A review by bookstobarbellsbabe
American Royals, by Katharine McGee

4.0

The British Royal family has always intrigued me so when I stumbled across this title on BOOKSTAGRAM , it spiked my interest. The book follows 4 different women that are all in or around the royal family of America, if we had a royal family. The different dynamic of monarchy in American, led by descendants of George Washington was very refreshing me. While I was very excited to read this book, once I started it, I found myself putting it down a lot. In the beginning, I found it hard to get into the characters. Beatrice seemed like she had a lot of layers to peel back and I didn't feel like she was giving us anything. From the bat, I felt bad for Samantha, but I enjoyed her character. Nina....I was drawn to her from the very beginning because she was a Hispanic character in a dominantly white setting. Daphne from the very beginning was a manipulative bitch. I think what I really felt was missing early on was a plot, like where is this going? We start off with a lot of the characters crisscrossing each other, which i can totally see because I think that any royal monarch would generally be a small circle. I will say this. McGee did an excellent job creating these characters and I am very invested in them. Poor Beatrice being forced to attend a party to find a suitable husband is something I cant even imagine. When reading all of this take place, I'm reminded of a particular episode of my all time favorite show, Gilmore Girls. If you are a Gilmore Girls fan, you know what I am talking about. Rory grandparents, Emily and Richard host a party for Rory of all boys to try to lure Rory away from her current boyfriend. Only difference is Rory was heir to the throne of America. I have to say, I did enjoy the drama. The story may have been slow, but the drama and the way everyone was connected kept me drawn in. I found myself wishing I had a Prince Jefferson poster to hang in my teenage bedroom


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