American Royals is a realistic fiction young adult novel that follows the royal family of America, the Washingtons. The book mostly centers around the oldest daughter, Beatrice, who is preparing to become America’s first queen. The younger sister, Samantha, is always in the shadow of Beatrice and is trying to stand out. While her twin brother, Jeff, is trying to figure out what to do with his life.
Twisted Palace by Erin Watt is teen fiction and the third book in the series. Ella Harper is still fighting. Even after learning to be a Royal, the threat of her long lost father and Reed who’s life is on the line, this may be the fight that beats her. Reed Royal has never been one to back down from a fight, but the drama that stirs up in and out of the Royal mansion may be the one that knocks him down. With everything trying to keep them apart, can Ella and Reed survive in their world of wealth and lies?
Broken Prince by Erin Watt is teen fiction and the second book in the series. Reed Royal has everything one could ever want. But he never cared about anyone except for family until Ella Harper came crashing into his home. It started with hate and wanting her out but ended as the absolute opposite. Until a stupid mistake drove her out, for final. Now, he must do everything he can to get her back, and it’s not as easy as he thought.
Paper Princess by Erin Watt is a teen fiction. Ella Harper has spent her entire life fighting. She’s moved from town to town with her flighty mom and fought to make ends meet, hoping one day she’d finally make it out. After her mother’s death, she’s left to fight alone. Until Callum Royal saves her, getting her out of the slum and into his giant mansion with his family. He has his five sons, each of them more captivating than the rest. But one stands out to Ella, Reed Royal, who is determined to get her out of his posh life and back to where she belongs.
This is a great book for any fantasy lover. Victoria Aveyard has done a great job being descriptive and really painting a picture of this intricate fictional world. It's similar to The Hunger Games, therefore I highly recommend Hunger Games lovers to check this one out. It has a similar concept of districts, where there are different levels to status. The main character, Mare, is a low status resident who looks for a job.
Red White and Royal Blue is a contemporary young adult novel. It follows Alex Claremont-Diaz (the love of America and the son of the first female president) and his nemesis/fake friend/lover Henry (a British prince who also happens to be gay). Alex and Henry’s burgeoning relationship undergoes trials and tribulations throughout the entire book – from Alex’s perception of Henry as an annoyingly perfect douchebag to Henry’s reticence to show his feelings.
This book details a young girl's journey that every teenager goes on at some point- one of family responsibilities and new friends and loves, all mixed with self discovery and coming out of a childhood persona.
Johanna lives in a world where nobles plot their way to the throne, willing to do anything to become ruler. They are fighting over the throne of the princess who is supposed to be dead. Nevertheless, there is a quest to find her by a race of people with magical abilities, and they are not the only ones looking for her. Bodies of dead girls are turning up at every corner, and they all look exactly like Johanna.
Princess Marie is sickly, quiet, and shy. She has never lived up to the standards of Queen Eleanor the Second, Supreme Ruler of the Franco-British Empire. She lives in the most powerful empire the world has ever seen, due to the help of the Head Merlin and his control over the only supply of magic in the world. Marie must marry and produce an heir to keep the empire strong against their greatest enemy: Prussia. The two kingdoms need to unite to stop the never ending war, and the only way is for Marie to marry the heir to the Prussian throne.
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight - she's a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, but Graced as she is with killing, she is forced to work as the king's thug. When she first meets Prince Po, Graced with combat skills, Katsa has no hint of how her life is about to change. She never expects to become Po's friend. She never expects to learn a new truth about her own Grace - or about a terrible secret that lies hidden far away...
