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A review by ellianamaselli
The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty by Melanie Cellier
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3.5 | While the first book will always be my favorite, I was not ready to love this novel as much as I did.
This was such a unique retelling. I’d never seen it done like this before and it was incredibly intriguing. In fact, it was so unique that I often found myself wondering what would happen next, instead of figuring it out first. Which is a good thing, of course.
Celeste was one of my favorite protagonists thus far, just beneath Alyssa, who would be hard to beat in my opinion. And William was my favorite love interest since Max.
Not to mention, as with the first book, this one had a wonderful atmosphere to it. I didn’t care for the atmosphere in books two and three, but Arcadia in book one felt so cozy, and the dry, tropical regions of Lanover really made this fun. And, of course, I always enjoy a little voyage on a boat. It’s one of my favorite settings a book can have.
With all that said, it still wasn’t anything so incredible as to reach a full four stars, and I have made it quite clear I didn’t love it more than book one.
(Not to mention there were times when William would say something that was supposed to be romantic and it would just make me laugh because it was so incredibly sappy. Or when they would be in danger and the antagonist would yell something about how they wanted to “destroy” the protagonists and I’d kinda lose it.)
So I’m giving it 3.5 stars. There you go.
—Elliana Maselli
Monday, 27th of July, 2020
12:58PM
reviews for books in this universe
The Four Kingdoms:
Book 1: The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea
Book 2: The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood
Book 3: The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin
Book 4: The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty
Book 5: The Princess Search: A Retelling of The Ugly Duckling
Beyond the Four Kingdoms
Book 1: A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Book 2: A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Book 3: A Crown of Snow and Ice: A Retelling of The Snow Queen
Book 4: A Dream of Ebony and White: A Retelling of Snow White
Book 5: A Captive of Wing and Feather: A Retelling of Swan Lake
Book 6: A Princess of Wind and Wave: A Retelling of The Little Mermaid
Return to the Four Kingdoms
Book 1: The Secret Princess: A Retelling of The Goose Girl
Book 2: The Mystery Princess: A Retelling of Cinderella
Book 3: The Desert Princess: A Retelling of Aladdin
This was such a unique retelling. I’d never seen it done like this before and it was incredibly intriguing. In fact, it was so unique that I often found myself wondering what would happen next, instead of figuring it out first. Which is a good thing, of course.
Celeste was one of my favorite protagonists thus far, just beneath Alyssa, who would be hard to beat in my opinion. And William was my favorite love interest since Max.
Not to mention, as with the first book, this one had a wonderful atmosphere to it. I didn’t care for the atmosphere in books two and three, but Arcadia in book one felt so cozy, and the dry, tropical regions of Lanover really made this fun. And, of course, I always enjoy a little voyage on a boat. It’s one of my favorite settings a book can have.
With all that said, it still wasn’t anything so incredible as to reach a full four stars, and I have made it quite clear I didn’t love it more than book one.
(Not to mention there were times when William would say something that was supposed to be romantic and it would just make me laugh because it was so incredibly sappy. Or when they would be in danger and the antagonist would yell something about how they wanted to “destroy” the protagonists and I’d kinda lose it.)
So I’m giving it 3.5 stars. There you go.
—Elliana Maselli
Monday, 27th of July, 2020
12:58PM
reviews for books in this universe
The Four Kingdoms:
Book 1: The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea
Book 2: The Princess Fugitive: A Reimagining of Little Red Riding Hood
Book 3: The Princess Pact: A Twist on Rumpelstiltskin
Book 4: The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty
Book 5: The Princess Search: A Retelling of The Ugly Duckling
Beyond the Four Kingdoms
Book 1: A Dance of Silver and Shadow: A Retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses
Book 2: A Tale of Beauty and Beast: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast
Book 3: A Crown of Snow and Ice: A Retelling of The Snow Queen
Book 4: A Dream of Ebony and White: A Retelling of Snow White
Book 5: A Captive of Wing and Feather: A Retelling of Swan Lake
Book 6: A Princess of Wind and Wave: A Retelling of The Little Mermaid
Return to the Four Kingdoms
Book 1: The Secret Princess: A Retelling of The Goose Girl
Book 2: The Mystery Princess: A Retelling of Cinderella
Book 3: The Desert Princess: A Retelling of Aladdin