Book Review // American Royals

Rating: 3/5

Review: 

Pros:

◾️read quick

◾️little language and zero sex

◾️good amount of drama

◾️Gossip Girl vibes with very entitled and out of touch with reality young adults

◾️fun concept of a royal family in America

Cons:

◾️over 400 pages 

◾️it felt VERY YA at times

◾️didn’t give much history of how the Royal family came about. Could have benefitted from more backstory. 

◾️the middle dragged on 

◾️again, over 400 pages!!!! 

Overall, this book was ok for me. I felt bored a bit in the middle, but the last 1/3 picked up speed and the story developed more for me to give it 3.5 ⭐️ instead of 3⭐️. This is also Book 1 in the new series and I liked enough to put it on my radar when Book 2 comes out Fall 2020. 

Synopsis:

"When America won the Revolutionary War, its people offered General George Washington a crown. Two and a half centuries later, the House of Washington still sits on the throne. Like most royal families, the Washingtons have an heir and a spare. A future monarch and a backup battery. Each child knows exactly what is expected of them. But these aren't just any royals. They're American.

As Princess Beatrice gets closer to becoming America's first queen regnant, the duty she has embraced her entire life suddenly feels stifling. Nobody cares about the spare except when she's breaking the rules, so Princess Samantha doesn't care much about anything, either . . . except the one boy who is distinctly off-limits to her. And then there's Samantha's twin, Prince Jefferson. If he'd been born a generation earlier, he would have stood first in line for the throne, but the new laws of succession make him third. Most of America adores their devastatingly handsome prince . . . but two very different girls are vying to capture his heart." (Amazon.com)