Royals

Gr 9 Up—Daisy Winters plans to spend her summer with her best friend, Isabel, working at the Sur-N-Save in her quiet hometown of Perdido, FL. The highlight will be a trip to Key West for Key Con with an opportunity to meet their favorite science fiction author. However, plans change when a blogger gets an interview with Daisy's ex-boyfriend who claims she dumped him for a prince in Scotland. Daisy's sister, Eleanor, is engaged to Alex, the heir to the Scottish throne. The interview threatens to distract from the palace's controlled message about the upcoming wedding, so Daisy is whisked off to Scotland for a summer of immersion and "optics" control. Not only does Daisy resent losing her summer of fun, she is not looking forward to spending time with the notorious Royal Wreckers, the blogosphere's term for the teenage royals. Almost immediately, Daisy finds herself in hot water with the queen and has to fake a relationship with the handsome but stoic courtier, Miles. Teens will see the romantic relationship coming from a mile away but will happily continue reading to the satisfying conclusion. The plot moves along at a compelling pace and the characters, though clichéd, are entertaining. Daisy's voice is at times laugh-out-loud funny and very relatable.