Now in paperback, the beloved novel and New York Times Summer Reading List pick hailed as “hysterical” by Entertainment Weekly’s Must List, and “so fun and dishy” by People.
American Bex Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister Lacey was always the romantic, the one who daydreamed of being a princess, but it’s adventure-seeking Bex who goes to Oxford and meets dreamy Nick across the … Oxford and meets dreamy Nick across the hall-and Bex who finds herself accidentally in love with the heir to the British throne. Nick is wonderful, but he comes with unimaginable baggage: a complicated family, hysterical tabloids tracking his every move, and a public that expected its future king to marry a Brit. On the eve of the most talked-about wedding of the century, Bex looks back on how much she’s had to give up for true love… and exactly whose heart she may yet have to break.
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I read a book this week so badly written I can’t in good conscious buzz about it, so INSTEAD I am buzzing about a book with similar tropes (ROYALTY) that you should actually read.
The Royal We is by some famous bloggers which is enough to make me automatically hate it, BUT it redeemed itself by being everything I wanted. Which is, to be clear, Will & Kate fanfic. This may lower me in your (@Bridget’s) eyes but I am all about Will&Kate. Like I woke up at 4am to watch their wedding. My mother came downstairs and was all “what is WRONG with you” and I had no response.
Anyway so this book is even MORE fanfic-y because it is about an AMERICAN who studies abroad and meets the heir to the British throne, who is just like Real Will but has better hair. There are lots of vacations on yachts and dramatic fights and making out with the wrong person but True Love triumphs in the end and it is wonderful, please read now.
This book was SO LOVELY. I would totally recommend curling up with this book at any time, it was completely adorable and dramatic and perfectly heartwarming. I listened to the audiobook and the narrator did a terrible British accent but I still loved it so much.
The characters are clearly modeled after real-life Kate and Prince William and even though I don’t follow them or care about them AT ALL (unlike @hannah who is royal-obsessed), I still love a good Cinderella romance.
I would not call myself a royal fanatic by any means and normally would never have sought out a book like this, but I was looking for something light and romantic to read during my vacation and this seemed like the perfect choice in the aftermath of the most recent royal wedding. This book is very thinly veiled William & Kate fan fiction, but I wouldn’t have had it any other way – it’s pure fun, with a compelling romance and a cast of supporting characters that totally makes it worth the read.
In honor of the royal wedding, I’m re-readng a favorite of mine, The Royal We, a take-off on William & Kate’s romance, except in this book, Prince Nick falls for an American, Rebecca, who’s on a semester abroad at Oxford.
Perfect thing to get in the mood for tomorrow’s wedding spectacle.
Particularly thrilling for me because this time last year, I was touring Windsor Castle and the church where Harry & Meghan will be married. Keep watching the pre-wedding coverage and pointing at things and saying, “We were right there! It’s just around the corner from this. And there are some great reading spots in the garden by the stream beneath this tower.” (Yes, we were at Windsor Castle, and what did I notice? Great outdoor reading spots.)
The Royal We is the perfect romp to feed your royal fever this summer. Funny and emotional! This novel from Go Fug Yourself’s Heather and Jessica is destined to be one of my go-to comfort rereads.
A must-read for anyone obsessed with a Royal wedding!
Fun read! For anyone who is in love with Kate and Will’s true story, this is such a close parallel with extra twists and turns, and best yet (at least for me). the main character is American! Plenty of fun, drama, and dishy-ness to go around. 🙂
is a fun read that you can lose yourself in for a while.
Rebecca ‘Bex’ Porter is an American exchange student who comes to Oxford to study art and falls in love with Prince Nicholas, second in line to the throne. From their first ‘meet cute’ to the chaos of living in the public eye, we get to see life unfold for Bex, Nicholas, younger brother Prince Freddie, Bex’s twin Lacey and their group of loyal friends who try their hardest to both educate the young American and protect the two lovebirds from harm.
I loved how we got the ‘official’ story versus the reality through Bex’s eyes as she navigates a world she never imagined she would be a part of. is full of scandal, drunken nights, laughter, friendship, mistakes that make life more interesting and the occasional knife in the back. Everything you could want is there.
The betrayal is cruel and you can’t help but want to protect Bex from the heartache she endures… because when it comes? It’s from those she least expects.
If you love a little chaos, is for you.
I actually started this book in 2020 and finished it in 2021, but that still counts as my first book of the year… right? What can I say about this book? First, who doesn’t love a modern day fairytale? American girl goes to London, meets Prince, falls for Prince, Prince falls for her, and they live Happily Ever After…. Well, this isn’t that story. It did allow me to live out my American Princess dreams through Bex, who in my opinion is extremely relatable to the “millennial” woman. She does not live out the perfect fantasy love affair with Prince Nick. They definitely have some major ups and downs, highs and lows. I truly enjoyed their non-perfect love story. Sometimes you truly have to fight for your “prince”, “princess”, or whoever you love. The story doesn’t have to be perfect, the person next to you is what truly matters. I would definitely recommend picking up this one if you love a good love story and/or are obsessed with The Royals.
Ugh! I’ve been mulling over what I was going to write because I just have to express my feelings and I need this to be coherent. So, here goes:
First, I love all things British, throw in royalty and I’m in! So when I saw the cover and read the synopsis, I knew this was a book I needed to read.
Right from the prologue I was hooked. I am usually not one that likes books that goes back in time, but the authors pulled it off! I adored the first netting of Bex and Nick; it made my heart flutter.
Now, I’m going to bring forth some honesty…..I experienced SOOOOOO many emotions reading: happiness, utter sadness, disbelief, shock, betrayal and anger. Anger to the point where I slammed the book shut (I did make sure to grab my bookmark and place it before hand) and tossed it across the room. I took a small breather (about 5 minutes) and dove right back in.
The Royal We is being added to my top books of 2020 and to my PQR (post quarantine reads- books that have gotten me out of my slump). I’m ready to dive into The Heir Affair!!!!
From the start i was emotional invested. Rebecca Porter (Bex) is an American that goes to Great Britain to study abroad. She wanted to branch out a little, being that she is a twin i could see she wanted to step out and do her own thing.
Like any book about the Royals you know that a ‘commoner’ cant just walk off the street and be like oh hey your the Prince. While living at Oxford she is met face to face with the prince, Nick, who actually lives just down the hall. From there on its a match mad in heaven. Well……. there are a few bumps in the road.
Once again i am a sucker for any story about a prince falling in love with a commoner. Like i said before i was very emotional wrapped up in this book. I felt every emotion on the page jump off and hit me square in the face. I laughed I cried I even slacked off on housework but i regret nothing!
What i found lacking is there were five parts to this book. I hate that once something happened part two, three, four, or even five started. There was so much potential lost in the story that could have been told. The ending was the same way. 485 pages, I mean don’t stop while your ahead, keep going. So much more potential was lost because it seemed they rushed to end the story. We (as the reader) didn’t even get to learn about the wedding. Can anyone say shotgun.
Inspired by real life royal romances, this book is perfect for royal lovers and anyone who just wants to see how the other half lives.
CW: death of a parent.
3.5 Stars
Book to read if you want a fun and not so serious royal romance!
The Royal We is one of the longer books I have read in a while, but it is the fun version of a royal romance especially when the royal girlfriend and soon-to-be wife is an American from Iowa whose father invented the Coucherator which is a mashup of a refrigerator and a couch so they don’t have to go very far to get a cold drink.
Rebecca (Bex) Porter decided to take an exchange year at Oxford and by pure luck the first guy she met was Prince Nicolas of Wales who opened the door of the hall where they were both staying and she became to royal girlfriend, then the former girlfriend and then the fiancé.
The book is long, but it made me laugh a lot at all the characters and I enjoyed the royal romance and on to the next book in the series The Heir Affair!
I read this book on its release years ago and recently reread it in preparation for the upcoming release (July 2020) of its sequel, The Heir Affair. I will admit, when I heard of this book, my first thought was “Ah yes, a thinly-veiled fictional version of the British prince and Kate Middleton’s romance. EXACTLY what I want.” And… it…kind of is. A little bit. We swap out Kate for a plucky American in a study abroad program, add in a bit of familial drama twists, and BAM this book. I bought into the Royal Wedding Hype from the time and I Am Not Ashamed. Rereading this book, it wasn’t quite as excellent as I remembered, perhaps because I wasn’t reading it in the shadows of Prince William and Kate’s wedding, perhaps because I’m older, perhaps because now there are *so* *many* modern royal romance novels out there, I now have a wider selection. Before this book, most royal romances were of the historical, bodice-ripping genre (so not my thing), and this book seemed very new a fresh. Now, years later, a bit of that luster has worn off. Regardless, this book is still an excellent, captivating read. The characters are real and flawed, but not so much so you hate them, just enough that you’re moderately annoyed (and do they annoy you). I am *extremely* excited for the soon-to-be-released sequel.
After all we have been through and you end like that? WAAAAHHHH I want MORE!!! I had been wanting to read this book since it came out but I am super glad I waited since I can read book 2 in a few weeks! I absolutely loved this book! I loved the characters in this book from Bex and Nick to sweet Gaz, Lacey , and Freddie.
Sweet, sassy, and amusing!
The Royal We is a delightfully juicy, sparkling rom-com that introduces us to the independent, American exchange student, Bex and the quiet, responsible, heir to the throne, Nick as they discover firsthand the power of attraction, the pressures of living and loving under constant scrutiny, and the full weight of the crown.
The prose is whimsical and witty. The characterization is spot on with a cast of characters that are quirky, gregarious, and endearing. And the plot is a charming, modern-day fairy tale complete with a handsome prince, a feisty princess, a monarchy bound by tradition, sibling rivalry, scandalous behaviour, outlandish parties, sizzling chemistry, playful banter, familial responsibility, and a dreamy, happy-ever-after ending.
Overall, The Royal We is a scintillating, funny, enjoyable treat that’s perfect for anyone who loves gossip, glamour, tabloid fodder, and all things royal.
I loved this fictional retelling of the romance between Will and Kate. It let me imagine some of the things that the couple had to go through to ensure that their love would be the thing that endures above all else. I enjoyed the dynamics between the different characters and their different statuses within the royal hierarchy.
I thoroughly enjoyed this light read. The characters were mostly likable. Definitely a good beach read.
Way smarter and more fun than it needs to be, this Kate-and-William-adjacent story of royal love is bright in both senses of the word. The invented people here feel real and deep even as the merry pages rocket along. Highly recommended.
Sounds like it should be pure fluff, but even though the subject matter is pretty fluffy (who cares about the British royal family? Even an invented one?) but it draws you in and sounds pretty authentic about the Brits and their monarchy.