American Royals is as Cheesy as the You Expect it to Be

I was really disappointed by this book because the premise had so much potential but it really didn't deliver. The drama was good and that was the only thing that kept me reading; but, at the end of the day, I did not care about the characters since they kept making the same mistakes and just being completely reckless.

The book was just so tropey. There were so many classic tropes that it felt cheap. I wish Katharine McGee had given more depth to the story and developed the characters further before she incorporated that many tropes. The story, as a result, felt shallow and not worth while.

The premise is what caught my eye: an alternative present where George Washington's family is the royal family of America and how they deal with the spotlight in the modern world sounded like such a creative and cool premise. I was expecting a fresh, feminist commentary on leadership and self-reliance, with, of course, some cute and fun romance in the middle. Instead, I got a tropey, drama-centered book with annoying characters. I wanted an American Downton Abbey, but I got YA American Bridgerton. I know that some people will prefer that kind of book, and if you are looking for that, I highly recommend it to you because you'll find what you are looking for. It's just not my type of book.

My biggest problem with it, though, is the writing style. I really didn't enjoy it. It was clunky and tiring to read. There was absolutely no flow and I would get so bored by it that it took me ages to get through the book.

All in all, it was a fun book, not a fun read. I wish the writing flowed better, the characters were more likable, and there was more depth. Maybe there is more depth in one of the sequels, but I personally don't care enough about the story to read them.