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Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

18 reviews

jjjreads's review

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Child death, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Gore, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Excrement, and Grief

lennie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Bullying

rosietoast's review

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail and Physical abuse

Moderate: Alcohol, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, and Cursing

lh_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Haven’t wrote an actual review in ages but this book I have too. I haven’t fixated and read a book in awhile but this one got me. It had all my emotions in a tangled mess but a beautiful one. I will be impatiently waiting in September for book two. Honestly if you’re down to be wailing from happiness or sadness, tears staining and snot dribble definitely pick it up. Also just if you like gay angst and faerie lore it’s a must. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

anwade88's review

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

A book full of rich world building but also faster paced than most adult fantasy tomes with similar detail. (Which I really enjoyed!) The two main characters (Saffron and Cybil) were very lovable. I’ve seen this compared to The Cruel Prince, but I liked it better. The world building is more unique, for one thing, and I found the relationship way less toxic than in The Cruel Prince. There’s hate to friendship to love in this. But the hatred is logical and, even despite that, the prince is never truly cruel to Saffron and I appreciated that. Speaking of Saffron, I’m not sure I’ve ever read such a cinnamon roll of a character. But I also liked how he fought for himself and others, and his and Cybil’s relationship was on equally standing in that way. I’m really sad the next book isn’t out because I want to spend more time in this lush world and with these wonderful characters.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual content, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Toxic relationship

Minor: Grief

dusksolace's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

folkofthebook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Every now and then, I come across a book that has the kind of style I yearn for in my books; indulgent descriptions, whimsy on every page, and a romantic tint to the world. If you're a fan of Holly Black's Folk of the Air series as I am, this is a series you're going to want to dig your teeth into Prince of the Sorrows.

This includes:
- lots of queer rep 
- sunshine/broody dynamic
- dark-haired, morally grey MC
- Ghibli vibes (specifically Howl's Moving Castle)
- queerness normalized w/in the society of the story (so hard to find, even in fantasy)
- fae worldbuilding from Gaelic (I'm guessing, from the book's Irish Gaelic pronunciation guide) and original creation intertwined with Hades/Persephone roots
- luxurious descriptions in clothing, decor, and food that v much made my double Taurus heart giddy

While a slower pace than most fantasy tends to be, I didn't find that to be a bad thing. Graves luxuriate in their storytelling, taking their time to illustrate scenes with their words. I have had some fellow readers remark on it being "wordy", but I never found it to be unnecessarily so. Admittedly, I was able to guess a few discoveries, but I was also caught off guard by a few, which is always pleasantly exciting. Saffron is adorable as the ever-hopeful ray of sunshine, and Cylvan never fails to amuse with his cynical (defensive) humor. This was a promising start to what I believe is going to be a lengthier series (11 books??), and while I've come to dislike starting unfinished series (because of the need to reread so I remember wtf is going on by the time the next book drops), POTS is one that I will have no problem revisiting.

Check TWs!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Bullying

tc_booksandmore's review

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Minor: Xenophobia