Heir Affair

I remember really liking [b:The Royal We 22875451 The Royal We (Royal We, #1) Heather Cocks https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1421107274l/22875451.SY75.jpg 42439906] so I was stoked for a sequel, but as soon as I picked it up I was like, wait I don't reallllly remember what happened in The Royal We? I searched online for a plot summary but couldn't really find a good one? (Usually I need to do this for YA trilogies and usually it's not hard to find helpful summaries for those!) Anyway I eventually just dove in and the characters started to come back to me. It's still a funny, sharply-observed novel and, as you'd expect from the Fug Girls, I appreciate their ability to contextualize fashion and pop culture as cultural driving forces. I did feel like maybe it was a little long and a little meandery with some of its side plots, but like, still, I read it all in a weekend.

Maybe not quite as pure escapism as The Royal We (see TW: miscarriage and infertility storylines), but I still enjoyed the tangled plotlines, and the introduction of the queen's late sister Georgina through her hoarded-up apartment. I looooooved Bex's relationships with Queen Eleanor and Queen Mum Marta (possibly the best character). Don't really have much else to say about it. If you liked the first one, you'll probably like this one too.