Back in 2019 when it was announced that we were getting a series called American Royals that had the United States still having a monarchy, I was immediately enthralled. I love anything royals, obviously, so the fact that we were getting a book where America had a monarchy, descending from George Washington, the first king of America was right up my alley.

Originally, American Royals was only supposed to be a standalone book, and then it was extended to have a sequel, then a third book and finally the publisher's caught on that readers were obsessed and continued to allow Katharine McGee to write.

I've reviewed a few of the American Royals books on the blog over the years (linked below) so it feels only right that I would conclude the journey with a review of the final book in the series, 'Reign'. 

When we got word that Katharine McGee was writing a third American Royals book I was ecstatic. I wanted more of this story and felt like there was so much more to be told. There were a lot of ways McGee could've taken the Washington family story and I was really crossing my fingers for a continuation. 

Well, we got it in the book "Rivals" which comes out next week on May 31st. I was able to get an ARC from Netgalley and read it a few months ago. Rivals pick up where "Majesty" left off so I do recommend reading the first two books before diving into this -- it's essential to understanding the story. 

I was excited to get back into this alternate universe and while I have a few skewed opinions, I did like the book and we better be getting a fourth because Rivals leaves off on a huge cliffhanger.