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DUCH
JB Miller
Publication Date: February 23rd, 2025
Riverdale Avenue Books
361 Pages
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Genres: Entertainment & Pop Culture | Humor & Satire | Literary Fiction
A lady in France is rescued after jumping off a bridge into the river. She claims she is named Diana and the people believe she is their princess even though she never states this as fact. The press has started calling her “her royal maybeness”. And of course, the Windsors want nothing to do with it.
The royal family has other important matters at hand. King Charles has lost his teddy bear (Mr. Beasley), and Harry and Meghan are trying their best to develop a new streaming series. Prince William is earning a BAFTA for playing a commoner on EastEnders. Charles is also on EastEnders, but he’s playing himself and is very jealous of William’s prestigious award. Queen Camilla can’t believe she actually married into this crazy family.
This was such a fun read and I found myself smiling and giggling a lot. I like how the author rips on the media, the Royal Family and the former’s obsession with the latter; but in a very non-serious way. I love how the reporter’s name is Fox, not to be confused with the media company of the same name. The book takes place over three weeks and we get multiple points of view… The Royal Family, Fox the reporter and Charles’s secretary, Charters.
This was a pretty good sartorial take on the royal family and their grievances with the media, the public, and each other. Other than the fact that it kind of dragged towards the end and became a bit repetitive, I enjoyed this romp. It’s good for a laugh or two.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the Advance Readers Copy.
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