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Paper Princess by Erin Watt

14 reviews

acornfel's review

dark funny fast-paced

4.0

For the genre and the subject matter this book delivers exactly what you'd expect from a gossip girl type novel with some spice. It has a few moments that feel really awkward pacing wise, but overall it was fun to read and it was really easy to just sit in the world of this book and not get distracted or tired of reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Grief, Drug use, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexual content, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Classism, Drug abuse, Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Bullying, Cancer, Alcoholism, and Addiction

lucycharm9's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-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

I smelled something fishy on Brooke when Gideon acted weird when he came home and I could not be more wrong. She was a bitch grouping up with Dinah just for Royal's money. I think she blackmailed Gideon and Reed (I am afraid she might seuxally assulted them as well) behind Callum's back. Gideon and Reed kept it between themselves to protect everyone else in the house. That last chapter freaking crushed me.

Honestly I love this book because I live for drama and good angst. It gave me the impression of Gossip Girls playing on CW.

Heat: 🔥

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Bullying

Moderate: Alcoholism, Addiction, and Death of parent

teniamonet's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

4.0

I started reading this book because I was listening to the audio drama ‘The Royals of Malibu’ which is based on this series. I was tired of waiting for weekly updates and at the time I thought the books would be just like the audio drama (I was wrong). I think I actually prefer the books over the audio drama. 

This book definitely became a guilty pleasure because by no means is the drama and the relationships that are portrayed in this book healthy (that’s okay though because not every book needs to be.) There’s a lot of sexism and toxicity book the book is also based in the south so…

This is your typical “good girl x bad boy” romance. That is if you can even classify Ella as a good girl and Reed as a bad boy (aside from trying to ruin Ella’s life before she got to Astor Prep and illegal street fighting Reed really isn’t even that much of a bad boy). Cliches aside this book was so entertaining to me. There were definitely moments where i was like “Ella stand up, have a backbone” but we wouldn’t have our main pairing if she did. 

Reading Paper Princess felt like I was just watching a new season of Gossip Girl. The ending of book 1 is pretty similar to how season 1 ended in the audio drama so i wasn’t too rattled, but Reed Royal count your days!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Bullying, and Classism

Moderate: Alcoholism, Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent

shayleejmaynard25's review

dark emotional funny tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Addiction, Drug abuse, Bullying, Alcoholism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Infidelity, Suicide, and Abandonment

culzean's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Bullying, Drug abuse, Alcoholism, Toxic relationship, Cancer, Body shaming, Sexual assault, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Sexual content, Violence, Drug use, and Vomit

marine2907's review against another edition

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Infidelity, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Vomit, Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Toxic relationship, and Violence

ly_lysee's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

2.5

A truly problematic and trashy read that if you get into it you are somehow unable to stop.. don't think I'd recommend it to anyone, and yet I'm probably gonna read the next book out of morbid curiosity..

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content and Bullying

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, and Violence

Minor: Sexual assault and Drug use

tinyartie's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcoholism, Sexual assault, and Addiction

Minor: Cancer, Suicide, and Bullying

loonieslibrary's review

funny mysterious fast-paced

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

2.5

Reading this feels like watching reality television. It’s so fake but somehow you can’t stop watching. It’s just basically a wattpad fanfiction. It’s so bad in a good way? Just don’t think about it too much or you’ll find 100 things wrong with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Death of parent, Drug use, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Cursing, Drug abuse, Grief, Infidelity, and Sexism

kathrinellis's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious fast-paced

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

4.0

Nicht der beste Schreibstil oder die kreativste Geschichte, aber für mich zu dem Zeitpunkt passend und mit einigen unerwarteten Twists - aber auch voller Klischees. Dennoch schön zum Träumen! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Addiction, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Infidelity, Kidnapping, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Vomit