Eloise touched on this in the Monday Missive a few weeks ago, but we must have both come off of the library lists at the same time! I was anxiously awaiting this, as I loved American Royals so much. The story picks up six weeks after the end of the first book, when the King suddenly dies and our main character Beatrice is suddenly the Queen. She has to grapple with a love triangle, engagement, a country that isn’t too sure about a young queen, and figuring out how to rule on her terms. Meanwhile, her sister Samantha has her own complicated romantic situation and the new pressures of being the second in line for the throne. Daphne, the social climbing “villain” of the books is definitely a more relatable and tragic character, but still horrible. Her path intersects more with all of the characters, including Nina, her romantic nemesis. I didn’t overall love this as much as the first, but you get more dimension on many of the characters and get to meet a few new fun ones! Except poor Jefferson, who barely makes an appearance and accessory to the powerful women around him.