book starts off in the future, then rewinds back to the past. I definitely loved that it started with a bang, something that makes you want to know what happened to get to this event. It made the book even more interesting, as quite a few times you will be wondering when the event happens, and if you will be seeing how it all ends. It is fun to see the story build-up to that moment. I know that at times I went OHHHHH when something happened that may contribute to that event. :P
Our MC is Bentley (though in later parts we also see POV from her mom, her brother, and her sister). She is a pretty great gal, I liked her from the start, and I know that throughout the story I just wanted to hug her. She did some stupid things, some desperate things, some not all too good decisions, but (unlike her family and friends, oh and the world) I could see that she was doing that for her family. To make sure they stick together. To make sure they have a future.
She was so smart, I loved the essay she had to write (though I still think it is a weird thing that one has to write an essay to get a chance at acceptance at an university/college), her essay really portrayed her life, but also showed her character.
Plus I could definitely understand that she wanted out, my word, her family is craycray. Her mom is obsessive about the show, about beauty, about looking the part. Her sister is practically a mini-mom (though she did have her good parts). Her brother is a loose cannon (with his gambling).
I loved the idea of the new season, plus the addition of Whitey. He turned out to be a really interesting character, I was really shipping him with Porsche. You could just see it was love at first sight and that it wasn't an act for either of them.
The book also adds tweets/articles and more about the life of the Royces and I really liked that it was added. It was fun to see the opinion of the world on certain events.
Then we get to the future event (and bits of it before that), and I was just OOOOOHHHHing and OMGing. While I did have my suspicions about several things (like Whitey), the twists and revelations still took me by surprise.
I have to say that after a few pages I skipped the footnotes. They were confusing, annoying, and very distracting. It is a nice idea, but yeah, it didn't work for me in this book.
Also, dear author, I am not sure why you think ducks can't fly, but ducks can most certainly fly. Maybe you were thinking about penguins? Or ostriches? Or chickens? But ducks? Ducks fly.
All in all, this was one book that was AWESOME, though it did take me some time to get through. Sometimes I have that with books, some books you can just fly through, and others take a bit longer.
I would highly recommend this book. Drama, reality shows, love, and much more!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
I just adore books about fame, about reality shows, so I was very eager to read this one. Plus it seemed like it had a ton of drama!
The book starts off in the future, then rewinds back to the past. I definitely loved that it started with a bang, something that makes you want to know what happened to get to this event. It made the book even more interesting, as quite a few times you will be wondering when the event happens, and if you will be seeing how it all ends. It is fun to see the story build-up to that moment. I know that at times I went OHHHHH when something happened that may contribute to that event. :P
Our MC is Bentley (though in later parts we also see POV from her mom, her brother, and her sister). She is a pretty great gal, I liked her from the start, and I know that throughout the story I just wanted to hug her. She did some stupid things, some desperate things, some not all too good decisions, but (unlike her family and friends, oh and the world) I could see that she was doing that for her family. To make sure they stick together. To make sure they have a future.
She was so smart, I loved the essay she had to write (though I still think it is a weird thing that one has to write an essay to get a chance at acceptance at an university/college), her essay really portrayed her life, but also showed her character.
Plus I could definitely understand that she wanted out, my word, her family is craycray. Her mom is obsessive about the show, about beauty, about looking the part. Her sister is practically a mini-mom (though she did have her good parts). Her brother is a loose cannon (with his gambling).
I loved the idea of the new season, plus the addition of Whitey. He turned out to be a really interesting character, I was really shipping him with Porsche. You could just see it was love at first sight and that it wasn't an act for either of them.
The book also adds tweets/articles and more about the life of the Royces and I really liked that it was added. It was fun to see the opinion of the world on certain events.
Then we get to the future event (and bits of it before that), and I was just OOOOOHHHHing and OMGing. While I did have my suspicions about several things (like Whitey), the twists and revelations still took me by surprise.
I have to say that after a few pages I skipped the footnotes. They were confusing, annoying, and very distracting. It is a nice idea, but yeah, it didn't work for me in this book.
Also, dear author, I am not sure why you think ducks can't fly, but ducks can most certainly fly. Maybe you were thinking about penguins? Or ostriches? Or chickens? But ducks? Ducks fly.
All in all, this was one book that was AWESOME, though it did take me some time to get through. Sometimes I have that with books, some books you can just fly through, and others take a bit longer.
I would highly recommend this book. Drama, reality shows, love, and much more!
Review first posted at https://twirlingbookprincess.com/
itsmytuberculosis's review against another edition
2.0
I picked up this book because I loved Something Real so much but the only thing I really enjoyed was the reoccurring Lin-Manuel Miranda references.
mairimav's review against another edition
4.0
!!!!! Unexpectedly fun! I read it in a day....it completely absorbed me! As a secret fun of KUWTK,this parody like book that demonstrates the behind the scenes of reality TV left me completely pleased! Also, it got me out of the reading slump I've been for the past five months! HIGHLY HIGHLY RECOMMEND! It is an immensly fun read!
patricreads's review against another edition
4.0
Hilarious! Also, I loved the way it was written with footnotes, which were not useful at all, but well planned. These made it seem like it was proofread by the producer himself before it was published.
The plot is unpredictable, which surprised me a lot since the information about what happened at the beginning is not much, but in the end everything makes sense.
The plot is unpredictable, which surprised me a lot since the information about what happened at the beginning is not much, but in the end everything makes sense.
raohyrule's review against another edition
3.0
2.5 stars maybe idk
This was just so surface level idk too fluffy for me
This was just so surface level idk too fluffy for me