Hey ForeverBookers,
Ive just finished “Majesty” by Katherine McGee and I loved it, so much so that I read it in two days…yes, you read that right, TWO DAYS!!! It was addictive, and scandalous as the first one was. More so, even!
4.5 Stars!
Majesty continues the story of our four main female characters, Beatrice, the queen of America to-be, as she tries to navigate who she is as well as learn what she deeply wants as Queen of America, or WHO she wants. Samantha, Beatrice’s younger sister, who’s role it is to be seen and not heard. When she falls in love with a black man, though, what does this mean for her? Nina, who book 1 was just a student but suddenly becomes someone of import when she starts dating Ethan, the best friend of her ex, Prince Jefferson and Daphne Deighton, who is just as scandalous as in book 1, wanting to be a royal and going to whatever lengths to make sure it happens! As you can probably tell there is a LOT of drama in this book and series as a whole. Himari is a character that lost her memory of an event that happened in book 1. Does she remember it in “Majesty.” If she does, what are the consequences for her and other characters? My favourite part of “Majesty” was Beatrice and her on/off again relationship with Connor and Teddy. Who does she choose in the end? I’ll let you read for yourself but it’s a good story with lots of Gossip Girl-esque drama at it’s core. The other main romance was between Sam and a black boy, called Marshall. I enjoyed reading this. I’ll say that this romance was more prevalent than Beatrice and Connor’s/Teddy’s.
I read “Majesty” for a few readathons. They were:
Reading Rivalry - Multiple POV - although all of the American Royals books are told in 3rd person, each chapter is dedicated to a certain character. It follows their story. There are 3 main stories in this book, I’d say.
Always Fully Booked -
Spoilers Below…
“Why are you the one deciding what’s best for both of us?” Connor said roughly. “When you’re making choices about the future, I want a vote!”
Before she could answer, he grabbed her by the shoulders and kissed her.
There was nothing gentle or tender in the kiss. Connor’s body was crushed up against hers, his hands grasped hard over her back, as if he was terrified she might pull away. Beatrice rose on tiptoe, digging his fingers into his uniform.
When they finally pulled apart, they were both breathing heavily. Beatrice’s hair fell in wisps around her face. She looked up and saw the quiet anguish in Connor’s eyes. He knew well enough that know that she didn’t normally kiss like that—with such wild, desperate abandon.
He understood that she’d been kissing him goodbye.”
Connor doesn’t want to let Beatrice go. He was her guard before, now it’s either her love or nothing. She understands that it’s her job to run the country of America in this look of the American monarchy after the revolutionary war, but all he wants is her. Can they work together to stay together or does Beatrice forget her wants and go with her duty instead? I’ll let you read for yourself, but it was heartbreaking. However, in this choice she has to deal with Teddy’s feelings, the would-be king of America. There’s also a really annoying chamberlain character, Robert Standish. He wants to control everything that happens because he doesn’t think that Beatrice has the authority to. He thinks that because she’s so young and inexperienced that she doesn’t have the right mind to rule. Is he wrong? I’ll let you read for yourself, but I enjoyed this part, seeing Robert get dressed down by Beatrice, as he was a horrible character.
Samantha certainly has a bigger role to play in “Majesty” than she did in American Royals, book 1. In American Royals she was the trouble maker younger sister to the princess, always jealous of her older sister, Beatrice. However, in “Majesty” she gets her own romance if you like, with a black boy, Marshall. At first this is just a scheme set up by her to get back at her ex, Teddy, who was her boyfriend before he was set up with Beatrice. How does this relationship develop? I’ll let you read for yourself, but it’s interesting.
Lastly, Daphne is the antagonist, I’d say. She’s the one that wants the power, whereas the other girls, both Beatrice and Sam have it thrust upon them, Daphne actually wants the power and will do whatever it takes to get it. Her mother is a bitch too, who openly encourages Daphne to scheme and do what’s needed to succeed. Will she be able to? I hated Daphne in book 1, and in “Majesty” that didn’t much change. I will say though, that I liked the boy who wanted to be her boyfriend, Ethan. He was collateral damage.
I won’t spoil anything else in the plot because as this is a contemporary there aren’t any fantastical elements to explain or to delve into. This makes the plot easy to follow and I don’t want to spoil any of the surprises…
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