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The President's Daughter (The President's Daughter #1)

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Heather N, Reviewer

The President's Daughter #1 by Mickey O'Brady was an enjoyable read that kept my interest from beginning to end. I thought the author did a wonderful job maintaining suspense, building tension between Ian and Alix, and infusing the story with plenty of teenage angst and hormones.

I did like Alix, as I thought she was a realistic and strong character, but I did find her constant need to mention her condition a tad annoying. I swear she mentions being "a cripple" at least 10 times within the first third of the book. Because of this, I did question whether I should continue reading since I can only take so much "woe is me" whining. She also goes on and on about her dad's behavior toward her, which, I get it, it's important to the storyline, but it gets repetitive pretty quickly.

The story does improve as the pages climb, with Alix becoming a much stronger character in both body and mind. I liked the behind-the-scenes setting, with much talk about secret lairs and super advanced technology. However, the real shining star of the book was Alix's relationship with Ian. The author built up the tension between the two quite well and I can't wait to see how their relationship evolves in the next book of the series (fingers crossed that Alix will be 18 by then!).

I give the book a solid 4/5, with detractions for redundancy and over-the-top "poor me/pitiful" attitude/behavior. It fits nicely within the YA genre and would be a worthwhile read for anyone looking to start a new series with well-developed characters and an interesting storyline.

*I was provided with an ARC by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.
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