American Royals

2024 Reflection Time: Now that I'm older, wiser (maybe), and have read way worse things than this, I don't think this is as bad as plenty of other books out there. Yes, it's trashy, but it's entertaining trash and that's what matters to me. I know I said I wouldn't be reading the following books but my interest has been reignited I miss Nina my beloved (and I will still probably be skimming Daphne's chapters). Gonna leave my original review up because it's iconic as fuck bye.

2022 Review:

Take all of the shitty people from the British royal family (aka anyone but Diana and Meghan) and make them American. Now add a dash of Gossip Girl (which I hate), a pinch of The Bachelorette (which I also hate), a hint of The Selection, and a few splashes of Dance Moms-level drama. Don't forget to toss in a few pick-me girls (except for you, Nina Gonzalez). That is the recipe for American Royals.

Now if this sounds good to you, that's great! I'm happy for you and hope you enjoy this. But to me, this sounds like a load of flaming garbage and I wish I had known this before buying a box of cereal for it. So I hope Nina Gonzalez is doing well in the next books, because I'm not reading them.

(And just as a warning, Daphne Deighton is one of the most disgusting, vile, and self-absorbed characters I've ever had the displeasure of reading about, so if you do decide to read this make sure to skip her chapters.)

No but genuinely, someone tell me what happens to Nina in the next books. I don't care about spoilers and I need to know.

But also I kinda had fun with it and I may read book two if I'm ever in the mood to read some flaming hot dramatic garbage a la The Selection lmao

TL;DR: Concept was cool, execution was shit.

Original Rating: 2 Stars

Pre-Reading Updates: i heard this is trashy like trashier than the selection ooo i'm like 99% sure i'm gonna hate this lmao