I received an eARC of this book from GoodReads in exchange for an honest review.

I was intrigued by the question "What if Washington had established a monarchy instead of a democracy during the founding of America?" and hoped the book would spend a lot of time on world-building to answer this question and firmly establish the alternative history. That aspect was lacking a bit, unfortunately, and the pacing and narrative were reminiscent of Gossip Girl, but I don't think McGee was trying to make it anything beyond that.

It was a fun, soapy YA read, but OOF, that cliffhanger...I almost don't want to read the next one out of spite.