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3.78 AVERAGE
3.78 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
An absolutely delightful ride.
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Pros
- The characters and the focus on inner strength / various forms of strength
- Relationships between characters, side characters with their own personalities
- There were equine puns and other bits of light humor sprinkled throughout
Cons
- Plot felt pretty light, barebones
- Wouldn’t call it a slow-burn personally, more like miscommunication to clarity to insta-love
- The world-building felt patchy, particularly when it came to the different countries and their cultures
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
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
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
relaxing
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
adventurous
emotional
funny
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
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
tense
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:
Yes
Fairly straightforward cozy romantasy - this time the princess has celiac's (they don't ever fully call it that, but there's reference to putting poison in her body and the author mentions it in the afterword), and they haver to try and get her arranged husband crowned while he also turns into a horse due to an accidentally aimed curse. The stakes aren't particularly high, there's no real twists to the plot, you know pretty much instantly how it's going to end. I admittedly ended up sprinting through this at the library bc there was a long line for this book, but at the same time, this ddidn't leave that much of a mark on me.
adventurous
funny
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:
Yes
3.75 rounded up. Not going to lie I originally wanted to read this book because of the beautiful special edition so I went into it wanting to love it to justify owning. Unfortunately, it wasn't great enough to own a copy, but I still enjoyed it overall. It is a fun unique and quirky romantasy. It had all the components of a solid story including betrayal, political plotting, magic, sex, and of course a prince that turns into a horse. It was more relationship focused than plot and a little slow for my taste at times but overall paced well/easy to follow. I found the FMC overall likeable but the MMC was just a little too weak for me making it hard to get into the romance. The romance itself felt much more pure than others though with a lot of focus on seeing the best in each other even when their partner doesn't see it in themselves.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Complicated
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes