April 14-28, 2020
Looking for a page-turner while you’re stuck inside? Our Driftwood staff will be passing on some of their favorite light reading picks to pass the time while cooped up at home.
The Royal We
by Heather Cocks and Jessica Morgan
Newlyweds Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are currently getting more than their share of royal watchers’ attention. But before they came along, it was Prince William and Kate Middleton whose love story occupied the world press. Published in 2015, The Royal We is a thinly veiled re-imagining of their courtship, albeit one that casts Kate as an American.
Rebecca “Bex” Porter is not a romantic at heart. She’s driven, a little clumsy, and a lot snarky. While studying abroad at Oxford University, she finds herself living in the same dorm as Prince Nicholas, the future king of England. He’s much more down to earth than she would have expected. And a lot nicer. And ridiculously good-looking. Of course, she’s intrigued in spite of herself.
Nick is used to people being overly deferential around him–usually because they want something from him. But Bex is different—and it’s not just because she spilled a box of tampons at his feet while wrapped in a towel on their second meeting. He can’t help himself; he’s hooked. The two start seeing each other, trying to keep their relationship a secret from the prying eyes of the ferocious British tabloids.
But once the gossip columns learn that Nick and Bex are dating, chaos erupts: The royal family declares her unsuitable. The media criticizes her relentlessly. The British public seems convinced that she’s an American gold-digger. While Nick has prepared for this kind of frenzy his whole life, it’s all new and all horrible to Bex. Is it worth it to love a man who comes with so much royal baggage?
Written by the founders of the UK fashion blog Go Fug Yourself, The Royal We is a hilariously witty, ton-of-fun ride for those of us who need an optimistic escape read right now. Put down that dystopian bestseller and try this book if you want something that will lift your spirits and make you laugh. (If you like it, the sequel, The Heir Affair, comes out June 16th.)