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A review by tt_reads123
The Wish Granter by C.J. Redwine
3.0
I just don't know what is wrong with me and CJ Redwine's books. The writing is there, the characterization is there, the plot is there, but for some reason, I just never end up loving her novels. The same thing happened with this book. Don't get me wrong I enjoyed the novel, but I just didn't love it as much as I thought I would.
Cool characters: Check
Solid writing: Check
Cute Romance: Check
Good Plot: Check
It has everything I want, but I just didn't connect with the characters as much as I wanted to. It's weird because I could objectively tell that this is the type of characters and plot lines that I love, but I just wasn't able to really get into the book. Aside from my weird brain, the book was overall very solid, and although it lagged a bit in the middle, it quickly picked up near the end, and the epilogue was very satisfying.
Concerning the characters, Princess Arianna was definitely intersting. She was described multiple times as "curvy" and loved to eat, which is nice for those who want leading female protagonists that are a bit different. Personally for me, I don't really pay attention to details like that, and they've never really bothered me for some reason, but it's not as if anything preachy was going on about body positivity or things like that. The princess simply acted like... well the princess, so I was relieved the book didn't turn preachy. She was a very determined and down to earth person, which made for some funny moments. The best thing about this book however was Sebastian. You know the whole silent on the outside but full of emotions on the inside kind of guy? Yea that was him. Love it.
In conclusion, the book is around 3.5 stars, but since rounding up implies that I enjoyed the book more than I actually did, the rating will have to show 3 stars. Blame Goodreads for not implementing half star ratings after all this time.
Cool characters: Check
Solid writing: Check
Cute Romance: Check
Good Plot: Check
It has everything I want, but I just didn't connect with the characters as much as I wanted to. It's weird because I could objectively tell that this is the type of characters and plot lines that I love, but I just wasn't able to really get into the book. Aside from my weird brain, the book was overall very solid, and although it lagged a bit in the middle, it quickly picked up near the end, and the epilogue was very satisfying.
Concerning the characters, Princess Arianna was definitely intersting. She was described multiple times as "curvy" and loved to eat, which is nice for those who want leading female protagonists that are a bit different. Personally for me, I don't really pay attention to details like that, and they've never really bothered me for some reason, but it's not as if anything preachy was going on about body positivity or things like that. The princess simply acted like... well the princess, so I was relieved the book didn't turn preachy. She was a very determined and down to earth person, which made for some funny moments. The best thing about this book however was Sebastian. You know the whole silent on the outside but full of emotions on the inside kind of guy? Yea that was him. Love it.
In conclusion, the book is around 3.5 stars, but since rounding up implies that I enjoyed the book more than I actually did, the rating will have to show 3 stars. Blame Goodreads for not implementing half star ratings after all this time.