This is the sequel to The President's Daughter, but it can easily be read out of order - but why would you want to miss any of the books in this series? Here are a few of the things I find so compelling about White's books in general: the characters are always down to earth, regardless of the extraordinary circumstances of their lives. The families act like real families with believable problems. When the characters do stupid things, you understand why, because the tension is very real. This, in turn, makes the books hard to put down, because you believe in the characters and their problems and you want to make sure they're okay. But you also don't want the books to end, because they're also snarky and fun and intelligent. The teenagers feel like teenagers, the adults feel like adults.

The President's Daughter is probably the lightest one in the series, in terms of content. In White House Autumn, the family is dealing with an assassination attempt, which heightens all the issues that the first book brought up, about how to be a family in the public eye, and how Meg feels about her mother being president. The next one, Long Live the Queen, is the most action and suspense filled installment, and then Long May She Reign goes back to the inner turmoil - and college life. They're all gripping, and I will definitely go back to this series again for good, involving rereads.