YA

Her Royal Highness by Rachel Hawkins

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Rating: 3/5

“It’s not cool to stare, I know that, but this is literally the prettiest girl I’ve ever seen in my life.” 

Devastated by the revelation that her best friend/on-off again girlfriend kissed someone else, Millie Quint can’t bare to confront her so she decides apply for scholarships so she can get far away. The last place she expected to get accepted into would be one of the most exclusive and elite boarding schools in Scotland. Not only is the school gorgeous but it’s a completely different life than her own. There’s only one problem: Princess Flora of Scotland is her roommate and the two couldn’t be more different. What happens when the two start to realize they aren’t that different than they think? Will sparks fly or will Millie get burnt again?

Originally, wasn’t on my tbr until I started looking again at LGBT recs on Goodreads last night and this popped up for me. I would’ve given it a higher rating had the relationship between the two feel rushed. I would’ve liked to seen more development in the relationship. The writing also could’ve been a bit better as I feel like that would’ve helped with the development of the relationship. But, aside from that I loved Millie and Princess Fiona, I thought they were very well written characters who were very unique in their own right. Plus, I love enemies to friends and eventually lovers, it’s probably one of my favorite tropes.

Overall, it was a cute book!

Namesake (Fable #2)

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Rating: 4/5

“We were salt and sand and sea and storm.”

Namesake is the enthralling second installment in the Fable series by Amanda Young. A year ago, I had heard people talking about Fable and how good it was and I finally decided to check it out and I wasn’t disappointed at all. This second installment finds Fable diving deeper into a world of deceptions, betrayal, and she will learn the secrets that her mother took to her grave.

This book was just as good if not better than the first book! Fable’s world is even more cutthroat, devious, double crossing than in the first book which is what I loved. I love Fable, I think she is a great protagonist and I rather enjoyed the dynamics between herself and Koy, who is stuck with Fable and doesn’t have a choice. Another relationship that I loved seeing develop was between Fable and Saint, it even made me a bit emotional because of complex it was.

Overall, I was pleased with the plot, the characters and seeing where they went and what was going to happen next. It was a very enjoyable book and I was hoping that I would enjoy it because while I did like the first, I felt like there could’ve been more done in terms of story. But we’ll see what happens next and hopefully we won’t have to wait too long!