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3.68 AVERAGE
3.68 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
2.5 stars. This series had so much potential, but the characters had no development, friendships/relationships seemed randomly formed, the plot jumped around so much I could barely follow, and it’s just bad writing to have literally EVERY girl in the Princess Trials to be so abhorrent. Also, what was the purpose of including so much of Emmera?? She literally doesn’t show up ever again??
adventurous
challenging
emotional
inspiring
tense
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
Loved this book and series. Sad to see it come to an end but happy to how everything turned out. You think you know one thing and then "BAM!" something else happens.
slow-paced
adventurous
medium-paced
2.5*
This was a bit of a let down, I'm not sure what it was it just fell a bit flat for me and I didn't enjoy it as much as the first 2.
First of all, I'm trying to be a Kevon fan. And he was literally so stupid and stubborn in the first half of this book. Like even after he was explicitly told that Zea was manipulated by his crazy mother to say those things/break his heart he was still taking it personally even though it was really obvious.
I was also disappointed that original characters with decent roles were still almost nonexistent, Forelle was hardly in this book at all, and Garrett was sort of just there all the time but not really playing a part.
And like with book 2, I felt like there were so many new characters just being rotated into significant roles and I didn't even remember who they were.
SPOILER AHEAD
The wedding confused me so much. It was so weird, and awkward, and I honestly thought it was all a setup or a plot and it wasn't even Kevon, but then it was legit and I was like???
The whole thing just felt so weird. I understand it happening so Zea was an heir, but it felt so off and strange, and Kevon was in a weird robot suit and couldn't move and I just hated it.
The politics etc. were also confusing, it seemed like everyone was jumping around in their loyalties and doing things for stupid reasons, and things could've been solved in easier ways. And we still didn't actually learn much about the world building, society, and all of that, so I still had a lot of questions.
Characters like Ryce were just gone and never mentioned again, and even Carolina and the queen were just brushed off at the end in a sentence, like 'and then everyone was executed for their crimes'. I thought that was pretty weird after all the effort Zea went to to not kill Kevons mother because he'd be upset, and then she was just executed and it wasn't even a big deal? And after Ryce being so weird and possessive and forceful, he was also just not around and not mentioned again.
It just seemed like a very rushed, tied-up ending that brushed all the consequences of war/revolution aside just to have a generic happy ending.
Anyway it was suitably melodramatic and ridiculous like the other books, but it just felt less-good. I also don't really like the 'twenty years later' thing in most books, but I guess it was setting up a spinoff series/next generation books.
I'll probably still read further series though. I'm a sucker for YA trash.
This was a bit of a let down, I'm not sure what it was it just fell a bit flat for me and I didn't enjoy it as much as the first 2.
First of all, I'm trying to be a Kevon fan. And he was literally so stupid and stubborn in the first half of this book. Like even after he was explicitly told that Zea was manipulated by his crazy mother to say those things/break his heart he was still taking it personally even though it was really obvious.
I was also disappointed that original characters with decent roles were still almost nonexistent, Forelle was hardly in this book at all, and Garrett was sort of just there all the time but not really playing a part.
And like with book 2, I felt like there were so many new characters just being rotated into significant roles and I didn't even remember who they were.
SPOILER AHEAD
The wedding confused me so much. It was so weird, and awkward, and I honestly thought it was all a setup or a plot and it wasn't even Kevon, but then it was legit and I was like???
The whole thing just felt so weird. I understand it happening so Zea was an heir, but it felt so off and strange, and Kevon was in a weird robot suit and couldn't move and I just hated it.
The politics etc. were also confusing, it seemed like everyone was jumping around in their loyalties and doing things for stupid reasons, and things could've been solved in easier ways. And we still didn't actually learn much about the world building, society, and all of that, so I still had a lot of questions.
Characters like Ryce were just gone and never mentioned again, and even Carolina and the queen were just brushed off at the end in a sentence, like 'and then everyone was executed for their crimes'. I thought that was pretty weird after all the effort Zea went to to not kill Kevons mother because he'd be upset, and then she was just executed and it wasn't even a big deal? And after Ryce being so weird and possessive and forceful, he was also just not around and not mentioned again.
It just seemed like a very rushed, tied-up ending that brushed all the consequences of war/revolution aside just to have a generic happy ending.
Anyway it was suitably melodramatic and ridiculous like the other books, but it just felt less-good. I also don't really like the 'twenty years later' thing in most books, but I guess it was setting up a spinoff series/next generation books.
I'll probably still read further series though. I'm a sucker for YA trash.
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Also Zea even asked about why they had to broadcast their wedding live instead of showing it later... because it was live they were put into danger & they never answered why it had to be live.
Very abrupt ending and suddenly a twenty year time skip epilogue.
I’m just kinda meh on this one.
There's just never a moment the character is safe. And as much fun as the action is, it's very annoying and actually unbelievable that the character survives all these encounters...
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes