Reviews

Rabenprinz by Margaret Rogerson

lil_kitty_bit's review against another edition

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

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

4.75

jillselwyn's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful reflective 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? No

5.0

So, to start, I still can't believe this was her debut?! I even made an entire twitter account because I loved so many quotes from this book - so I can tweet out quotes I love from the books I read. I. The emotions folks. A lot of my review is gonna be based on my annotations throughout reading! And I suppose I'll be jumping all over the place with my review. The ending. That ending. Ugh I loved it. I'm so shocked to say that I like this book even better than the first beauty and the beast retelling I'd ever read - which was my favorite until now - which is Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge (although it is a very close second). I'm sad that I have to wait til 2023 for another book from this magical author! I find it amazing how for a debut, the author was able to so perfectly describe the world from the characters eyes - from her hobbies - using the vocabulary in painting and artistry to describe her surroundings among other things. Also random ass theory/idea - fair folk/fae/fairies are just magical autistic people. (I'm autistic myself.) I say this because there's the idea that autistic people can't lie, can't use sarcasm, and can't detect either one themselves. I am astonished at how this book magically got better and better the longer I read it and I was in awe the entire time, and still am. Anyway I highly recommend this book to any and all of my goodreads friends and anyone who stumbles upon my account, and I may or may not be spending upwards of over $100 on custom funko pops of all of this author's main characters on etsy...

xolindsey's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5

hjb_29's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

4.0

taylorr1018's review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted 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? Yes

4.5

bonmak21's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

This was probably the sweetest little fantasy that includes death, decay and bloodlust I've ever read. This book was an easy ready, the audio narration was so smooth and I loved it! 
So many beautiful little slow burn moments. A very interesting magic/ trading system and a lovely little nod to fate lines. 

"I have never met anyone more frustrating, or beautiful or brave. I love you.

"I love you more than the moon and the stars themselves"

augureader's review against another edition

3.0

This was the kind of “classic YA” you would have read back in the 2010s – which makes sense considering the publication date. It was not my favourite work by Rogerson, but still beautifully written and paced well enough to keep me intrigued. The whole “level-headed heroine who falls in insta-love with the prince” annoyed me a bit, but if you like that sort of thing in your “classic YA”, you’d love this one. The other thing that somewhat annoyed me that the reason why these characters are subject to each other is quite thin. 

readinginfairyland's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful mysterious fast-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

5.0

artemisia976's review against another edition

5.0

From the moment I started reading, I was captured by the hypnotic tone that was tinged with melancholy. I was taken on a journey that was beautiful, dark and at times gave me hints of the ballroom scene in Labyrinth and I loved it. It is vibes based reading but I really enjoyed it.

angiereads_'s review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0