A review by fire_wolf
American Royals, by Katharine McGee
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
“Writers got to pick the endings of their novels, but Beatrice wasn’t living a story. She was living history, and history went on forever.”
― Katharine McGee, American Royals
Oh my god. That's all I can comprehend right now. I started this book thinking it might be somewhat similar to another book i.e. Red White and Royal Blue. But no, it isn't, at least for me it's not. This book shows all of the cliche's when it comes to being a ruler. I mean we all are sort of familiar with it. And when I say cliche's I mean:
The heir to the throne not wanting to be the ruler
The sibling being a rebel but secretly wishing to be noticed and also be the monarchy
But for me there was a lot. I started this book thinking it would be about how a princess was training to be a queen one day and let me know you it wasn't just this
SPOLIER FREE REVIEW:
There was 3 prominent tropes that I could find in this book that is bodyguard trope, forbidden romance, friends to lovers . I did take a bit of a time to finish this I admit but the times when I was reading this book, I could not put it down. It definitely captured my attention a lot of the times. But at the same time I did also cringe a lot for some of the parts (maybe its just me, Idk). Before I started this book I searched it up just to know what it would be about and I found something that said this was for fans of Prince Harry and Meghan or Prince William and Kate and after reading this book, yeah I agree, it is for fans of the royal family.
SPOILER REVIEW:
I was definitely simping for Jeff and Nina and Beatrice and Connor (mostly the latter). But neither of them happened.
But I think my most favorite thing in this whole book is the starting and the ending i.e the last line in the prologue, I'm gonna be honest it made me feel like I'm watching a movie and the title just rolled in and the ending I normally don't love hang cliffers (Yes! I'm looking at you Riordan) but I have to give it to Katherine McGee for ending it in the most coolest way.
Overall I definitely do recommend that you read it, you may like it or not but I did like it. So 3.5/5 for me!
― Katharine McGee, American Royals
Oh my god. That's all I can comprehend right now. I started this book thinking it might be somewhat similar to another book i.e. Red White and Royal Blue. But no, it isn't, at least for me it's not. This book shows all of the cliche's when it comes to being a ruler. I mean we all are sort of familiar with it. And when I say cliche's I mean:
The heir to the throne not wanting to be the ruler
The sibling being a rebel but secretly wishing to be noticed and also be the monarchy
But for me there was a lot. I started this book thinking it would be about how a princess was training to be a queen one day and let me know you it wasn't just this
SPOLIER FREE REVIEW:
There was 3 prominent tropes that I could find in this book that is bodyguard trope, forbidden romance, friends to lovers . I did take a bit of a time to finish this I admit but the times when I was reading this book, I could not put it down. It definitely captured my attention a lot of the times. But at the same time I did also cringe a lot for some of the parts (maybe its just me, Idk). Before I started this book I searched it up just to know what it would be about and I found something that said this was for fans of Prince Harry and Meghan or Prince William and Kate and after reading this book, yeah I agree, it is for fans of the royal family.
SPOILER REVIEW:
Spoiler
Okay in this spoiler review I have some stuff to talk about. First of all, now this is the reason why I gave it 3.5 stars and not 5, I hated how it was sort of like an on and off relationship between Bee and Connor, it kinda pissed me off a lot. Second of all, I hate Daphne so much, like Nina said, she doesn't want the head just the crown on it but at the same time I kinda feel sorry for her because its her mom that is making her do these things, like if she didn't control her daughter's life maybe her daughter wouldn't have turned out to be so bad?I was definitely simping for Jeff and Nina and Beatrice and Connor (mostly the latter). But neither of them happened.
But I think my most favorite thing in this whole book is the starting and the ending i.e the last line in the prologue, I'm gonna be honest it made me feel like I'm watching a movie and the title just rolled in and the ending I normally don't love hang cliffers (Yes! I'm looking at you Riordan) but I have to give it to Katherine McGee for ending it in the most coolest way.
Overall I definitely do recommend that you read it, you may like it or not but I did like it. So 3.5/5 for me!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying
Moderate: Cancer