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A review by lost_in_novels
The Prince of Prohibition by Marilyn Marks
4.0
Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of The Prince of Prohibition in exchange of my honest opinion.
Prince of Prohibition brings an interesting story with a a lot of potential that could have been great if it was a standalone book.
The story is about Adeline, a girl that grew up in the South in the 1920s. The prohibition was at full steam, and, in her small town, she was ostracized because she could see and hear a specific person that other’s couldn’t. When her father died, her brother that just came back from the war, took her to New York to start over. Barely did she knew she was running straight into the mysterious person of her lucid dreams.
I really enjoyed the first half of the book with all the schemes for people to drink alcohol. The atmosphere of the book was great and conveyed the mix of glamour and underground life that happened at that time.
Even tough Adeline was already over 20, her sheltered life made her be a bit wide eye innocent when she came to New York, and I think the author did a good job in creating her character arc with her being a bit naive at the beginning of the book, to own her destiny and take charge when she needed at a later point.
The friendship relationships in this book was also well done. I really enjoyed the side characters and they managed to bring a touch of humor to more tense situations. Similarly, the romantics interest was really great and it was the main point that made me stick with the story. I love a guy that is head over heels for the girl.
My only criticism is that the fae mythology was a bit convoluted at points and the author made this aspects of her world building too big and with a lot of moving parts that it ended up extending the book to be a series, when I think it would be great if it was just a standalone.
Prince of Prohibition brings an interesting story with a a lot of potential that could have been great if it was a standalone book.
The story is about Adeline, a girl that grew up in the South in the 1920s. The prohibition was at full steam, and, in her small town, she was ostracized because she could see and hear a specific person that other’s couldn’t. When her father died, her brother that just came back from the war, took her to New York to start over. Barely did she knew she was running straight into the mysterious person of her lucid dreams.
I really enjoyed the first half of the book with all the schemes for people to drink alcohol. The atmosphere of the book was great and conveyed the mix of glamour and underground life that happened at that time.
Even tough Adeline was already over 20, her sheltered life made her be a bit wide eye innocent when she came to New York, and I think the author did a good job in creating her character arc with her being a bit naive at the beginning of the book, to own her destiny and take charge when she needed at a later point.
The friendship relationships in this book was also well done. I really enjoyed the side characters and they managed to bring a touch of humor to more tense situations. Similarly, the romantics interest was really great and it was the main point that made me stick with the story. I love a guy that is head over heels for the girl.
My only criticism is that the fae mythology was a bit convoluted at points and the author made this aspects of her world building too big and with a lot of moving parts that it ended up extending the book to be a series, when I think it would be great if it was just a standalone.