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readwithchloev 's review for:
The Princess Trials
by Cordelia Castel
I was hoping for a new version of the Hunger Games with a Selection series kind of twist, but this simply was not what I received.
The pacing of this book is so strange, there’s absolutely no sense to some of the events that occur - and believe me a whole lot happens in this nearly 500 page heap of rubbish.
There were SO many stories happening and so many names, I’m honestly struggling to comprehend what happened. I really liked the world building but the story just sort of ruined it for me.
Zea - the person supposed to be infiltrating the palace to start the revolution - was the biggest WET LETTUCE ever. She is PATHETIC. She’s naive, a snivelling wreck and is just severely unlikeable. Berta as a character also made me want to run over my own head, I wanted to set her on fire. Zea is also pining over someone back in her home town that absolutely is only showing an interest to make her complete her mission. Also his name is Ryce. RYCE. And her name literally means CORN CORN CORN.
One more thing, when you’re having people take part in a televised competition, you don’t TELL them they’re the scapegoat or the “bucking bronco” - that is so dumb. You don’t tell people the roles you want them to fulfil, it just doesn’t work. The end did pick up a bit for me, but the sequel needs some serious transforming for me to like it.
Did I enjoy this? No. Will I be considering buying the next book so I can hate read it? Yes.
The pacing of this book is so strange, there’s absolutely no sense to some of the events that occur - and believe me a whole lot happens in this nearly 500 page heap of rubbish.
There were SO many stories happening and so many names, I’m honestly struggling to comprehend what happened. I really liked the world building but the story just sort of ruined it for me.
Zea - the person supposed to be infiltrating the palace to start the revolution - was the biggest WET LETTUCE ever. She is PATHETIC. She’s naive, a snivelling wreck and is just severely unlikeable. Berta as a character also made me want to run over my own head, I wanted to set her on fire. Zea is also pining over someone back in her home town that absolutely is only showing an interest to make her complete her mission. Also his name is Ryce. RYCE. And her name literally means CORN CORN CORN.
One more thing, when you’re having people take part in a televised competition, you don’t TELL them they’re the scapegoat or the “bucking bronco” - that is so dumb. You don’t tell people the roles you want them to fulfil, it just doesn’t work. The end did pick up a bit for me, but the sequel needs some serious transforming for me to like it.
Did I enjoy this? No. Will I be considering buying the next book so I can hate read it? Yes.