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A review by holtfan
The Princess of Cortova by Diane Stanley
1.0
GUYS. So this is book THREE and I just realized there was a LOVE TRIANGLE. A LOVE TRIANGLE GOING ON FOR THREE BOOKS AND I ABSOLUTELY MISSED IT. And to just kill off the sweet guy and have her end up with someone I had no idea was even a romantic love interest....gosh. Don't do that to a girl!
Anyway, I'm filled with lots of turmoil at the moment because I was really loving this trilogy. But the ending was just so bad. Absolutely passive and random and convenient. Even a little morally repulsive.
And just so, so convenient. The more I think about it the more annoyed I am. WHY DID IT HAVE TO GO SO WRONG?
I can't even appreciate the bitter-sweetness of the ending because it was so obviously coming and then so poorly done. Basically every contingency was handled and neatly swept away. And that makes me mad. If you're going to sacrifice a character, make a sacrifice already.
Molly was not very interesting in this book. Gone is our strong, intrepid heroine facing the world with only her ready fists and quick tongue. She basically spends the entire book wandering around prophesying doom and gloom and rehashing things the reader already knows with a cat.
Everyone is faced with deep dilemmas but none of them have to face the reality of their situation (except for the Very Bad Baddies, of course) Its like, pain without consequence. Its consequence that carries the weight of a sacrifice. I don't feel emotionally engaged with the characters. I just feel outraged.
Like so many books, it could have been so much more. However, it wasn't just mediocre. It was painful and awful and...
And I am going to bed because its late and I am way to worked up about this. But what a disappointment! YOU CAN'T JUST HIDE A LOVE TRIANGLE LIKE THAT. I hate love triangles. Or at least I need to know ahead of time who she ends up with so I can root for the right guy. OTHERWISE YOU JUST WASTE EMOTIONS.
Anyway, I'm filled with lots of turmoil at the moment because I was really loving this trilogy. But the ending was just so bad. Absolutely passive and random and convenient. Even a little morally repulsive.
Spoiler
SHE as a CAT ate THE BAD GUY who really wasn't even that EVIL. His twerp son was. Like whhhhaaaaaattttttAnd just so, so convenient. The more I think about it the more annoyed I am. WHY DID IT HAVE TO GO SO WRONG?
I can't even appreciate the bitter-sweetness of the ending because it was so obviously coming and then so poorly done. Basically every contingency was handled and neatly swept away. And that makes me mad. If you're going to sacrifice a character, make a sacrifice already.
Molly was not very interesting in this book. Gone is our strong, intrepid heroine facing the world with only her ready fists and quick tongue. She basically spends the entire book wandering around prophesying doom and gloom and rehashing things the reader already knows with a cat.
Everyone is faced with deep dilemmas but none of them have to face the reality of their situation (except for the Very Bad Baddies, of course) Its like, pain without consequence. Its consequence that carries the weight of a sacrifice. I don't feel emotionally engaged with the characters. I just feel outraged.
Like so many books, it could have been so much more. However, it wasn't just mediocre. It was painful and awful and...
And I am going to bed because its late and I am way to worked up about this. But what a disappointment! YOU CAN'T JUST HIDE A LOVE TRIANGLE LIKE THAT. I hate love triangles. Or at least I need to know ahead of time who she ends up with so I can root for the right guy. OTHERWISE YOU JUST WASTE EMOTIONS.