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basically had threeas to why I decided to try out this book, despite hearing very mixed things about this,

. I reeeaaally want to read the sequel which includes a f/f romance will still read that one b/c duh
, I really enjoyed Rebel Belle
, I wanted something light and FUN which both Hex Hall and Rebel Belle are to read,

I did get the light part, but fun, not so much, Mostly some skimming, lots of cringe, and the very occasional halfsmile which ups this book to,stars.

My first problem is, I don't think the author did enough of research on the setting Schotland of this book, It felt pretty unrealistic and even I, who have never lived in Scotland, can point out quite a few inaccuracies,

For example and I'm not the only one to point this one out: medical bills and the fact that one of the characters had to pay them for his mother's treatment.
Nope. This is not the US, Scotland, as well as many Europian countries, do not pay medical bills this way, obviously, You do not go into the hospital for surgery or treatment r whatever and then have to pay steep prices for it at once, Completely different system and that's simply not how it works, So that small plotline was completely silly,

Really, if the author wasn't interested in enough research, why didn't she set the plot into an imaginary country set in the real world like Princess Diaries instead of Scotland.
I think this book really is targeted towards very specific audience, I mean, you can read knowing how half assed some parts of this book are and still enjoy it, but even aside for this problem which might've been easily resolved I wouldn't have rated this cringeworthy piece of fluff more thanstars.


It was just way too ridiculous and fluffy for me, Maybe preteen me would've liked this, Probably yes. But that's becauseyear old me loved modern day princess stories, This me, not so much, I am way too jaded for this kind of story tbh,

I wasn't particularly fond of the MC at the beginning, she just sounded like a typical YA heroine, I do think she has gone through some character development throughout this book when it comes to her making the whole mysisterismarryingaprince about herself at the beginning, but she was still pretty much a forgettable character.
Her sister wasn't any better either,

The 'Royal Wrackers' honestly annoyed me, except for Miles, I must say, I did halfway like the dynamic between him and the MC, It was kind of a hatetolove or disdaintolove situation and it was pretty adorable, Maybe the biggest reason why I stuck with this one till the end,


In conclusion, a piece of fluff of a read that you might enjoy if you know up front what you're getting into, but ultimately pretty forgettable.
Read sitelinkRebel Belle instead, What a FUN read!! It was full of humor, laughoutloud moments which is very rare for me as a reader, real, authentic fangirl conversations between best friends, and shenanigans that reminded me of atype of YA contemporary in the best way possible! It filled me with nostalgia for those feelgood, lighthearted reads that just put a smile on your face and make you feel warm inside.
I wanted silly fun, and was rewarded with silly fun, Warning: you will not enjoy this book unless you fully give yourself up to the silly fun of it all, ignore the selfishness of the MC, and ignore the ridiculousness of a 'Scottish monarchy'.


The lastpages really stood out for me, and it took until there, I think, to really get into the groove, The opening is pretty episodic, and the writing can be repetitive, but the end Oh! There's finally tension and conflict and a fake dating plot and it's wonderful.


I definitely could leave this as a standalone, but we only dipped our toes into royal life, and Ellie and Alex were hardly in this one! I need that wedding.
NEED IT. Though, admittedly, not as much as I need a third Princess Diaries movie, sitelinkTHIS REVIEW FOR ROYALS BY RACHEL HAWKINS WAS ORIGINALLY POSTED HERE

I am trash for a royalty story, especially with the Royal Wedding approaching when this review is posted the wedding will have already happened.
I am an absolute nut about royalty, I dont know why, Well, I do, but its literally just because my family has raised me this way, So, when I saw this book called Royals floating around on Goodreads I knew I had to pick it up, Im so glad I did as well, this was one of the funniest and unrealistic books I have ever read, Now, dont get me wrong I enjoyed it immensely, I saw someone say this is Pippa Middletons side, which I thought was excellent,

What is Royals about though This book follows Daisy, a girl from a middle of nowhere town who works at a rip off of Walmart.
A very normal life. One little problem, her sister is dating the crown prince of Scotland,

Alex, Not only that, her sister is now engaged to the crown prince of Scotland, And with a scandal initiated by Daisys exboyfriend she is shipped off to Scotland for the summer in order for her to be more manageable, This also means she has to change her own look, from her Little Mermaid like hair to her style, Adding on to that is cancelling her summer plans with her best friend, an actual pain in the ass, Unfortunately, the fun doesnt end there for sweet Daisy because going to Scotland means a group known as the Royal Wreckers now surrounds her, lead by the crown princes very own younger brother, Seb.
There is a mess between Daisy and these boys, particularly her brother in law aka the media trying to say theres something happening between them, ick.
This basically means that now Daisy has to have a fake boyfriend with the boy she cant stand from the group, Miles, Humour is everywhere in this novel, especially with Daisy and Miles interactions, There is never shortages of laughter, There is also never a shortage of drama, if you arent into rich privilege drama then I think this will not be the book for you at all.
However, if you want a fun book and can bypass the drama this is for you!

Even better is that there is both a f/f and m/m side relationship.
Obviously, I want to see these highlighted in the sequel, I mean I really want the sequel to be the story of Princess Flora, If I dont get that I will be crying,

Anyway, lets jump into my overall likes and dislikes of Royals by Rachel Hawkins,

L I K E S
MILES AND DAISY ARE THE CUTEST

These two, oh my God, I am a sucker for a good enemy to lovers romance, Its a little bit of a mess, This was perfect for that, There isnt much to say on the duo apart from the fact that the build to their relationship was well executed, if not a bit too fast in areas.
I just gushed over them and I adored the banter between them, I wish there had been some more development to their actual relationship but not much I can do there.


NORMAL SIBLING RELATIONSHIP

I cant say I ever think I think of the siblings when there is a normal girl marrying into a royal family.
However, thats probably because Im an older sister and my little sister is the definition of a turd though, I could see our relationship in Daisy and Eleanor.
The whole family dynamic was actually very similar to my own families in some way, My mum and sister are always making jokes and doing things I deem inappropriate much like Eleanor does to her family in Royals, However, to add a dislike to this, I do wish the relationship between sisters had some more on page time, I feel it could have significantly added to the characters depth,

ROYAL STORIES ARE MY FANTASY

I said this in my reviews for A Princess in Theory and The Princess Trap both books I highly recommend but I love royal stories.
As a young girl I held onto that dream I would be a princess a bit longer than others, I think it was because of my personal home life that I wanted to be whisked away.
Who knows. I just love royalty. This story was enough to help me in those final weeks wait for the Royal Wedding between Harry and Meghan, So, basically, what Im saying is this is my one of my new favourites,

D I S L I K E S
DRAMA FELT ICKY SOMETIMES

I think it was the fact that the alcoholism on the page was never challenged.
There is a lot of alcohol mentions anyway, which already had me a bit uneasy with the text, However, the biggest problem is definitely the drama that comes from the Crown Princes brother Seb, I felt that he was really just there to make drama and do nothing else, His whole personality was that of clear privilege and it was really frustrating to read his interactions with Daisy or any girl because they would all bend over backwards at first for this turd.
Im sure there is a lot more depth to him though that will no doubt be in the sequel, knowing my luck the sequel will be him being the love interest.
Yuck.

WHY WASNT THIS LONGER

Ultimately, I just wished Royals was longer, I felt it ended just when it was getting good, which I guess is the point and a reason for me to pick up the sequel.
It just felt like it could have done with an extrapages at times to really establish a relationship between characters or the family dynamic, Im not sure how to even really put it into words,

Overall, Royals really hit that sweet spot I needed of contemporary fun and royalty, It was the perfect mix for me, personally, but I can definitely see why others wouldnt like it, Im beyond excited for the sequel and cant see what else is in store for these characters! ONE OF THE WORST BOOKS I HAVE EVER READ IN MY LIFE!

The cover is pretty.
Momo you can stop reading at this point,

The writing style is absolutely terrible and incredibly annoying, it feels like the book was written by ayear old, The attempts at humor are very juvenile and cringey at best,

The author said FUCK IT to doing a basic amount of research about the country she is using as a setting for this book.
The love interest, Miles is in the pocket of the royal family and does everything he is told to do because they are paying his college tuition and they paid his mother's medical bills.
First of all, colleges offer scholarships, so he could have gone to college anyway, or he could have gone to a community college, so that part of his reason for being a puppet is out.
Second, BASIC GOOGLE SEARCH could have told the author that the health care system in Europe is not like it is in America, people in Europe do not go into massive debt to pay off medical bills, ever, whatever the illness.
So that part of his reason is also not valid whatsoever, At the start of the book there is an online tabloid that posts an article in which they call Daisy a whore and post a link to her facebook profile and since Daisy is ayear old girl and not a public figure those two things doxing and defamation of character are very much illegal and the tabloid can get sued for it.
But is that option mentioned in this book Nope, Because the author doesn't care about accuracy in her book apparently, Instead the PR team of the royal family decide that Daisy needs to clean up her act and they ship her off to Scotland to mingle with Ellie and Alex's friends.
Okay so we all know that Scotland doesn't have a queen, and in this book it does, but how is Scotland still part of UK in this book If there are two queens, one in England and the other in Scotland how can Scotland still be part of the United Kingdom ZERO FUCKING SENSE.
While I'm on the subject, the queen is apparently a kleptomaniac in this book, and her kleptomania is so strong that people are scared she will start taking their stuff when she comes to visit.
This is a quote from a guy whose family owns a castle and he is a friend of Sebastian the younger prince:

", . . if the king or queen were visiting your house, they might see something they wanted, and they'd take it, So it behooved hosts to fill their house with extra knickknacks or objets d'art, so they could give away something less valuable or sentimental, "

Daisy is a terrible person but this book is justifying her being a shitty human being all the time and I just don't get it.
Ellie and Alex the older prince tell Daisy and their parents that they are getting married afteryears of dating and for some reason this is a huge shock to Daisy.
HOW DID SHE NOT EXPECT THAT AFTERYEARS Anyway, Daisy's reaction is to attack Ellie for not thinking about how her marrying the guy she loves will affect Daisy's own life.
WHAT A SELFISH FUCKING BITCH! How about you be happy for your sister you horrible little cretin Anyway for the whole book Daisy is blaming Ellie for everything and is constantly whining how everything is about Ellie boohoo Daisy's life sucks and Ellie is such a terrible person for wanting to be happy.
At one point Daisy's best friend Isabel Isa comes to Scotland and on her way to Scotland, Ben Isabel's boyfriend sends her an email in which he breaks up with her and Daisy blames Ellie for it! Instead of blaming the shitty boyfriend for being a shit, Daisy is thinking about how she likes Ben and how Ellie is terrible:

"You're important to me, Isa, and things that are important to you are important to me.
No matter what's going on with my sister, "
My sister.
Who's the reason I'm here this summer,
Which, in turn, makes her the reason Isa is here this summer, Would Ben still have sent that email if we'd gone to Key West like we planned

One more example of Daisy being a terrible terrible person is how she behaved toward Sebastian who is also not a great person but whatever.
The queen wants Sebastian to hook up with some girl called Tamsin but Daisy sees Tamsin making out with Flora Sebastian's sister and AFTER she sees that she tells Sebastian that he should pursue Tamsin and that Tamsin is really into him and he should give her a chance blah blah blah.
SHE FUCKING KNOWS TAMSIN IS WITH SEBASTIAN'S SISTER! And he finds out about Flora and Tamsin being an item aboutpages from the end of the book and he confronts Daisy about it, but she starts attacking him and everyone is on her side.
WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK She basically told him to try and steal his sister's girlfriend and then she is acting all holierthanthou,

The romance is absolutely awful as well, The love interest Miles is Sebastian's friend and Daisy and he start off on the wrong foot because of course this book has to have that hate to love trope.
Which I wouldn't mind if it was done well, which it wasn't in this book, So there was a tabloid before Daisy even met Alex's family in which Michael Daisy's exboyfriend said how Daisy dumped him to shag Sebastian, Again, this was before Daisy even met Sebastian, And Sebastian apparently read it and believed it and the night they first met goes to her room, gets drunk and kisses her, Miles stops by to take Sebastian to his own room and accuses Daisy of being a gold digger because he also read that one tabloid article.
The queen and Flora also hate Daisy because of that same article, Which makes zero sense but whatever, After that first meeting between Miles and Daisy they have zero meaningful interactions, there is no buildup to their romance, we don't see them interact or learn more about each other.
She basically hates him until she suddenly turns into a damsel in distress and he has to save her from a horse and she starts swooning.
At that point there were maybescenes with them sniping at each other, After that point there is "cute banter" but not really, And they maybe haveinteractions in the whole book, But they are in love because the book demands it, And that "romance" part started maybepages from the end,


I also wonder if this book had an editor because there was a lot of inexcusable grammar errors,

To summarize, I should have DNFed this crap the moment I read this in chapter, pagesomething:

"Are you sure about this" I ask, and everyone's head turns toward me.
I look at Ellie, and, . . oh wow, I never understood the "glaring daggers" thing, but those are some sharp eyeballs,
Maybe that wasn't exactly the best thing to say when your sister tells you she is engaged, but I can't help it,

or this, also in chapter:

Leaning back in my chair, I fold my arms over my chest, I like AlexI do. He's a genuinely nice guy, but he comes with a lot of baggage, and I can never escape the feeling that it's more than a little unfair that I'm going to have to carry some of the weight, just so Ellie can be a princess.

chapteras well:

"Well life isn't always fair," she says,"and I'm dreadfully sorry my falling in love with a wonderful man is an inconvenience to you.
"
I snort. "Oh, right, because you'd've fallen for Alex even if he worked at the SurNSav, I'm so sure, "
Ellie's eyebrows nearly shoot up into her hairline, "What is that supposed to mean"

WORST SISTER EVER AND WORST BOOK EVER!,