A review by claudiamacpherson
Majesty by Katharine McGee

emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Following her father’s sudden death, Beatrice is thrust onto the throne. But even though she is the queen of America, she still feels powerless. Sam is furious that her sister is once again putting off her breakup from Teddy, and Nina is trying to live a normal life post-royal breakup.

Honestly, after reading <i>Majesty</i>, <i>American Royals</i> felt a little pointless, because the sequel switched up all the characters and pairings pretty much right off the bat. I’ll admit, though, I did prefer most of the changes.
First of all, I am SO glad that Beatrice ended up with Teddy; they are my favorite characters and are clearly meant for each other. Similarly, Sam fit a lot better with Marshall than with Teddy, and I actually thought her realization about the superficiality of her feelings for Teddy was both realistic and mature (for her, at least). Nina/Ethan was the only pairing I really wasn’t sold on, partly because Nina deserves better and partly because Ethan and Daphne give me serious Chuck-and-Blair (<Ii>Gossip Girl</i>) vibes. While the relationships all felt very rushed, some things took wayyyy too long; I was waiting the whole book for Beatrice to finally fire Robert and postpone the wedding.
I’m kind of surprised that there won’t be another book in this series, because there definitely felt like there were a lot of loose ends left.

Happy ending meter (no specific spoilers, just the general vibe of the ending):
Happy, for the most part...but  I’m kind of surprised that there won’t be another book in this series, because there definitely felt like there were a lot of loose ends left.
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