This was a really cute read. I liked that Danni and Rose were the strength to eachother's weakness. The twists in the plot were a little cliche, but suited the story overall. I appreciated how Danni and Rose both found the strength to fight for their relationship in their own ways. The ending was both charming and satisfying.

Sophie Gonzales is one of my fave YA authors and I'm so grateful to Wednesday books and NetGalley for the eARC of her newest release. All thoughts shared in this review are my own.

I lovedddd this story and the characters. The romance was electric and there were multiple parts where I was full-on sobbing. The humour was excellent, as well, with many laugh-out-loud moments. The pacing was perfect and always kept me engaged and wanting to read more to find out what happened next.

Rose and Danni were beautifully written with distinct personalities, flaws, strengths, goals, and challenges to overcome. I was rooting for them both as individuals and as a couple. I love them so much!

I also appreciated that Gonzales wasn't afraid to use labels like "lesbian" and "bi" for her MCs. Obviously unlabeled folks do exist and are valid, but too often it's left unsaid when there's no reason for it to be.

I'm giving this book 5 stars, but with the caveat that it does come across as quite pro-monarchy, in the end. There's definitely critiques of monarchy throughout, but it wasn't as substantial as I usually like to see in my royal romances. It did help a bit that it was set in a fictional country, without real-life history of oppression and colonialism, but Henland was also specifically set-up as a majority Catholic country, with the monarchy seeming to have close ties to the Church. I really would have liked to see more pushback on the harm these institutions cause.

Regardless, it was such an awesome story overall that I know will stay with me for a long time to come. I definitely recommend it!

Thank you Netgalley and Sophie Gonzales for an e-arc of this book.
This book is had the perfect blend of friendship, romance, drama and a hint of mystery. This sapphic romance is will have readers swooning.

If this book was any more perfect I would simply pass away. This is a YA royal romance that takes place at a boarding school. Each of the characters had a unique voice which can be hard to do when you're trying to separate out two teen girls.
The beginning of the relationship was a bit odd and didn't seem to have a ton of chemistry at first. I think this may have been ok because of Rose's closed off personality early in the plot. And there was no third act break up for once! Just let the gays be happy!
This book still is realistic, There were times I was stressed and anxious about the outcome and nearly had me in tears.
This is a great coming of age story about love, hurt, and hope. Dani and Rose's romance and their happy ending made me so happy.

Thank you NetGalley and Wednesday Books for providing me with an ARC!

I’ve read SO MANY boarding school books this year, and a lot of them follow the same plot. Scholarship student goes to the school and falls in love with a rich student but when people find out they have to break up but the rich student convinces their parents that their love is endless and they live happily ever after. Unfortunately, this book mostly followed that trope. The plot was very straightforward and it wasn’t that unique. Even though it was pretty basic, it was done well and I had a fun time reading it. There’s not much you can mess up with this trope.

I liked all of the characters and friendships a lot, though I felt like there were some plot holes with their personalities and relationships. Dani’s stage fright didn’t really come into play like I thought it would and there were a few plot points left open with relationships. However, I found that the royalty aspect was really interesting.

I’ve liked other books by Sophie Gonzales better in the past, but this was still such a fun read!

4.5 stars
I really really liked it.

The character development in this novel was refreshingly real, both for the main and the supporting. Rose’s voice was sharp and clever—her wit carried so many scenes with just the right balance of vulnerability and edge—while Danni’s piano playing showed me how much I could enjoy music without listening to it. I appreciated how nuanced the friendships were; captured the subtle (and sometimes not-so-subtle) tension between the people we call friends and the ones who actually show up.

The worldbuilding felt solid and lived-in without being overwhelming. I liked how the setting never distracted from the characters but still shaped them. I was never lost, only more curious.

If I had one wish, it’s that we could’ve heard from Danni again at the end. We started with her voice, and I found myself missing it in those last pages. I just wanted one more chapter from that nobody in particular. A compliment to the characters and the attachment I felt to them.

Thank you Sophie for not giving up on this book.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy.

I thoroughly enjoyed this romance. Rose and Dani's story seems absolutely believeable as a romance and something that could happen in today's climate if someone was brave enough. I do think that the plot lulled a little around the 55-75% range as a lot of romances do before the third act bomb is dropped (not a break up which we thank the author for).

Thank you to Wednesday Books for the eARC.

Did Not Finish.

I couldn't get into this one. I felt it was a little boring, and the two main characters were not very likable. Rose was a mean girl, and Danni was a bit opposite-snobbish? Like she was judging all the rich kids pretty hard. And maybe I just didn't want to read about a hardcore Catholic country and how Rose was willing to basically "turn off the gay" just to keep the monarchy going.

I'm typically not a fan royalty romances, but I picked this up because I enjoy Sophie Gonzales's works. However, this also just further proved that royalty romances just aren't for me. I will say I liked the chemistry between Danni and Rosemary, they complimented each other well. I enjoyed the dual POV of both Rosemary and Danni, though I did enjoy Rosemary's POV a lot more. Danni was just okay to me, I didn't really connect with her as much as I did with Rosemary.

Overall, this was a fun read and a cute romance, but it's not my favourite of Sophia Gonzales's. If you enjoy royalty romances and want something queer, then I would recommend this one.

Thank you to NetGalley for an e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book.

An all girls boarding school with a bit of mystery and grief. Its all so amazing!

Rose is such a fun character to read especially when you see her open up to her grief. Rose’s life has always been difficult and under the watchful eye so i was so excited when she opened up.

Danni is fun too! Seeing the new girl make friends and her playing music. I wish she had had a bit more development towards the end but I’m glad she had her new friends.

Books about royalty are some of my favourites to read, so I was excited for this one that was pitched as a sapphic romance about a disgraced princess who falls for the new student at their all-girls boarding school. While the concept sounds interesting, this one ended up being a lot more dramatic than I had expected, and I found myself not really caring about all the drama. Personally, I also wasn't the biggest fan of the dual POV either. That said, I still enjoyed this one and the main characters, and I look forward to what Sophie Gonzales writes next!

I love a good royal queer romance and having not seen either of the reference material that this book is compared to, I liked it. do I really believe that the queen to be would be at a boarding school? I don't know but anyway that's what's going on. we've got wealthy princess who falls for scholarship student and the whole time they have to hide they're queer.

I fear that I saw the twist coming a mile away and was a little disappointed that it was so predictable but again this is a contemporary romance and is not a mystery so we'll let that one slide.

overall this is a pretty solid YA Royal romance and I enjoyed it. 3.5

lesbian MC, bi MC

When talented pianist Danni moves across an ocean with her mother, she's excited to start at Bramppath College, an exclusive boarding school with a spectacular music program. She's also incredibly nervous to be there. Meanwhile, Princess Rosemary is trying to recover from a terrible event that wrecked her public image and ripped her friend group apart. When the two cross paths, sparks fly early. However, Rose has a life that means she can't be out, ever, and Danni, a commoner through and through, isn't ready for the spotlight that comes with even being associated with Rose. Will their burgeoning relationship even make it off the ground?
I really enjoyed this rom-com. It's a great mix of drama and completely adorable. It's predictable in the way romances are but still manages to contain a wild twist that I didn't see coming. It's full of heart and very very good.

DNF @ 36% — I had about 5 arcs (this was one of them) during my reading slump so I definitely tried to read it, but no such luck.

Thank you to NetGalley and St. Martin’s Press for this eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I would have liked more chemistry between the two characters, but this was a sweet and fun read - it felt like Red White and Royal Blue meets Princess Diaries!

Nobody in Particular is a sapphic royalty/ commoner romance for YA audiences. It is really sweet. I found the plot to be a little predictable, but I’m not sure a teenager would. This is definitely a book I’d recommend to my Heartstopper loving students.

this was so well done. so much content and such a wide time range was fit in without making any of the character work being rushed.

Rose’s character development was incredible! i really didn’t think i was going to like her but WOW she ended up being my favorite. the relationship development was beautiful. so many of roses thoughts about her future and who she is hit way to close. Danni also became so confident by the end of the book.

the romance was wonderful and the more serious aspects were perfect. i love this sapphic young royals that existed before young royals it means so much to me.

This is my fourth book I've read by Sophie Gonzales, so I'm not sure what I can say that I haven't already. I adore her books, and she's one of my favorite authors, and I love her writing. Reading this book was nothing different.

I love both Rose and Danni. Both their characters felt so alive to me, especially Rose. She's complicated in all the best ways possible and it makes you just want to root for her even more. I think this is one of the best royal/commoner romances (especially queer ones) ever written.

Young Royals x Sapphic = NOBODY IN PARTICULAR— sign me up rn

This book was INCREDIBLE! I finished it last night and let me tell you, I can’t stop thinking about it.

If you liked the mental health rep in young royals, you’ll love this book. The MC Rose goes through something very traumatic and deals with it the whole book. While Danni helps her through it, the problem doesn’t get solved by finding love, which is super realistic!

The romance was so damn adorable!! 🥰 I really loved rose’s character, flaws and all. I really felt the love between Rose and Danni, and I was rooting for them from the beginning.

The DRAMA?! Oh lord, this book gets messy. But in a fun way to read haha. Commentaries on coming out, being queer in the spotlight, drug and alcohol use and abuse, and so much more. Soooo well done!!

Overall I highly recommend this book! If you liked young royals, you’ll love this book. They’re very different, but have the same amount of heart 🥰

Thank you to Wednesday Books and NetGalley for the advanced copy! All opinions are my own.

Stunning sapphic coming of age story told in dual POV. The writing is a bit on the younger side of YA but I didn't mind that so much since I knew it was YA going into it. Danni grabbed me immediately but Rose took a bit for me to warm up to, but she grew on me. The yearning in this book is great! Such a fun idea and a great execution!