REVIEW: Royals by Rachel Hawkins

Summary


Daisy’s life in Florida is relatively normal. Sure, her parents are from England, and her dad used to be a rock star. But Daisy is just a normal high school kid with a crappy job (grocery store clerk), a best friend, and an ex-boyfriend. What makes Daisy stand out from the crowd is her sister Ellie – who is dating the crown prince of Scotland.

When Ellie and Alex get engaged, things get a lot more complicated for Daisy. Her ex has already tried to sell the paparazzi their prom pictures. And then he sells them a lie that Daisy broke up with him because she has her sights set on bigger fish – Alex’s younger brother, Prince Sebastian, the wild child of the royal family.

Daisy is whisked off to Scottland – under protest – by “the crown” so they can control the media around Daisy’s family and the upcoming wedding. But Prince Sebastian and his friends – the “Royal Wreckers” – may be a bigger risk than Daisy or her American family.

Review


When I first read the description for this book, I thought it sounded a lot like one of my favorite books from 2017, Prince in Disguise. I approached this with some reluctance because of that. I didn’t want to read anything that might feel like a copycat of one of my favorite stories. But once I got the flavor of this on its own merits, I really enjoyed it!

Daisy is fun and sassy. She tries to hold herself back for the sake of her sister, but her true nature still comes through – and it’s awesome! Prince Seb and his crew are fun, although I would have enjoyed even more time with them. The interpersonal parts of the story were where most of the humor came in. There are many LOL moments in this one!

The story was fun and light. I enjoyed the setting. The uppity royals and high society folks needed to be put in their places. I would have enjoyed even more of it, but what is there is satisfying.

I’d still rank Prince in Disguise higher than this one, but this was a great book in its own right. Read BOTH for a lot of royal romance fun! I know I plan to read both of them again… and again.

Rating: ♥♥♥♥½