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ROYALS - Herzensprinzessin by Rachel Hawkins

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lunep's review against another edition

lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

This was cute, but sadly didn't change my life :/ not that every book needs to change your life lmao, I'm just looking for the sapphic romance that will have me as obsessed as some hetero romances have me, and sadly this wasn't that :(((
But I did enjoy it! I read it in a day so I was definitely intrigued, and while Millie and Flora were cute, there was something about the POV that felt weird at first, and I felt that the story could have been more, Millie and Flora are not even friends by the 50% mark, and I wished we had gotten more of their "enemies" fase, as well of the friendship one, and therefore more development overall. I feel like the step from "enemies" to friendly-enough-aquaintances was done well, but then I feel Hawkins jumped from that to "hey go with me to this diplomatic dinner", and then after that the development to friends and then from friends to lovers I think was done well enough too, but I think the book could have benefited from more of the laundry scenes, since we go from Millie getting nervous after realizing she has her arms around Flora to "we've become friends doing the laundry".
Also I didn't love the spot where the book ended, in general I think the book was too short. They're not even friends for half of the book, the third act conflict starts around the 90 or 95% mark, and then the book ends right when they get back together. I wish we had gotten at least an epilogue or a couple chapters more, not just end in the kiss.
It sounds like I'm bashing the book too much but it's not my intention, like I said, I did like it, it was funny and cute and a light read, but I think it could have been more

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pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

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emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

I wish Flora's change of behaviour when around Millie would've been more gradual, but either way i love the mean blonde rich closeted lesbian trope so that was still a slay for me
also !! Jude was horrible to Millie, so I felt like them going back to being friends so abruptly was a bit, idk, weird ? anyways, Jude should've redeemed herself better bc she had been a real asshole.
also no way perry is straight sorry. His name is literally Peregrine
This book is very lighthearted, so I completely get why they wouldn't want to touch upon more serious homophobia (and I am all for not having queer characters suffer homophobia at all), but I did find it funny how none of the tabloids or the people seemed to be homophobic against Flora, except for her parents, and they were never shown being it directly. Sign that times are changing, maybe ? :) At least in the story !!

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ashlikes's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

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frantically's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Cute enough but the plot just wasn't it for me.

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sabrinaleaf's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

3.75 ⭐️

So cute! I read this surprisingly quickly on a whim and can’t say I regret it.
I do have to say I find the love interest annoying at times and kind of an asshole

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lucyshucy's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

the chemistry between the main characters dwindled as the book went on, but it was still cute. there were no stakes and sometimes that's what you want in a casual read. sapphics at boarding school will always reign supreme

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embla_v's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful lighthearted

5.0

Millie är lycklig i Texas tills hon upptäcker att hennes bästa vän/flickvän har träffat någon annan. Millie bestämmer sig då för att följa sin önskan om att gå i skolan i Scotland.

Men när hon kommer dit är allt fantastiskt utan en sak, hennes rumskamrat Flora. Flora är lite av en bitch samt en prinsessa... av Scotland. Men Flora är också den snyggaste tjejen Millie någonsin sätt.

Rolig, romantisk och lite knasig bok men väldigt läsvärd. En gullig romans kantad med stenar och solglasögon (förstår du inte? läs boken). Rekommenderar till den som vill ha en ganska kort bok ca 300 sidor med en sapphic romans.

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