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lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
informative
reflective
relaxing
fast-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:
Complicated
The kiss finally arrives!! How adorable are these two!
Yes, I read these books. They were there. I was sick. I hadn’t read them before. And I almost enjoyed them. This will be my review for volumes one through three.
Bibliophile Princess: Your Highness… I’m extremely insecure and out of my element in this social setting.
Dashing Prince: Don’t worry, my darling. I will leave you alone for almost the entire volume while setting you up as bait to trap the rats who are undermining my kingdom.
Bibliophile Princess: …
Dashing Prince: And just when things get dire, I’ll swoop in and save you, then let everybody know about all the wonderful things you did that you aren’t aware of, even fabulous, magnanimous deeds that you did outside of the book. So sit tight. You don’t have to defend yourself at all. Just waffle cutely, unless somebody threatens one of your books.
[love intensifies]
Rinse. Repeat.
I wish I could say that I was exaggerating. This was a mediocre, formulaic story with fun elements sprinkled here and there. Lady Elianna is a shy, quiet beauty with ashen gray eyes and translucent hair who somehow attracts the attention of all males in her kingdom. Prince Christopher is dashingly handsome, dashing, and let’s not forget, dashing. He’s cool, too. So cool he can spend his days brooding over paperwork in his office but still defeat three highly trained knights in a row. Yes, they do train daily. I know! It’s hard to believe, but the prince is that cool. And dashing.
In each volume, Prince Christopher and Lady Elianna’s relationship moves forward, a rival appears, the rival targets the princess, the rival’s backers target the kingdom, the prince let’s the princess wriggle on a hook, the princess says something accidentally meaningful—moving the plot forward, and then the prince and his troops move in like a swat team at the end of the book.
In her own quiet way, Lady Elianna is heroic, and she does move the story along. The intricacies of the plot, the world building and Elianna’s quirky intellect & kind personality make for an enjoyable read despite the plots’ shortcomings. I’ll probably read the fourth volume because I’m a glutton for punishment, and I have a soft spot for brainy librarians. Too bad her fiancé is such a sadist.
The author admits in the afterwords that many readers complain about how bad she bullies the main character. The true sadist is Yui. I don’t know how Elianna can survive the stories with any sense of self-esteem intact. Yet I’m already reading volume four. The land is ravaged by a pandemic. It’s been sixteen years since the last wave, and Elianna better find a cure in a hurry or she’ll be ousted from the royal family by the military faction. The Prince hasn’t swooped in yet, so maybe I’m in for a treat.
Bibliophile Princess: Your Highness… I’m extremely insecure and out of my element in this social setting.
Dashing Prince: Don’t worry, my darling. I will leave you alone for almost the entire volume while setting you up as bait to trap the rats who are undermining my kingdom.
Bibliophile Princess: …
Dashing Prince: And just when things get dire, I’ll swoop in and save you, then let everybody know about all the wonderful things you did that you aren’t aware of, even fabulous, magnanimous deeds that you did outside of the book. So sit tight. You don’t have to defend yourself at all. Just waffle cutely, unless somebody threatens one of your books.
[love intensifies]
Rinse. Repeat.
I wish I could say that I was exaggerating. This was a mediocre, formulaic story with fun elements sprinkled here and there. Lady Elianna is a shy, quiet beauty with ashen gray eyes and translucent hair who somehow attracts the attention of all males in her kingdom. Prince Christopher is dashingly handsome, dashing, and let’s not forget, dashing. He’s cool, too. So cool he can spend his days brooding over paperwork in his office but still defeat three highly trained knights in a row. Yes, they do train daily. I know! It’s hard to believe, but the prince is that cool. And dashing.
In each volume, Prince Christopher and Lady Elianna’s relationship moves forward, a rival appears, the rival targets the princess, the rival’s backers target the kingdom, the prince let’s the princess wriggle on a hook, the princess says something accidentally meaningful—moving the plot forward, and then the prince and his troops move in like a swat team at the end of the book.
In her own quiet way, Lady Elianna is heroic, and she does move the story along. The intricacies of the plot, the world building and Elianna’s quirky intellect & kind personality make for an enjoyable read despite the plots’ shortcomings. I’ll probably read the fourth volume because I’m a glutton for punishment, and I have a soft spot for brainy librarians. Too bad her fiancé is such a sadist.
The author admits in the afterwords that many readers complain about how bad she bullies the main character. The true sadist is Yui. I don’t know how Elianna can survive the stories with any sense of self-esteem intact. Yet I’m already reading volume four. The land is ravaged by a pandemic. It’s been sixteen years since the last wave, and Elianna better find a cure in a hurry or she’ll be ousted from the royal family by the military faction. The Prince hasn’t swooped in yet, so maybe I’m in for a treat.
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced