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A review by joanasunday
Poison Throne by Jaymin Eve, Tate James
2.0
What to say that I haven't already said in my reviews of the previous two books?
My main problem still is that these books normalize certain kinds of behavior that cannot be acceptable.For real, if I'd had a shot every time Rafe said "you are mine" or "you belong to me", I would've ended up in the hospital with a serious liver problem. And a couple of comments from the main character saying that she knows she is a little "fucked up" does not justify it, because at the end of the day it still comes across as romantic and it's never called out. On the contrary, it seems like Violet believes she is the most liberated woman ever, super independent and mother of all feminists. It doesn't help women dealing with these kind of situations realize those are wrong, you know?
Thankfully, Jordan was there to kind of balance it out. It concerns me how people prefer Rafe and his shitty behavior over Jordan and his kindness... Like, everything okay at home? And even with Jordan I have issues, because it seems like some of the Rafe-esque attitude is rubbing on him during this book. Talk about bad influence...
So, about the end, I'm actually quite happy about it.
And just to finish, as I already wrote in my review of Playboy Princes, I have a problem with thenonexistent world-building of these books. But since we all know that wasn't the intent of the authors -but rather the whole romance plot-, I'll give it a pass. What I just can't fathom is why they would tangle everything so much with the good and bad resistance, the Princess Ballot tampering, the breeding programs in Siberia, Violet's sensei and abuser, etcetera etcetera etcetera, just to solve it all in like two pages with a ridiculously simple and unbelievable solution. Also, Jordan's PTSD? Puff, gone, in literally TWO PARAGRAPHS. Also x2, could Mattie and Nolan be more irrelevant in this last book? Come on, it's these details.
Nevertheless, shoutout to Jaymin Eve and Tate James for keeping me turning page after page after page until the third book. At least they were a fast addictive read with a few twists that I didn't expect.
My main problem still is that these books normalize certain kinds of behavior that cannot be acceptable.
Spoiler
I mean, branding Violet with a hickey to lay a claim that that is Rafe's (and then Jordan's) territory? Dude, that just makes me sick.Thankfully, Jordan was there to kind of balance it out. It concerns me how people prefer Rafe and his shitty behavior over Jordan and his kindness... Like, everything okay at home? And even with Jordan I have issues, because it seems like some of the Rafe-esque attitude is rubbing on him during this book. Talk about bad influence...
So, about the end, I'm actually quite happy about it.
Spoiler
I for sure thought (after [b:Playboy Princes|49991875|Playboy Princes (Royals of Arbon Academy, #2)|Jaymin Eve|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1579895008l/49991875._SY75_.jpg|75014891]) that she was gonna end up with Rafe. And boy am I glad I was wrong! True, I would've still preferred if Rafe just disappeared and was out of the picture completely, but not-just-him is better than only-him, so I'll take it.And just to finish, as I already wrote in my review of Playboy Princes, I have a problem with the
Nevertheless, shoutout to Jaymin Eve and Tate James for keeping me turning page after page after page until the third book. At least they were a fast addictive read with a few twists that I didn't expect.