Royals by Rachel Hawkins

Royals (Royals, #1)

by Rachel Hawkins

PRINCESS DIARIES MEETS MADE IN CHELSEA

Meet Daisy Winters. She's an offbeat sixteen-year-old Floridian with
mermaid-red hair; a part time job at a bootleg Walmart, and a
perfect older sister who's nearly engaged to the Crown Prince of
Scotland. Daisy has no desire to live in the spotlight, but relentless
tabloid attention forces her join Ellie at the relative seclusion
of the castle across the pond.

While the dashing young Miles has been appointed to teach Daisy the
ropes of being regal, the prince's roguish younger brother kicks
up scandal wherever he goes, and tries his best to take Daisy
along for the ride. The crown - and the intriguing Miles - might
be trying to make Daisy into a lady . . . but Daisy may just rewrite
the royal rulebook to suit herself.

Reviewed by Leigha on

4 of 5 stars

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Daisy ends up summering in Scotland when her big sister gets engaged to the heir to the Scottish throne.

I had read some less than stellar reviews of this book when it first published, but I decided to give it a try when I saw it available on my library’s Overdrive last month. It was a super cute and quick read about a commoner engaging with a royal family. Daisy was a plucky, sassy narrator. I loved her struggles to connect to her sister. I have an older sister, I can only imagine the trials our relationship would face in the same situation. Daisy’s parents were also a highlight – her dad actually reminded me of my dad (long gray hair included).

The romance is pretty low key. Honestly, I had to read the synopsis again halfway through the book just to remember who I was supposed to be rooting for romance-wise. I wish Miles had more interaction with Daisy prior to their fake dating. They seemed to go from enemies to lovers a little too quickly for my taste. However, their ending was absolutely perfect for them as a couple and as individuals.

tl;dr A fun, quick romance perfect for people having royalty wedding withdrawals.

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