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The Royal We by Jessica Morgan, Heather Cocks

8 reviews

kylemhaggerty's review against another edition

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emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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acrosstheskyinstars's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Fun romance read. It's basically William and Kate fanfiction, but I think it's actually better if you don't go in with any opinions on the actual British royal family. Overall, the characters were likeable and the chemistry was good.
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rybass08's review against another edition

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It is way to spicy for me and probably should’ve ended earlier but wanted to see where the story was going. But honestly it’s a whole lot of nothingness. Just a bunch of spice after spice that’s vaguely detailed. Would not recommend…
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janaya's review

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emotional funny lighthearted reflective relaxing tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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catherineduplessis's review against another edition

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

3.25

I don’t exactly know why but I had such a hard time reading this one. My mind kept wandering. I had to « force » myself back in the story and re-read the same lines over and over again. I think most of it is because I don’t know much about the Royal Family and I didn’t get most of the references. Or maybe because I knew how it was going to end. (The first chapter starts at present day and then goes back in time until it reaches present day.) Although this is not always a bad thing when it is done well. The pace of the story is so slow that I kept losing interest. Overall it’s not a bad story, but something clearly didn’t work for me because it took me a lot longer that I was expecting to read it. I had to sprint through the last half because I just wanted to finish it. 😪
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aryn_back's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

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frantically's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This feels disturbingly prophetic — what is basically a Kate & William fanfiction turns into what made Harry & Meghan leave The Firm: the dangers of the British media.

It is such a real book and even if it's fiction, I still recommend it to anyone who wants to understand the sympathy me and other royal watchers feel for the women who married into the British Royal Family. It's not just a relationship, it's a full-time job (and one that isn't always as glamorous as it appears).
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theespressoedition's review against another edition

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

3.0

If you love reading about the royal family, you'll love this book. It's as if the author combined Kate Middleton and Meghan Markle into one character and explained what their lives must have been like while dating a royal. There's drama, intrigue, and so much cattiness it's absolutely unreal.

Now, I don't particularly care about the goings-on of the royal family. I never have. In fact, I've never really enjoyed reading royal-related fiction for that reason. I don't know, it just doesn't interest me. However, this book definitely had me wondering what would happen next. It had an almost Gossip Girl vibe to it with the level of drama and backstabbing, so naturally, it was weirdly addictive.

It was slow. Like molasses slow. I can't for the life of me understand why the author didn't break this book up into two books (or even three). There were plenty of "cliffhanger" moments that it could've ended on and I definitely would've picked up the next novel to find out what happens. I listened to the audiobook and it just dragged on. Yep, I wanted to know what would happen, but I also kept wishing it would end. So naturally, when it got to the end, I was a mixture of relieved and curious about The Heir Affair. 

I definitely plan to physically read the sequel because I think I'll be able to get through it much quicker and hopefully that will help me really get into the story.
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