Reviews - The Rose Bargain

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The Rose Bargain

Sasha Peyton Smith

4.01 AVERAGE

metaphorsandkats's review against another edition

2.5

adventurous emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

crgarvin7's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional

saradrijvers's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 11%

The love interests name is my brothers 😑

evamadera1's review against another edition

4.0

I expected to find this book average and unhaul it. Instead, I found myself highly engaged in this fae tale set in a world where neither side won the war of the roses because a fae queen struck a bargain and ended up with the crown herself. Several hundred years later, the main character finds herself at her coming out ceremony with no prospects thanks to the disappearance and later reappearance of her sister who has also lost her memory. The tables turn when the queen announces that her son - also a fae who mysteriously appeared on the scene when the door between the lands was supposedly irrevocably locked - will choose his bride this season. Any girl can put her name forward, knowing that if he does not choose her, she will never marry anyone else. Of course, the main character puts herself forward; she has no prospects otherwise and feels certain that her sister's disappearance has something to do with the queen. The 24 candidates - quickly narrowed down to 6 - compete for the prince's attention in scenarios vaguely similar to Their Vicious Games although thankfully a lot less bloody. Oh, the queen also has a human stepson who becomes intimately involved in the plot. I cannot put my finger on exactly what worked for me because I have read similar books before. I found myself engaged the entire time and loved how Smith revealed the twist. I will definitely continue in the series.

babygoblin's review against another edition

1.75

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Cant believe I waited like 16 weeks for this on Libby. This was kinda boring… and
Lacked a ton of character depth, the only redeemable thing was her complex relationship with her sister but even then it was built on naive dreams and there’s literally bigger problems than that. Plus the “plot twist” didn’t make any sense at all and you could 100% tell it was coming just from the whole brothers trope it was playing at.