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!

This book was everything I needed it to be! I devoured it from start to finish: the witty banter, the enemies to lovers, the royal-ness of it all: amazing! I could instantly picture the movie in my head and it’s definitely one I’d love to watch. I could feel for both characters who were both scared, in their own ways, to be their true selves. I think that resonates with so many people in the queer community, especially me, because I felt those same fears for a very long time. I loved seeing their friendship bloom and the love and understanding they had for each other and their journeys. I would 100% read more from this author and I’m excited to start my Sophie Gonzales journey!

This was a fun and cute sapphic forbidden romance between the princess of Henland and a new scholarship student. Their relationship was a great representation of young love and showed their crushes on each other before getting together well. They had good chemistry and banter and they were each other’s first loves and had all the firsts that come with it. I also liked that Rose and Danni pushed each other to be their best and do things that scare them which showed great individual growth for the two characters.

This was probably the first sapphic story I’ve read where the relationship was believable to me. The characters felt so real and we got to look into their minds quite a lot , learning why they made certain choices and how each of them felt throughout the whole story. I appreciated how thoughtfully it was written and I would definitely pick up more books by this author. I would add this to LGBTQ+ and romance reading lists at my library. (less)

The sapphic YA royal romance of my DREAMS. I cannot overstate how much I love this story. Sophie Gonzales created such a stunning coming-of-age story full of SO MUCH YEARNING. I genuinely couldn’t put it down.

I was a HUSK of a human being after finishing this. Danni & Rose OWN me. Although royal x commoner stories are not a new idea for a book, this one had so much heart and hope and hurt to make it stand apart from others.

This story made me ache and cry and laugh. It was worth staying up to 3:30 in the morning on a weeknight to be able to finish it in one go. Nobody in Particular a genuinely adorable romance and a wonderful queer coming-of-age story. Sophie Gonzales has a new lifelong fan.

(Jenifer Prince did an amazing job as always on this cover, I am obsessed with her art. As we all should be.)

Many thinks to St Martin’s Press and NetGalley for the eARC of this story!

This book was so sweet and fun! When Rose, the princess of a small country, meets Danni, the new American girl at her boarding school, they fall for each other but quickly realize they need to keep their relationship a secret. That is until rumors start to hit internet and papers.

On top of hiding their relationship, Rose is grieving the death of a friend and Danni is trying to move past the bullying she experienced at her former school. These were definitely very layered characters and I appreciated watching them grow throughout the story.

Thank you Macmillan Audio and Wednesday Books for the review copies!

Danni finds herself in a new country, attending an entirely new type of school environment where even royalty is present. I loved that we see her become more confident in herself, all while navigating romantic feelings. This was a great read, following young girls as they navigate school life and the traumatic events of their past. I liked that, while romance was a part of the story, it focused more on how fragile relationships can be and the importance of maintaining open communication.

Sophie Gonzales remains the only author to have ever made me laugh out loud. I knew I could count on Gonzales to deliver up the queer modern royalty goods and she did not disappoint. I’ve been excited for Nobody In Particular since I heard whispers about it on social media a few years ago. My favourite queer books are those that feature celebrity romances or royalty, and as a big fan of If This Gets Out, this book was one of my most anticipated releases of 2025.

While there unfortunately are not many queer books featuring royalty, I’ve pretty much read all of the ones that have been published. There are a few great novels that I’ve loved, but most of them have left me disappointed, including a few I read early this year. The first half of this year has been a struggle. I’ve spent most of the year in a reading slump, and have yet to find a new favourite. I decided to try an author I love, and picked up Nobody In Particular. Finally, I’ve found a book this year that is on par with my all time favourites!

If the premise wasn’t enough to capture my interest, the start of the novel was incredibly engaging. I adored the mystery surrounding the elusive trip to Amsterdam, and was itching to know more. The revelation was heartbreaking, and ended up being a solid catalyst that was used to explore the mental health of the majority of the central characters - particularly Rose. The princess was my favourite character, and I loved when Rose went off the rails with anger. She came out with a few lines that made me laugh in a way I haven’t since I read Only Mostly Devastated.

Gonzales always handles difficult and darker subjects brilliantly. Her writing has a duality. Half of the time I'm laughing and the other half I'm emotional. Rose spends the majority of the novel pretending that she’s not two seconds away from a mental breakdown. The exploration of Rose and Molly’s mental health, the bullying that Danni had experienced, made for some of my favourite moments of the novel. There was one pivotal moment that caused a lot of tension, and I appreciated how that was handled. All I will say is, without spoiling, can we please normalise asking people if you can kiss them before you do it?

The romance was incredible and their chemistry was palpable. Their differing personalities complimented each other well, and I really felt how much they loved each other. I loved how Rose and Danni pushed each other outside of their comfort zones. By the end of the novel, they had both grown as women, largely in thanks to the efforts of their partner. Danni was more confident, and Rose found the strength to take control of her own life.

It will always be heartwarming to read queer books that feature queerness in places that the world believes it shouldn’t be, like the monarchy, for example. For that reason, books like Nobody In Particular will always have a very special place in my heart. I adored how despite being closeted, Rose and Danni were both unapologetically queer. Danni was proud of her bisexuality, and I know a lot of readers will be thrilled to find out that Rose is unafraid of declaring herself a lesbian, and that the label is used on page.

Sophie Gonzales - thank you for another incredible novel! I cannot wait to read your next books, whatever they may be. I’d recommend this to anyone that loves queer royalty or those who are looking for a heartwarming sapphic romance.

Thank you to the publisher for a copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I’ve read several of Gonzales’ previous books, so I was very excited about the opportunity to read this one.

This book was very charming and sweet. After Rose and Danni start off on the wrong foot, they realize that they are actually compatible and begin a secret relationship. What sets this apart from other boarding school books and/or queer romances is the presence of the paparazzi, who are always out there looking to be the first with the big scoop. So that makes the stakes very high, especially since Henland is a conservative country

I’ve been to an all-girls school and I have also been to (coed) boarding school, and I am here to say that the drama and the misunderstandings are entirely accurate. That being said, it was a bit too farfetched to have the school turn such a blind eye to drug and alcohol use.

There’s also a mystery component involving information being leaked to the press, and I thought that was very well done.

I would absolutely recommend Nobody in Particular. This was a great YA romance that will appeal to fans of Red, White, & Royal Blue as well as the comparable titles mentioned in the description. This is probably my favorite Gonzales title thus far, and I’m already looking forward to her next book.



I received a digital ARC of this book from St. Martin’s/NetGalley.

Oh I just loved this book so much. I am a huge Sophie Gonzales fan and while I didn't love her last book, this one was a stunning return to form for me.

I love a royal + non-royal romance and this one hit all the right notes. it has immaculate 'fish out of water' vibes but not in an overdone way. The slow reveal of the backstory as to why there's tension in the friend group Danni joins was extremely well done (esp. the scene where Rose and Molly finally have it out). I loved Danni so much and I loved that this was a YA book about queerness but no one in the novel is actually questioning their sexuality. Like Danni knows she's bi, Rosemary knows she's a lesbian and this book is about them exploring what it means to be together when they come from different worlds and what it means to be accepted by a heteronormative society.

Some of the third act plot twists were predictable but not in a way where it ruined the reveal. And I simply loved Danni's evolution and her growth as she learns to own her own talents and her right to be in spaces. Also, the cover is absolutely stunning. 10/10 loved it

The overall aspects of this story are very predictable for a royal romance, but Sophie Gonzales always knows how to pack an extra punch into her stories and characters. I really felt like this book really went in depth with both characters, especially because it was spread out over the course of the school year so there was a lot of ups and downs and navigating their complicated (to the world) relationship, all while it being so natural for them to be together. I loved the story, and both characters were so well developed. I would expect nothing less from Gonzales!

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.