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A review by versmonesprit
Princess Princess Ever After by K. O'Neill
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
0.25
Absolutely no. Way to butcher a great premise of princesses redefining what that means, and falling in love along the way — and that sounds difficult to do, but hey, O’Neill achieves that effortlessly . . . and by that I mean literally without effort, because absolutely no effort went into creating this story.
I’m sure illustrating a book is difficult, but I can’t see how it could ever be an acceptable reason to cut away all the vital parts of a story so the book is very short. And speaking of illustrations, sure, liking or disliking them is personal, but these are just… bad. It shows how no effort went into the drawings…
Anyway, I see no reason to drag this out. The book is far too short, it ruins the story’s chance to not be as cringy as it is. The dialogues are cringy, the plotting is cringy, the so-called message is cringy because of how surface level it is, and the dynamics are cringy because there is no space for natural, organic growth for anyone or anything! So many “adventures” are crammed into it that they never feel like adventures or accomplishments. If anything, I’d call this entire book just the storyboard, because that’s what it reads like.
Seeing as this is intended for middle grade readers, shouldn’t it have some, I don’t know, actual plot? Actual events unfolding? Actual, sound relationships between the characters?
I’m sure illustrating a book is difficult, but I can’t see how it could ever be an acceptable reason to cut away all the vital parts of a story so the book is very short. And speaking of illustrations, sure, liking or disliking them is personal, but these are just… bad. It shows how no effort went into the drawings…
Anyway, I see no reason to drag this out. The book is far too short, it ruins the story’s chance to not be as cringy as it is. The dialogues are cringy, the plotting is cringy, the so-called message is cringy because of how surface level it is, and the dynamics are cringy because there is no space for natural, organic growth for anyone or anything! So many “adventures” are crammed into it that they never feel like adventures or accomplishments. If anything, I’d call this entire book just the storyboard, because that’s what it reads like.
Seeing as this is intended for middle grade readers, shouldn’t it have some, I don’t know, actual plot? Actual events unfolding? Actual, sound relationships between the characters?