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thedragonswarrior 's review for:
Dragon Prince
by Melanie Rawn
Ugh. Phew. Tough book.
So the first two thirds of this book were not great but not too terrible. There were a lot of things to dislike, characters, painful dialogue that was way too frequently exposition dumps, the non-existent romance that was nevertheless a central part of the story, the horrid gender dynamics, but there were some bright spots too! Some not terrible political intrigue and maneuvering which is kinda my jam, and while far from the greatest I've read wasn't so bad really. I was tempted to give this book 2 stars, maybe even 3 depending on how it finished.
Uh... but then the last third of the book happened. And apparently all men are just rapists waiting for their chance. Reeeeaaalllyyyy comes across as the author's poorly disguised fetish. And I like fetish books quite a bit if they're done well! Love the Kushiel's Dart series. This was reeeaalllyyy not done well. This was some of the grossest fiction I've ever read to prop up some of the most humdrum story beats I've ever had to suffer through to support a character arc all about a man learning to embrace that fact that he's a monster like all other men. Nope! 0/10 do not recommend.
So the first two thirds of this book were not great but not too terrible. There were a lot of things to dislike, characters, painful dialogue that was way too frequently exposition dumps, the non-existent romance that was nevertheless a central part of the story, the horrid gender dynamics, but there were some bright spots too! Some not terrible political intrigue and maneuvering which is kinda my jam, and while far from the greatest I've read wasn't so bad really. I was tempted to give this book 2 stars, maybe even 3 depending on how it finished.
Uh... but then the last third of the book happened. And apparently all men are just rapists waiting for their chance. Reeeeaaalllyyyy comes across as the author's poorly disguised fetish. And I like fetish books quite a bit if they're done well! Love the Kushiel's Dart series. This was reeeaalllyyy not done well. This was some of the grossest fiction I've ever read to prop up some of the most humdrum story beats I've ever had to suffer through to support a character arc all about a man learning to embrace that fact that he's a monster like all other men. Nope! 0/10 do not recommend.