Romancing the Throne

by Nadine Jolie Courtney

For the first time ever, the Weston sisters are at the same boarding school. After an administration scandal at Libby s all-girls school has threatened her chances at a top university, she decides to join Charlotte at posh and picturesque Sussex Park. Social-climbing Charlotte considers it her sisterly duty to bring Libby into her social circle: Britain s young elites, glamorous teens who vacation in Hong Kong and the south of France and are just as comfortable at a polo match as they are at a party.

• ISBN10: 0062406620
• ISBN13: 9780062406620
• Publish Date: 30 May 2017
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Imprint: Collins
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[Sam@WLABB]

Charlotte and Libby were not just sisters, they were best friends. Charlotte loved her sister dearly, but she was always the "lesser" of the two, as she never excelled in school the way Libby did. But upon returning to campus, it looked as though Charlotte could eclipse Libby when she began dating the prince. All was going well with Prince Edward, until Libby joined Charlotte at school. As Charlotte and Edward's relationship deteriorated, Libby and Edward's relationship grew.

I must preface this by stating that I am NOT a royal watcher. I am aware of the royals, but I am not privy to all the details. In fact, I saw someone mention that this book is like Kate and Pippa's story, and I had to google it. With that said, I guess you can draw parallels.

Romancing the Throne had its ups and downs for me. I really enjoyed the beginning, but then when the triangle fell into place, I found myself at odds with both girls. The story went from fun and fluffy to quite angsty. I understood why Charlotte was so miserable, but it didn't mean I liked it. However, the story picked up for me. As Charlotte began to work through her issues and began to focus on improving herself, I started to enjoy the story more. The ending was really strong, and left me with a smile on my face.

Some reviews felt that Libby should have had a POV, but I feel the single POV, Charlotte's, was appropriate. This was her story. It was story of self-discovery. I actually really loved that she grew so much over the course of this book. She thought she knew what she wanted, but when she had it, it was not what she expected. When she bottomed out, she took that time to find herself again, and the version she had was older, wiser, and even goal-orientated. The author dumped all these bad things on Charlotte, they came one after the other, but then, so did the same with the good things.

I was most pleased by the epilogue, which is a jump ahead of 10 years. It was very sweet and endearing and tied the story up in a nice bow for me. Which is probably why I have nicer things to say than people who did not make it that far.

Overall: This was fun and fluffy, with some depth, which painted a lovely portrait of sisterhood.

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