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YA is my favorite genre, so I was primed to love this book. I love how dramatic the story was, and an instant love connection always gets me! Very similar vibe to The Princess Diaries!!!

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A great quick read, I enjoyed both the storyline and all the characters, it kept me intrigued throughout the story, was fun to read!

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I loved this.
And I hope to see a lot more of this type of YA fiction.
It's the teen equivalent of 'chic lit' (and I mean that in the best way possible)...it's a fun, funny, romantic read, with a great sassy main character.
We seem to inundated with fantasy for teens or very serious dark reads...so this was a real pleasure...perfect escapist reading.

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I found this book boring and a challenge to read. The storyline made minimal sense and the whole gay princess storyline while trying to be forward thinking was something that made me confused. I found the characters unlikeable and while I did finish it, I struggled in places.

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4.5 Stars.

I'm SOLD.
This was an absolute hoot of a novel, and the romantic in me was buzzing.
Quick history of me: I was a HUGE fan of The Princess Diaries, and I've read over 2000 shoujo manga. Short story: This book was right down my alley!

When I started reading about Tilly I had mixed feelings because, a) I was brought back to my Princess Diaries days and the hilarious narrative of my old pal, Amelia Mignonette Grimaldi Thermopolis Renaldo and, b) I was worried that it was going to turn into a manic-pixie-dream girl-thing.
I quickly realised that yes, "a" was a good thing and I was in fact digging this realisation. And my original thought that was "b" wasn't correct, so I was a ball of joy.

Tilly Maguire was a welcome mess.
In fact, I was swept up in the whole drama of E V E R Y T H I N G. I was so ready for all of the craziness and drama (which is usually not my thing) and I was rooting for all of my couplings to get together.
My only issue with my reading of this book was the fact that I didn't realise there was already another book with some of the same characters already out! At this realisation (which I had made partway through the book when I started going through all of the author's past works), I immediately put 'Unrequited' on hold. I am ecstatic to say the least, to get to live in this world a little longer.

Would I recommend this book? Y E S. If you want some positivity in your life, this book is undoubtedly for you.

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Couldn’t put this down!
Really enjoyed this royal fantasy and girl dates pop-star theme.
Would definitely love to read more of Grey’s work!

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