Review: Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud
/This was an adorable book about two teens from opposite worlds coming together. It was completely unrealistic; however, teenage me would have died of excitement if this had happened to me.
Truly Madly Royalty tells the story of Zora and Owen. For the summer, Zora is attending a very prestigious summer program. Unfortunately, for her she is having a little trouble connecting to the other students. But that doesn’t bring her down, because she working to change her small New Jersey community with a program she’s working on. While sneaking away in the library, she meets a stranger who she’s vibing with. The conversation is cut short when she has head home and she abruptly leaves the library. With his phone in her hand. And the stranger? He’s a prince of a small European country.
Like mentioned earlier, this is a completely unrealistic story. But I ate it up and enjoyed it so much. It was extremely adorable. And I loved all the characters.
Zora had such this passion and drive. And she was so inspiring. Unfortunately, for her somethings don’t work in her favor at one point in the book but she doesn’t give up. Instead of letting her dreams go, she comes up with another plan to achieve her goals.
Zora and Owen had this sweet and innocent romance. And I couldn’t help but smile as I read their journey. I think it was well written and nicely paced. And although they were different worlds, I think they handled the differences well. Neither one of them tried to force the other to fit into their world and change. I thought that was very nice.
Although I greatly enjoyed the book, I did come across an issue. I feel like it abruptly ended. Towards, the end the author had introduced some plot points/details that I think were not fully explored. Obviously, I understand that this book is meant to be light and refreshing, but she lightly touched upon some serious issues that would have been interesting if she had explored them.
Final Analysis
Truly Madly Royalty is a cute love story between an average New Jersey teenager and a European prince. It’s captivating and as dreamy as it should be.