Review: Heir, Apparently, Kara McDowell

Arts Tribune

2 weeks ago

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After loving The Prince and the Apocalypse, I was eager to see how this sequel would hold up. Let’s see it right now, shall we?

Heir, Apparently by Kara McDowell
Published by Wednesday Books on July 9, 2024
Genres: contemporary, romance, young adult
Format: ARC
Source: NetGalley
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An American teen learns she may have accidentally married the King of England, only to end up stranded on a tropical island with him in this highly-anticipated sequel to The Prince & The Apocalypse.
Freshman year is stressful enough without accidentally being married to the King of England. Of course, Wren Wheeler can’t tell her Northwestern classmates about that; after surviving a narrowly-averted apocalypse over the summer, everyone’s had enough excitement for one lifetime. Wren knows she needs to move on from Theo, but she can’t forget the look in his eyes when he left her on that island in Greece—and also, he took her dog.
When an ill-fated attempt to rescue Comet the Apocalypse Dog turns into a chemistry-fueled reunion with Theo that’s caught by the paparazzi, Wren finds herself under the royal spotlight. Suddenly, she’s a problem for “the firm” to solve, and in order to be protected from the rabid press, she’ll have to fly back to London with Theo. Along for the ride are Naomi and Brooke, as well as Theo’s siblings, including Henry, the brother he’s spent his life being compared to. But because the universe can’t let these two maybe-newlyweds have one conversation in peace, their plane goes down over the Atlantic, crashing on a tropical island in the middle of nowhere.
Stranded with no sign of rescue, the group will have to band together against poisonous animals, catastrophic injuries, a brotherly rivalry, and an ill-timed volcano if they’re going to make it out alive. And, scariest of all, Wren and Theo will have to face their feelings for one another and decide what they want their futures to look like—and if that future will be heartbreak, or happily ever after.

I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

☂️ TRIGGER WARNINGS: (click to reveal)

mention of diabetes, plane crash, anxiety, injuries.

There are no spoilers in this review.

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I ENJOYED…

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This sequel perfectly follows up The Prince and the Apocalypse and gave me all the same kind of feelings I was expecting from it. It was wildly entertaining from page one. It made me smile, it made me just, plain happy and honestly, if that’s not what you’re looking for in some books, then I don’t know what to say. I had just as much fun reading this sequel as I did with the first one.
This book is absolutely action-packed. Between going on a wild chase to rescue Wren’s dog, Comet, to ending up trapped on a deserted-island, there’s not a second to get bored in this story and that’s partly why I loved it.
My heart still is fond of the main characters in this story, Wren with her conflicted feelings and determination, Theo and his struggle to fit in as his new royal role. I absolutely loved how we got to know secondary characters a bit more and a bit deeper in this sequel. Definitely fell for Theo’s sister!

One of my favorite things about this series is obviously the romance and the chemistry between Theo and Wren. They’re such great leads and every single one of their interactions has me rooting for them to figure things out and just, be together already. Love them!

OVERALL

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If you’re looking for a fun, entertaining, binge-reading kind of series, definitely recommending The Prince and the Apocalypse and its sequel, Heir, Apparently. I personally loved it and can’t wait to read more and more from Kara McDowell, one of my favorite authors for sure!