4.02 AVERAGE

lotus0308's review

4.75
fast-paced

amandafitz's review

5.0
adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: N/A
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sxka24's review

1.5
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Not a bad concept. Execution left much to be desired. Characters have no traits besides nice or grumpy, plot has little depth. 

gunnu_aulakh's review

1.0
dark lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

Wayyy worse than I remember (re-read). Reverse harem despite only 1 legit suitor. World is very euro-centric, which I don't usually notice but it was hard not to. 

mmcintyre123's review

4.5
adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

taterbeans's review

4.0
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

kbh22's review

5.0
adventurous challenging mysterious medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

Violet, an orphan, is selected out of 15 million submissions as the scholarship or charity case to attend the number one university in the world alongside the world’s royals. One scholarship student is selected to attend every 5 years. In the past, these students have gone on to marry one of the royals - but not violet. She wants to keep her head down get the best education in the world to better her life. Of course, she immediately meets several royals who star in various roles in her life there.  The world in which this story takes place is a very interesting one - it’s our world, but post the fall of democracy following a world war where the world is re-divided into kingdoms with ruling monarchy. There is a heir to each throne, some countries holding more world power than others. It is not post apocalyptic though. However there are some differences to our world regarding resources and a stark difference between the haves and the have nots. There is betrayal and unveiling of true intentions and political maneuvering among the royals that she finds herself caught up in. She is a secret badass, intuitive and snarky but kind. I really like her character. Overall great read, I devoured it in one day. Not really much for spice in this one as relationships are building - but one scene with one of the guys. Looking forward to the next book!

izzylax99's review

5.0
adventurous fast-paced
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ashamoon's review

4.0
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

sweetnpure's review

5.0
challenging dark mysterious 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