I enjoyed this a good amount! Rose was a bit of a tough character at times and while I understood her royal persona, it was calculated and cruel at times.
The relationship was nuanced as much as a high school romance can be, but I do feel like some of the problems were belabored. All in all, I think it was well done and fun! I just wish some of the plot wasn’t so cyclical because it got tiresome to read over and over.

Great YA novel and so happy to know Sophie was finally able to release it after many years of the story being on the shelf, it would have been a better hit a couple of years back, but I really hope she gets the recognition she deserves. Danni and Rose were sophisticated and mature 17 year olds and absolutely believable. I was praying for their HEA and the ending was so rewarding.

Very proud to have been a part of the boo community and read this and cannot wait to suggest this one to the YA audience.

3.5/5

A sapphic royalty romance set at a boarding school? You know I was sat. Had a fun time with this and I loved the girl power ending. Girls protecting girls <3

Danni earns a scholarship to a prestigious boarding school thanks to her incredible piano talent. She knows that she will be out-of-place due to her financial situation. Molly, an influencer, takes Danni under her wing and helps her adjust. One of my Molly's ex-friends is a princess (Rose) who's been lambasted in the media.

The princess has a harsh sense of humor, and Danni slowly finds herself drawn closer to Rose.

This commoner-falls-for-royalty story line has been done before, including in queer literature. This is a different take on it, and it's essential, IMO, for queer teens to find themselves included in many stories like this, just as hetero teens do.

The pacing drags a bit in the middle, but otherwise is good.

I think it's a necessary book for both queer and het teens. Hetero teens find themselves overrepresented, and they can benefit from seeing queer characters in the same types of stories that are common for het teens.

This will be enjoyed by teens who like stories about royalty, boarding schools, friendship, and authenticity.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC!

Thank you to Sophie Gonzales, St. Martin's Press, and NetGalley for an ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This book was everything! Following Princess Rose (Rosemary) and new student Dani at their all-girls private school, the story beautifully captures the challenges they face while navigating a new relationship under public scrutiny. It thoughtfully explores the impact of being a queer couple in the spotlight, all while grappling with the grief and emotional aftermath of losing a classmate just a year prior.

This was my first queer royal romance, and even though it's a YA novel, I thoroughly enjoyed the plot, the storytelling, and Sophie Gonzales' engaging writing style. I’ll definitely be recommending this one again and again. A heartfelt, emotional, and timely read that leaves a lasting impression.

This was cute! I liked Dannie and Rosemary as main characters. Their relationship was cute and believable for a high school romance. I do feel like this felt kind of like a g Royals fanfic just sapphic. But I was okay with that. I will say the sexual parts did make me feel awkward just because the characters were 16/17ish.

Thank you, St. Martin's Press | Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the chance to read this book in exchange of an honest review.

Princess Rosemary of Henland is working to repair her image, after a scandal that lost her the trust of her own country and best friend. So she doesn't need distraction. Not even from the cute and talented new student, that joined her boarding school. Danni, a talented pianist, is sure to feel like an outcast amongst the wealthy elite, but she's soon intrigued by Rosemary. When they are seen and rumours start to circulate, Rose and Danni will have to do anything to hide their blooming relationship or end it, because if the palace gets to know the truth, Danni and Rose will be separated forever.

I absolutely LOVED Nobody in particular. Sophie Gonzales is, like always, amazing in storytelling and characterization and she able to make the reader fall in love with her characters right away. Set in a boarding school, fighting expectation from society and the palace and country, Danni and Rose meet and from their meeting a new and strong relationship slowly blooms into something more intense and they will have to fight to keep it hidden or lose each other.
The story is sweet and poignant, well written and intriguing and I was so in love with their love and hoped for the best.
Brilliant, sweet YA, a wonderful story about love and duty and do what's right. I loved everything.

I really enjoyed this book. It gave me 90's vibes but in a fun, queer way!! Thank you Netgalley for this ARC!!

This book was so fun! Felt like princess diaries meets the royals series. It was light and romantic but also dealt with tough conversations with poise. I would love to live in this universe the book is set in.

This one will hit you in the feels. I love this cover so much. This one has all of the great makings for a YA love story, and I am even happier that its an LGBTQ+ story. We need more books like these on the shelves.

I wanted to like this one more than I did unfortunately. Though made for a young adult audience, I still found the writing to be a little too juvenile for my taste. There were many times the story began to drag and I feel like I would have enjoyed this much more had it been a 100 pages shorter. However, I still loved the plot at its core. A lesbian princess who fell in love with her civilian friend?? I also loved the incorporation of the palace aesthetic along with a boarding school vibe. Unfortunately the pacing of the story really threw me off in the end. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for my digital copy!

Princess Rosemary is only out to her parents. Danni is only out to her bestie. This book is filled with cute & expected mixups as they long for each other. Mix in the angst of high school, fake dating with a heaping of royal gossip and you get “Nobody in Particular.” Each girl goes through their own journey to not only fight for love, but figure out who they are and fight for themselves.

Sophie's books just keep getting better! I loved this book so much; it was the perfect bit of escapism I crave in a summer read.

This books follows Rose, a princess who has recently gotten into a scandal and is trying to salvage her image and fix her friendships.

If you've watched Young Royals on Netflix then this definitely gives off the same vibes, both following a student and royalty who just happen to fall in love with each other but make it sapphic which should’ve made it better but it didn’t :( their chemistry just wasn’t flowing the way i like. i had a hard time connecting with the characters. they just didn’t feel fully fleshed out but nonetheless it was cute and fast paced which i appreciate!
And on a positive note, i did like how the author wrote about friendship breakups, family dynamics and first love!

Thank you to NetGalley for providing me with this ARC in exchange for a honest review.

Nobody in Particular has been one of my most anticipated reads of this year! I thoroughly enjoyed the dual points of view with Rose and Danni; as well as the dynamics between the girls and all of their shenanigans! I feel every dynamic in this book felt authentic and natural, there was never a point I felt the timeline or emotions shown felt unbelievable! This is my second queer read this month and I'm so happy with it! Catch it in your local bookstore for some good old pride month resistance with circulating queer books!

Sophie Gonzales is just so skilled at writing YA romances that are quick and fun to read, and this is no exception. And it's a royalty romance on top of that? An all-around good time

We need more LGBT books like this! Rose and Danni are such a cute and perfect couple who end up facing a lot of trials and tribulations surrounding their relationship. I could see so many young people in general being able to empathize with this couple and really feel seen.

This was super cute! I usually struggle with contemporary romance, but this one was pretty good. There was really good build up and I enjoyed all the characters. Nothing was cringey or too pop culture, which I really appreciated. My only gripe would be that some of the royalty aspects felt too unrealistic, but I feel like I have that issue with every contemporary royalty story.

Overall, I think this was a win and would definitely recommend it to my sapphic romance readers!

Sophie Gonzales is one of my auto-read authors. I love her and the stories she creates. While this might not go on the top of my list of favorites from her, it is still a strong story with a sweet romance that grows on you as the story progresses. While the drama was a little tiresome (if well written in that regard), the story was overall engaging and the characters interesting and well-written. I will continue to read anything Sophie throws my way.

Thank you St. Martins Press for the gifted copy of Nobody in Particular. This was such a good love story; I love reading the forbidden love trope, and I also appreciate that this has strong sapphic vibes. Readers will love seeing Rosemary and Danni's predicament unfold throughout the pages!