You know the saying “a train wreck you can’t look away from”? That is this book to a tee! I devoured it, unable to bring myself to put it down. Majesty by Katherine McGee is the second installment of her series American Royals which reinvents American history by crowning George Washington instead of electing him president. Following the current House of Washington and told from the POV of four women, Majesty is full of political intrigue, romantic entanglements, and drama to the nth power. If you haven’t read book one yet, spoilers for it are ahead. Consider yourself warned!

Beatrice has officially been crowned queen after the unexpected and tragic death of her father at the end of book one. Coping with his loss, she must assume the role she was groomed for her entire life and become “her majesty, the royal highness.” I could go on with those titles, but you get the picture. She isn’t ready, but she plans to fulfill it to the best of her ability.

Samantha, like her elder sister, is reeling from the loss of their father, her fight with Nina, and losing Teddy. She’s angry, wants to lash out, but also has matured from the spoiled princess everyone thought her to be at the beginning of book one. Of all the characters, Sam has grown the most, and I love the changes I’m seeing in her. With Beatrice having no children of her own yet, Sam is no longer the spare, but heir to the throne. She’s taking on new responsibilities, the ones that Beatrice used to do and realizing that her sister is a lot stronger than she gave her credit for.

Nina's entire life has changed. The end of her relationship with Jeff has caused an awkwardness between her and Sam that wasn’t there before. Nina isn’t sure of her role in their lives any more. She also isn’t sure she wants to be in the spotlight after the horrible media coverage. I can’t say I blame her for that. However, her choices (which I’ll get to in a moment) are questionable at best. I will say that I love how close she and Sam are and how that relationship has evolved from what it was at the beginning of the series. I’m excited to see how it continues to grow in the third installment.

Daphne….I really dislike this girl. However, she is also the most interesting storyline to follow. Probably because all of her lies are eventually going to catch up with her, and I personally cannot wait to see her crash and burn