Synopsis:
It’s Mia’s senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her eighteenth birthday gala coming up . . . not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia’s first-ever elections. What’s not to love about her life? Well . . . everyone adores her dreamy boyfriend, J.P., but Mia is not sure he’s the one. Her first love, Michael, is back from Japan . . . and back in her life. That senior project? It’s a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish it. And her father is losing in the Genovian polls—to Mia’s loathsome cousin René!

With not just Genovia’s but her own future hanging in the balance, Mia’s got some choices to make. And what she decides might determine not just the next four years but . . . forever!

Review:
“No one has ever died of embarrassment–never, not once in the whole history of time.” (Page 116)

Mia is growing up, and learning more and more about how just because things look nice, doesn’t mean they are the right thing for you. Mia has to face her own self desires for her future, both with her relationships and her career. It’s great seeing her grow and blossom and make educated choices.

Mia herself believes: “Life isn’t a romance novel. The truth is, the reason romance novels sell so well–the reason why everyone loves them–is because no one’s life is actually like that. Everyone wants their life to be like that.” (Page 214)

Everyone goes through turmoil and strife in their day to day life, and even as a princess, Mia still has issues with self doubt, self worth, and the certainty of what she has and wants for her future.

Star rating: ✯✯✯✯✯