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sandra4444's review against another edition
2.0
*Real rating: 1.5 stars*
Cool concept, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the characters, the romance and the banter. While I found it rather fast paced, it felt in some ways like more of an elaborate pitch for a film script than a book that made me pause and reflect. I don't know how else to describe it. I could easily imagine this as a generic YA fantasy film produced by some streaming service.
A bit disappointing since I recall that I quite enjoyed Christo's other book, "To Kill A Kingdom", which takes place in the same world as "Princess of Souls", though in another part of it.
Cool concept, but I wasn't the biggest fan of the characters, the romance and the banter. While I found it rather fast paced, it felt in some ways like more of an elaborate pitch for a film script than a book that made me pause and reflect. I don't know how else to describe it. I could easily imagine this as a generic YA fantasy film produced by some streaming service.
A bit disappointing since I recall that I quite enjoyed Christo's other book, "To Kill A Kingdom", which takes place in the same world as "Princess of Souls", though in another part of it.
fateandthings's review against another edition
adventurous
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
poppyw116's review against another edition
Bad writing: telling not showing, too many short sentences. Boring plot and predictable characters to seal the deal.
chanelchapters's review against another edition
3.0
The writing wasn’t really doing anything for me
This also felt really young and I just didn’t connect to any of the characters or even the story
This also felt really young and I just didn’t connect to any of the characters or even the story
kellyvanboom's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
blurrypetals's review against another edition
3.0
Man, I'm bummed by how mid-tier this was!
To Kill a Kingdom was one of my favorite books the year I read it, which was a big deal, seeing as I read 235 books that year! I also am a huge fan of the Rapunzel story so I was really stoked to read this one!
...and it wasn't terrible, but man, it had no chance of living up to that hype. The characters felt like nothing more than their archetypes, very bland and unspecial, the sort of couple I will easily forget the names of in a few weeks, maybe even days.
I also kept wondering if/when this might tie into To Kill a Kingdom, especially after there were goddamn pirates and we still didn't get to see or hear about Elian! Goodreads seems to suggest these even take place in the same universe so I'm just confused here.
Anyway, super mediocre, not terrible, but certainly by the numbers and pretty forgettable. Damn shame.
To Kill a Kingdom was one of my favorite books the year I read it, which was a big deal, seeing as I read 235 books that year! I also am a huge fan of the Rapunzel story so I was really stoked to read this one!
...and it wasn't terrible, but man, it had no chance of living up to that hype. The characters felt like nothing more than their archetypes, very bland and unspecial, the sort of couple I will easily forget the names of in a few weeks, maybe even days.
I also kept wondering if/when this might tie into To Kill a Kingdom, especially after there were goddamn pirates and we still didn't get to see or hear about Elian! Goodreads seems to suggest these even take place in the same universe so I'm just confused here.
Anyway, super mediocre, not terrible, but certainly by the numbers and pretty forgettable. Damn shame.
spacebun's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
4.25
mathildereip's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0