Avid readers, Reese Witherspoon has announced her last book club pick of the year. And if you also happen to be a fan of royal reads, you're in for a double treat. As we launch into the most hectic month of 2025, Witherspoon is promising a great escape into a (literal) fairytale with Rebecca Armitage's The Heir Apparent.
The December Reese's Book Club Pick Smacks of *This* Royal Throwback
A princess? Shut up!
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Published Dec 2, 2025
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As soon as I read the plot, my immediate reaction was, "It's The Princess Diaries for adults." Protagonist Lexi Villiers is living her dream life in Australia. She's in year two of her medical residency and shares a farm with her friends Jack and Finn, with Jack on his way to becoming more than just a friend. Life is upended when Lexi receives tragic, jarring news. Her father and brother have been killed in a skiing accident. She is now the heir apparent to the British throne.
As Lexi wrestles with the biggest decision of her life, there are juicy family secrets, a resentful and distrustful public and a scheming uncle she must withstand as this princess faces a choice between love and duty.
"If you love royal family and you love secrets, the biggest secret in here is about her brother that I totally did not see coming," Witherspoon raves in her announcement. "The perfect December read because it just takes you to another world during the busiest month of the year. It was so fun to escape into this book."
As the holidays creep in, a "You're a princess!" moment sounds like the perfect escape to me. May you survive the season with your tiara intact.
