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A review by kimberussell
The Royal We by Jessica Morgan, Heather Cocks
4.0
I've been following the British Royal Family since I was a small girl and my only sources of information were the weekly gossip papers at the grocery store. Now, I follow not only the author's blog Go Fug Yourself, but also quite a few blogs that cover all of Europe's Royals. People, I am THISCLOSE to being able to identify the tiaras worn at fancy dinners.
It goes without saying that I am the target audience for this book, which can only be described as Prince William/Kate Middleton/Prince Harry fan fiction. Except that Rebecca "Bex" (ugh) Porter is an American, there is no Camilla (boo!) and the equivalent of Princess Di (Princess Emma) is alive but had a mental break and is pretty much uncommunicative. Prince Nicholas (Nick) is the heir to the throne, and so very responsible that he is kind of a jerk for half of the book. Prince Frederick (Freddie) is the womanizing, red-headed second son of the Prince of Wales. They meet at Oxford University among a group of friends who basically are the heart of the book. Seriously, the group of friends were my favorite.
I ate this up like a box of Cracker Jack at a baseball game. It was crunchy and sweet and smile-inducing. But that missing fifth star is because this book was a box of Cracker Jack without a prize. Why?
Even if this is leaving an opening for a sequel, I really, really was looking forward to seeing some of those loose ends tied up and was frustrated when they weren't.
Read this book if you love Wills, Kate and Harry. Don't expect a prize and you'll love it to death.
It goes without saying that I am the target audience for this book, which can only be described as Prince William/Kate Middleton/Prince Harry fan fiction. Except that Rebecca "Bex" (ugh) Porter is an American, there is no Camilla (boo!) and the equivalent of Princess Di (Princess Emma) is alive but had a mental break and is pretty much uncommunicative. Prince Nicholas (Nick) is the heir to the throne, and so very responsible that he is kind of a jerk for half of the book. Prince Frederick (Freddie) is the womanizing, red-headed second son of the Prince of Wales. They meet at Oxford University among a group of friends who basically are the heart of the book. Seriously, the group of friends were my favorite.
I ate this up like a box of Cracker Jack at a baseball game. It was crunchy and sweet and smile-inducing. But that missing fifth star is because this book was a box of Cracker Jack without a prize. Why?
Spoiler
I wanted to read about Nick and Bex's *@^!! Royal Wedding! The cover has them smooching in their finery, but the book stops JUST SHORT of that and I was mad, mad, mad. Also, how did Nick and Freddie make up? What happened to Clive? Did Richard wheel Emma down the aisle?Even if this is leaving an opening for a sequel, I really, really was looking forward to seeing some of those loose ends tied up and was frustrated when they weren't.
Read this book if you love Wills, Kate and Harry. Don't expect a prize and you'll love it to death.