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A review by essafaye
A Kingdom of Dreams by Judith McNaught
1.0
One day I'll read an book where MC isn't an emotionally stunted idiot.
Today is not that day.
Edit: Finished now!
It started out really good, I really loved the MC and the ML, the world it was set out in. There is a war between England and Scotland, and you are given a vivid depiction of it. In such sense, MC's utter defiance is admirable, and it's amusing to read how she trips up the enemy great knights, and the most dangerous knight of them all: The black wolf.
But then it all comes crashes down. Stubborn FLs are bread and butter of romance novels, and there almost always is a point where that stubbornness goes from endearing to annoying. It unfortunately happens here as well. So while every other characters gets growth, even side characters become better. MC is reduced to this stubborn brat of a character who acts like a kid whose candy got snatched, and wouldn't stop wailing. At points her feelings are valid, but the way she acts on them drives me up the wall. She'll rather commit political suicide, make a fool of everyone, rather that act gracefully. Like her family dislikes her, hates her, and she knows it. What starts out admirably as a mission to make them love her again, turns annoying because she would rather give up everything (even love of people who actually care for her) to get anything back. It doesn't come from desperation for love, it rather comes across as annoying and idiotic. But she does it anyways, and as she is the MC, she hardly suffers for it.
The ML is better (any character is better than her really) for he actually learns from his mistake, and is apologetic for his actions, though they don't make them right they make them bearable, because he repents for it. I like him enough to want him to pull out of this story because dude deserves better, rather than wanting love of a girl who would act in such a crass way.
All in all, it's an okay read when you have nothing to do, and can shut off your brain. Unfortunately it looks like a one time read to me, which is tragic because I love the tropes, only didn't love how it went about.
Today is not that day.
Edit: Finished now!
It started out really good, I really loved the MC and the ML, the world it was set out in. There is a war between England and Scotland, and you are given a vivid depiction of it. In such sense, MC's utter defiance is admirable, and it's amusing to read how she trips up the enemy great knights, and the most dangerous knight of them all: The black wolf.
But then it all comes crashes down. Stubborn FLs are bread and butter of romance novels, and there almost always is a point where that stubbornness goes from endearing to annoying. It unfortunately happens here as well. So while every other characters gets growth, even side characters become better. MC is reduced to this stubborn brat of a character who acts like a kid whose candy got snatched, and wouldn't stop wailing. At points her feelings are valid, but the way she acts on them drives me up the wall. She'll rather commit political suicide, make a fool of everyone, rather that act gracefully. Like her family dislikes her, hates her, and she knows it. What starts out admirably as a mission to make them love her again, turns annoying because she would rather give up everything (even love of people who actually care for her) to get anything back. It doesn't come from desperation for love, it rather comes across as annoying and idiotic. But she does it anyways, and as she is the MC, she hardly suffers for it.
The ML is better (any character is better than her really) for he actually learns from his mistake, and is apologetic for his actions, though they don't make them right they make them bearable, because he repents for it. I like him enough to want him to pull out of this story because dude deserves better, rather than wanting love of a girl who would act in such a crass way.
All in all, it's an okay read when you have nothing to do, and can shut off your brain. Unfortunately it looks like a one time read to me, which is tragic because I love the tropes, only didn't love how it went about.