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A review by sandeeisreading
Cruel Princes by Jillian Frost
3.0
GENRE: Dark Romance, Reverse Harem
TRIGGERS & DARK THEMES: Violence, Dubious Consent, Non-consent, Bullying, Sexual Assault, Abuse, Body Betrayal
TROPES: Forced Proximity, Reverse Harem, Secret Societies, Enemies to Lovers
HEA:
HOW IT STARTS:
My cell phone beeped with a text message. I swerved and almost hit a parked car as I read my brother’s words.
All the Devils are here.
RATINGS & THOUGHTS:
ROMANCE - 5
SMUT METER - 7
PLOT - 6
WRITING - 7
CHARACTERS - 6
ENJOYMENT LEVEL - 8
SHORT AND SWEET REVIEW
Cruel Princes was an okay read. This was a promising start to a dark romance series.
If you don't know, I love secret societies in books. Cruel Princes has that. My gripe is that it didn't have enough. I wanted to learn more about this secret society. I'm guessing we'll learn more about them on the next books.
The characters were okay. None of them really stood out for me. I feel like this book would have been better if it was a dual timeline narrative. I feel like by not having a dual time line, the relationship between the characters has not been solidified properly for me.
The plot moved a bit slower than what I prefer. You will be able to tell that the events on this book will be a catalyst to what the rest of the books in the series will be like. There wasn't much substance on the first book unfortunately.
FINAL THOUGHTS & RATING:
Overall, I did enjoy reading Cruel Princes. It wasn't my favorite but it was good. The mystery about this secret society and their families is still intriguing me. Could potentially read the next ones.
TRIGGERS & DARK THEMES: Violence, Dubious Consent, Non-consent, Bullying, Sexual Assault, Abuse, Body Betrayal
TROPES: Forced Proximity, Reverse Harem, Secret Societies, Enemies to Lovers
HEA:
Spoiler
CliffhangerHOW IT STARTS:
My cell phone beeped with a text message. I swerved and almost hit a parked car as I read my brother’s words.
All the Devils are here.
RATINGS & THOUGHTS:
ROMANCE - 5
SMUT METER - 7
PLOT - 6
WRITING - 7
CHARACTERS - 6
ENJOYMENT LEVEL - 8
SHORT AND SWEET REVIEW
Cruel Princes was an okay read. This was a promising start to a dark romance series.
If you don't know, I love secret societies in books. Cruel Princes has that. My gripe is that it didn't have enough. I wanted to learn more about this secret society. I'm guessing we'll learn more about them on the next books.
The characters were okay. None of them really stood out for me. I feel like this book would have been better if it was a dual timeline narrative. I feel like by not having a dual time line, the relationship between the characters has not been solidified properly for me.
The plot moved a bit slower than what I prefer. You will be able to tell that the events on this book will be a catalyst to what the rest of the books in the series will be like. There wasn't much substance on the first book unfortunately.
FINAL THOUGHTS & RATING:
Overall, I did enjoy reading Cruel Princes. It wasn't my favorite but it was good. The mystery about this secret society and their families is still intriguing me. Could potentially read the next ones.