Do you guys remember how much I loved Anna and the French Kiss? I'm still here for that shit. And that's nothing to do with my age (alas, I'm a crusty old fogie of 24). It's because I'm not the target audience. Like I said, I wasn't expecting Kafka.Īfter finishing this, I know why I didn't like it. It's a bit weird, yeah, given the history of monarchy in Scotland, and the circumstances in which it came to be removed, but whatever. It's also not about people going back in time! That was pretty exciting to me, and I wasn't fussed about the 'Crown Prince of Scotland' thing, since this is obviously AU. I was merely curious: it's the first book I've seen in a very long time that's set in Scotland but written by an American author, and it's not historical. I wasn't looking for Homer's bloody Odyssey. I didn't pick up this book expecting it to rock my world. She’s also quite a fun follow on Twitter, if you’re into that sort of thing.Listen. You can find my reviews of other titles by Rachel Hawkins here, here, here, and here. but Daisy may just rewrite the royal rulebook to suit herself. The crown–and the intriguing Miles–might be trying to make Daisy into a lady. While the dashing young Miles has been appointed to teach Daisy the ropes of being regal, the prince’s roguish younger brother kicks up scandal wherever he goes, and tries his best to take Daisy along for the ride. Daisy has no desire to live in the spotlight, but relentless tabloid attention forces her join Ellie at the relative seclusion of the castle across the pond. She’s an offbeat sixteen-year-old Floridian with mermaid-red hair a part time job at a bootleg Walmart, and a perfect older sister who’s nearly engaged to the Crown Prince of Scotland. Bonus points for coming out at such an opportune time. It is delightfully well written, tuned into the current issues of concern for teens, and a fun read on top of it all. Honestly, everything about this book is wonderful. The journey Daisy takes to understanding Ellie, and vice versa, is one of the best sister narratives I’ve read in a long time. Her sister (the one dating a prince, the one who drives most of the action of the story) is complete and compelling in her own right. The main character, Daisy, is wonderfully complex and self-aware without falling into any of those ‘flawed heroine’ tropes I get so tired of. I’ve been going through a bit of a reading slump for the past several years (I know, it’s driving me crazy.) But this book…this book was everything I’m looking for. Are you looking for a fun read where you invest in the characters and their circumstances without being worried that the world might end? Then this book is for you. Y’all…y’all…this book is balm for your soul.

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