The concept and title are perfect tens. An English prince and the president’s son falling in love! Honestly they should have given the author Casey McQuiston a million dollar advance just for that. I was very excited for this book and read it as soon as I was approved. There is something here. This book could be amazing it just needs a little more time to bake.

This review will have spoilers. I don’t think the point of this service Is to give feedback to improve the book before it is actually published but I will anyway.

Parts of the book are way, way too in the weeds of politics. The book mentions Star Wars several times so I no she will understand this. The politics in the book veer into Star Wars prequel levels of trade war / tariff boring.

All of the political intrigue and machinations of Senator Luna are hard to follow and don’t add anything to the story. They could easily be cut out.

The email exchanges between Henry and Alex are so boring and a waste of time. They really kill the momentum of the story.

It made no sense that Alex didn’t know he was bisexual. He is in his early 20s, from a liberal family and had an ongoing sexual gay relationship in high school. It would’ve made so much more sense for him to already be openly bisexual or just gay.

We were all traumatized by the results of the 2016 election. Writing this book must’ve been a wonderful catharsis. It does feel like every issue from the 2016 election is crammed into this book. The email server, #MeToo and misogyny in politics/media. On top of all that there is the struggle of the British monarchy to modernize (ie sexual orientation and racial identity). Although I do love a world in which there is no Trump interested in politics. The Mitt Romney/Ted Cruz republican political rival in the book was a throwback to a simpler time.

I think it would be helpful to have a family tree for both Alex and Henry. It was a fun choice to have Henry be a prince of England. A lot of media create fictitious countries for their princes. The only downside to this is the queen comes off very poorly in the story. Although it is not specifically said to be, She is for all intents and purposes Queen Elizabeth. In general people really like and respect Queen Elizabeth (especially because of the Netflix show The Crown). Although I am sure if Prince Harry would have wanted to marry a man, Queen Elizabeth would’ve had a very similar reaction as in the book.

I think the story would be better served if the narration was changed to first person. Alex is a part of every scene so his first person narration would work. I think this would also leave the door open for future books told from Prince Henry’s perspective.

This book has potential to be a huge hit. I think the last 20% of the book need major cuts. The story takes a random HARD turn into focusing on just politics and election night that loses the core love story of Alex and Henry.

I am also from Texas so I love all the Texas references. Overall this is a good book that could be great with a tiny amount of streamlining.

This book is super fun. Its kind of like The Royal We crossed with The Royal Treatment, but with two men falling in love. It’s basically a perfect rom-com plot; the son of the first female president of the U.S. and the heir to the British throne fall in love and hijinx ensue. It’s a tad overlong, but I couldn’t put it down. I highly recommend this to readers looking for a light romance with engaging characters and a total escapist fantasy life of balls and charity events and private planes.

Loved this! It's been a long time since I've read an adult LGBT book I really loved but this was ALL OF MY THINGS: royal family, romance, strong female characters, honest LGBT representation, politics, Nate Silver. Highly recommend for adults and older teens especially fans of Rainbow Rowell.

I loved everything about this book! I will admit I stayed up quite a bit later than I had intended to because I just couldn't put it down! Have you ever wondered what would happen if a first child fell in love with a British royal?! Wonder no more. When first son Alex falls in love with the Prince of Wales the two aren't sure if the world is ready for a romance of this epic proportions. This book is so relevant in todays date and so phenomenally written I cannot begin to describe how important it truly is. Highly recommended!

Absolutely wonderful! Complex, thoughtful characaters and relationships, well-written, well-plotted and well-paced.

This book was recommended to me by another librarian, as we have similar tastes in tropey romantic fiction. I loved it! It's a very fast read with a lot of interesting characters. The only downside is the main character, Alex, who is extremely annoying for most of the book, and never does seem to get any comeuppance. I highly recommend it to anyone who likes fake relationships or enemies to lovers.

Two boys from political families across the pond fall in love in this amazing new adult romance novel.

I needed to read this book. Hell, I think many people in America need to read this book. It inspired in me such…HOPE. Hope that people can come together to embrace each other. Hope that people choose love over hate. Hope that stigmas can be broken down by individuals as well as society. Just utter, amazing, inspiring hope. I bet you couldn’t tell I loved this book.

Alex Claremont-Diaz is utterly charming as the narrator. The self-discovery of his sexuality along with his slowly developing feelings for Prince Henry pulled me right into the story. He’s passionate, driven, and completely unapologetic about who he is and who he loves. Just…*dreamy sigh*. Not to be outdone, Prince Henry shines as the reserved, yet romantic, love interest to Alex. Their romance was given plenty of room to develop from enemies to friends to lovers. They're not just given the time to grow emotionally, but sexually too. This is a sensual romance with multiple sex scenes, although I wouldn’t consider it explicit sexual content. If you’re interested in a more chaste story, then this novel is not for you.

The secondary characters are just as complex and dynamic as Alex and Henry. I loved Alex’s relationship with his sister, June, and his best friend, Nora. His mother, and her subsequent PowerPoint addiction, was hilarious too. Bea, Pez, Zahara, Shaan… I can’t wait for everyone to meet these zany, unique characters. On top of the phenomenal characterization and satisfying romance, it shed light into political espionage, societal norms, and popular culture. All of these various elements wove together to make a fun, satisfying, and heartwarming read.

There were moments when I laughed, moments when I cried, moments when I cheered, moments when I could barely breath, moments when I hoped it would never end, and the moment when I turned the last page to say goodbye. I can’t wait for it to come out next summer so I can fan girl with everyone. Do not walk, run to your nearest bookstore to buy it when it arrives.

tl;dr An emotionally and sexually satisfying novel about two men learning about love and each other in this phenomenal new adult romance.

So, I know Goodreads will say it took me a long time to read this and, technically, that's true but it was really 2 sittings that just happened unfortunately far apart. This book is adorable, funny, a little saucy, and everything I want out of a book RomCom. It's maybe not entirely realistic but I happen to want that out of a RomCom as well.

This book started out very fun then disintegrated into poorly researched drivel. I don't expect encyclopedic knowledge of the royal family but there is no such thing as the Prince of England. The email exchanges were pointless and time consuming. The inclusivity was heavy handed and shoehorned in. What could have been a very cute and clever book turned out to be boring as hell.

What a totally delightful book! It was genuinely funny, thoughtful, sexy, and surprising. The characters were interesting and the rom-com-y situations felt true to the fictional universe. It managed to be lighthearted and fun without being total cotton candy fantasy.
I really, really loved this book and want to read more about this world.

I received an ARC of this book, and I am so glad I did! Nothing about this book should work-first of all, the first son of a divorced female president? What a totally unbelievable setting, but it gave me hope and excitement for the future, something we are sorely lacking in today's political climate. Secondly, I'm a happily married straight 40-something mom who could be either of these young men's mothers, what could be appealing about new adult romance for my demographic? Turns out-everything about the genre was fresh and appealing! Also-they are both too famous to be realistic but it totally worked for me-the intense character development of both Alex and Prince Harry was phenomenal. I lost myself in the text and email correspondence between the two of them, and totally want a "History, Huh?" shirt for myself!

I cannot believe I've finished this... It was the cover that got my attention and it sounded so cheesy I was sure I would NEVER gonna ask for it on Netgalley. But then I got curious and checked the reviews. All over 4,75/5? The heck, that's good! And everyone seemed to love it!
Ok now I was intrigued.
A huge thank you to Netgalley for approving me.
(Spoiler Alert: This story is over the top, so my review is as well. I love to exaggerate, so please don't take every word all too serious here)
Now to the story: It's a Prince Harry meets a half mexican boy from America. Fanfiction style and oh Prince Harry is gay... but ah yes, sorry, Henry not Harry.
For the first 25 % I thought this was quite cute, but also assumed that Alex was known bi or gay or whatever. He is quite the flirty sassy flamboyant shit (in my eyes), so when it came down to him realising he might be bi or gay I couldn't believe a 21 year old behaving like he does, would still wonder about his sexualtit. He is also half mexican.
Sorry but you lost me there. Cherry on top is him reflecting on his highschool time and make out sessions with his gay buddy Liam. These could NEVER give any indications? Nope, all totally hetero OKAY.
Beside this way over the top naïveté, I really really dislike him cursing non stop. I love a good curse, don't get me wrong. But here it just came down to:
"Hi Alex
Oh fucking shut up you motherfucker you annoy me so much
Ok great to see you too
I gonna kill you, you motherfucker, if you don't kiss me right the fuck now!
Alright... talk soon!"
And I mean he isn't even annoyed? It's his way of talking or flirting?! I would not be thrilled having my boyfriend say "Bitch shut up and kiss me or I punch you" which it basically almost always comes down to. Just why?
After the realisation that Alex is kinda liking Harry, ehm I mean Henry, there is a long string of sex scenes put in several countrys as background. Storyline? Not important, let's see when they could meet again and have blowjobs.
The humour got me sometimes, but unfortunately most of the time it crossed with some more cursing and I lost the mood for the joke.
So this is a story of a maybe bi midtwenty something half mexican boy with tourette who falls in love with a moody stiff prince with no real surprises but oh so much diversity because DIVERSITY! In order to be a popular writer you cannot have more than 1 hetero caucasian character feature in your book these days.
Here you get it all; all sorts of ethnicies, all sorts of gender and sexual attractions. The only hetero caucasian character here is Alex mother, the divorced President of the US. Divorced from a mexican man. Alex is half mexican btw.
After 40% of the book I considered stopping. Let's see; what could happen further? The sexy emails and Snapchats are not so secure than they think and they will be published, they get caught and Harry, I mean Henry isn't allowed to ever see him again.
Alex will receive more sympathy from his family, but for the sake of this mothers campagne we will keep his dick in his trousers and stay put.
Drama drama drama. Some misunderstandings and a happy end.
BUT I kept reading. Guess what? I was right. kinda.

What happens when you fall in love with a prince when your the president's child?
This book had me going from one end of the emotional spectrum to the next. The author did a fantastic job of realism. Adore this New Adult age, m/m romance.

*Received an ARC from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is a light read that dapples ain a mixture of modern relevance aimed towards a mashup of political and popular culture, The writing would adapt very well into a romcom movie.
The story of a boy meets boy on a global stage is sure to delight gay men and straight women and anyone with a modern open mind who would enjoy a light beach read or sitting by the pool with a cocktail or two.

This book was not for me. Not because of the m/m-romance, I'm absolutely fine with it.

I could not connect to the protagonists and I had a hard time with the constructed problems that get the two of them together.

This book was so fun! The romance was sweet and read ALMOST like William, Harry, etc fanfiction. The blend of American politics with British royalty was the perfect mix for me.

I loved this book. It was sweet' funny, and poignant. A great look into political romance. The passion between Henry and Alex is so well done. You want them to succeed and I love their banter. I love that they batter together through hard times and make it work. A perfect romance. Would recommend.

This book is pure entertainment-frothy fun along with serious issues and plenty of romance. The two main characters are Alex Claremont-Diaz, son of the female President of the United States, and Prince Henry of Britain, and how they reach their happy-ever-after is a story I will be recommending to all! Alex and Henry are to die for, and I also thoroughly enjoyed every one of the supporting characters, whose own individual stories contribute to the plot and help make this a remarkably heartfelt novel. Highly recommended!

This book is so cute - laugh out loud funny (Literally, me, snickering at work while I read it!), heartstoppingly painful and absolutely adorable. I recommend it a thousand times over. The perfect romance novel to escape into.

This book was full-on delightful. A sweeping romance chock-full of feelings, politics, and characters to root for. It was also very cathartic to read this after living through the past two years of Trump and Brexit. I wasn't expecting to be quite that emotionally affected by a sweet romance, but it made me cry.