Saturday, May 16, 2020

American Royals and Majesty by Katherine McGhee





    If you have watched "The Crown", you might have wondered what the United States would have been like if our founding fathers would have decided to govern with royalty instead of an elected president.  American Royals is the first in this contemporary young-adult series about young royals in the United States who are learning what it means to be a royal in the public eye, to fall in love, to be friends and to grow up knowing you have responsibilities and jobs just because of the family you were born into.  Majesty continues the story right where American Royals left off. The ending is satisfying but it does leave more story to tell, maybe in a third to form a trilogy? 
    If you like a fantasy based in reality and a love story that is sweet, heart-breaking and satisfying you will enjoy these books.  I have many students who want a love story that doesn't end badly and these fit that criterion.  
    
Genre:  Young Adult, Contemporary, Fantasy
Rating:  4/5  
Adults will like these books, but they do have a fair share of teenage angst.  

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