Reviews with content warning for Lesbophobia - Her Royal Highness

A cute story, but some parts were definitely rushed and I feel like there could’ve been more details provided around certain story lines. Other than that, I loved it and a book I would read again! A quick read too- read it in about a day. And enemies to lovers;)

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catmac15's review

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funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.75

I love the relationship in the book and the overall setting. It was cute, sweet, and short! I also loved when the MC openly talks about being bi to the audience and other characters. That being said this book, although is short-and-sweet, could have been better if it was a bit longer, I felt like it kinda ended kind of suddenly. Another criticism of the book I have is the author had no problems writing about the MC being openly bisexual and goes into detail about her coming out however the MC's love interest was hinted at being lesbian but didn't get that same openness it was just "I like girls" and that was it. It was an obvious thing I noticed when reading so I felt it was worth mentioning here.

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alexterieur's review

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funny lighthearted slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? N/A
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.25

I wasn't expecting much and still was desapointed... The characters were flat and the plot was almost inexistent. I kept reading for flora and for the rare cute romance moments

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make_believer's review

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funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.25

I had some issues with pacing throughout this book. The back half feels like it should be about 50 pages longer, and the ending specifically is very rushed. Even so, I still enjoyed it. It’s cute, the dialogue is fast and witty. Expect to ignore anything you may know about royalty in Britain. It’s pretty short, so if you’re looking for a quick enemies-to-lovers YA novel, it’s an entertaining read.

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thecrowsnightmare's review

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hopeful fast-paced

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

2.5

***Minor Spoilers***
(There aren't really any major plot points to spoil anyway.)

Okay so this is a slightly complicated review for me as I did love the idea of the book and I was a sorta fan of the characters, however, I have some major critiques, especially on the aspect of Scotland and how it was portrayed in this book.

< I found the book pretty boring as it was basically a steady climb the entier time, keeping to the path it set out on. You knew what was going to happen, there were no plot twists. It almost doesn't feel like a story that needed to be told and I know thats harsh but it did not capture my imagination in any way.

Obvioulsy Scotland does not have (and has not had for a few centuries) a monarchy, but I do understand the apeal of making the monarchy Scottish instead of English.
However, what annoys me are the smaller details the author messed up. For instance St Leonards is in St Andrews rather than outside it and Hollyrood is the govornment not the castle (the castle is simpley called Edinbrugh Castle).
As well as this, no one in Scotland says 'tosh', and the accents are not the same as in England (as in it's unlikley you'll find someone born in Scotland speaking Queens English as insinuated in the book).
Also, I find it unlikley that Millie never had to suffer threw a class of 'social dancing' (Scottish Country Dancing in practice for Ceilidhs). If so she is now the envy of every Scottish student currently still in school.

Personally, I found the characters loveable enough but nothing made me feel conected to either of them and I wasn't really that invested in the relationship between the MC's, or any characters for that matter. The ending was super rushed and didn't really bring any satisfiying conclusion.

To conclude this rather short essay, I will say that this book is a 2.5 star because I'm a sucker for saphic relationships but that's about all it had going for it.>

Sincerely - a mostly Scottish lesbian.

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