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Prince of the Sorrows by Kellen Graves

19 reviews

stashie's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced

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

3.25

I have complicated feelings about this one as the characters make and also break the book. The devotion of our main character towards the prince was pretty annoying and stupid in the first half of the book, then the prince does a 180 in personality and he's more likeable so it makes sense that y'know, they can have an actual relationship. After that it's pretty cool.
The writing of this book was bit hard to get through as it felt like I'm reading someone's dream state, and the paragraphing was....not great at all. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Bullying, Blood, Toxic relationship, Gore, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Kidnapping, Death, Hate crime, and Cursing

maregred's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Alcohol, and Bullying

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, and Toxic relationship

nevermoregothic's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Classism, Cursing, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Gaslighting, Sexual content, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement and Emotional abuse

Minor: Sexual harassment and Vomit

jjjreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Alcohol, Bullying, Classism, Confinement, Death, Child death, Deportation, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Slavery, Stalking, Trafficking, Violence, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Sexual content

Moderate: Blood, Cursing, Gore, Sexual harassment, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Abandonment, Excrement, and Grief

lennie_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, Death, Confinement, Blood, and Bullying

lh_reads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

5.0

Haven’t wrote an actual review in ages but this book I have too. I haven’t fixated and read a book in awhile but this one got me. It had all my emotions in a tangled mess but a beautiful one. I will be impatiently waiting in September for book two. Honestly if you’re down to be wailing from happiness or sadness, tears staining and snot dribble definitely pick it up. Also just if you like gay angst and faerie lore it’s a must. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Sexual harassment, and Sexual content

dusksolace's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Emotional abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Sexual content, Violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Bullying

Moderate: Alcohol, Sexual harassment, and Vomit

folkofthebook's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny lighthearted mysterious sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

Every now and then, I come across a book that has the kind of style I yearn for in my books; indulgent descriptions, whimsy on every page, and a romantic tint to the world. If you're a fan of Holly Black's Folk of the Air series as I am, this is a series you're going to want to dig your teeth into Prince of the Sorrows.

This includes:
- lots of queer rep 
- sunshine/broody dynamic
- dark-haired, morally grey MC
- Ghibli vibes (specifically Howl's Moving Castle)
- queerness normalized w/in the society of the story (so hard to find, even in fantasy)
- fae worldbuilding from Gaelic (I'm guessing, from the book's Irish Gaelic pronunciation guide) and original creation intertwined with Hades/Persephone roots
- luxurious descriptions in clothing, decor, and food that v much made my double Taurus heart giddy

While a slower pace than most fantasy tends to be, I didn't find that to be a bad thing. Graves luxuriate in their storytelling, taking their time to illustrate scenes with their words. I have had some fellow readers remark on it being "wordy", but I never found it to be unnecessarily so. Admittedly, I was able to guess a few discoveries, but I was also caught off guard by a few, which is always pleasantly exciting. Saffron is adorable as the ever-hopeful ray of sunshine, and Cylvan never fails to amuse with his cynical (defensive) humor. This was a promising start to what I believe is going to be a lengthier series (11 books??), and while I've come to dislike starting unfinished series (because of the need to reread so I remember wtf is going on by the time the next book drops), POTS is one that I will have no problem revisiting.

Check TWs!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Sexual content, and Bullying

tc_booksandmore's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Bullying, Injury/Injury detail, and Gaslighting

Minor: Xenophobia