Thanks, Wednesday Books, for the arc! 

 

I’m super happy I returned and read THE RULES OF ROYALTY with my eyes. It was such a good story and everything I would want in a cute and funny queer THE PRINCESS DIAIRES. I should have expected that since Cale Dietrich is an entertaining writer. I loved Jamie and Erik so much. I would love a follow-up novel of them following what happens in the epilogue. 

 

I rarely suggest this, but skip the audiobook and enjoy reading with your eyes. Make up your own voices in your head for the princes and the important people in their lives - you’ll have so much more fun! 

 

Storyline: 5 stars 

Royal cuteness: 5 stars 

Reading with my eyes: 5 stars 

Current rating: 5 stars 

Taking the audiobook rating for an overall rating: 4 stars, but adding .5 stars because it made me happy = 4.5 stars! 

 

Thanks, Macmillan Audio, for the ALC! 

 

THE RULES OF ROYALTY by Cale Dietrich is a perfect storyline for me. It's pretty much a queer PRINCESS DIAIRIES, and I adore it! What I do not adore is this audiobook. Ohmigoodness, it does not make you sound British, royal, and rich if you talk slow, take long pauses, and literally sound like you are speaking with your nose in the air. I wanted to throw my phone every time Prince Erik Lindstrom spoke. I made it 15% before DNFing it because I couldn't handle it, especially not with how excellent the new Prince Jamie Johnson's narration was. This isn't a story I'm giving up on. I'm too intrigued and enjoying it too much just to fully DNF. I will read it because I need to know what happens and I was almost at the meet-cute! 

 

Storyline so far: 5 stars 

Royal cuteness: 4 stars (I think this will rise when I read it) 

Audiobook: 2 stars (so much lost potential) 

Current rating: 3 stars