Just One of the Royals by Leah and Kate Rooper

The Quick Cut: A girl agrees to pretend to be the girlfriend of her BFF Daniel, who is secretly the Prince of Eldonia. Things get chaotic when emotions get too real and the crown gets in the way.

A Real Review:

Thank you to Entangled Publishing for providing the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is about as fluffy as a book could get - this was a very quick read for ALL the wrong reasons. Madison secretly wants to be an actress while her parents expect her to become a doctor. Her best friend Daniel, is secretly a Prince for a country named Eldonia whose singular interest appears to be hockey. Things get dramatic when his sister Eva comes with a big problem.

Eva is set to marry this horrible guy she's uninterested in purely so someone can take the throne. You see, there's a rule that says women can't rise to the throne in Eldonia - which is why she must marry first. Thus, Daniel comes over with Madison to charm the people, win over the power, and become king before his sister gets hitched. Unknown to Daniel, Eva has agreed to get Madison this huge acting audition if she plays along as girlfriend.

There's nothing wrong with the story in theory here - it works just fine. The issue is that I have zero interest or care for these characters. There's nothing about them that's intriguing, different, or out of the ordinary.

In fact, they're so bland - that Madison and Daniel don't even quite work as a couple. They lack any chemistry and so when they have issues later on, I found myself satisfied with that as a resolution. I was shocked that they attempted the whole "legitimate couple" twist considering how fakey this all felt.

With boring characters and a cliched storyline - skip this tale and go for a more interesting read with a chemistry filled couple.

My rating: 2 out of 5