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A review by ark99
The Cup and the Prince by Day Leitao
3.0
~arc provided by netgalley~
This was a pretty good book! It kept me engaged throughout however it wasn't really special. I did enjoy the banter of the protagonist with everyone else in the book and I enjoyed seeing how strong the protagonist is. I am a bit confused on the description of the book, though, "throne of glass meets minecraft" I do understand the throne of glass part because of the competition and the strong protagonist but not really the minecraft part? I haven't really played minecraft, much but the story didn't really give me minecraft vibes? I know in Zora's village there are shadow monster things and maybe that is why?
I think that some of the things in this book could have been explained a little more. At the start of the book I don't remember there being mentions of these shadow monsters that Zora kept talking about later on in the book. There could have been talk and I just missed them, but later on in the book when they are talked about they seem pretty important and really affect her as a character and how she lives her life, because it's so different from the other places in the book.
I also feel like I do see chemistry with Zora and Griffin but I feel like the kiss at the end was too sudden and too soon, it didn't feel natural. I also did not see Griffin being some kind of "monster" coming, there may have been signs throughout the book, but they weren't obvious enough for me to see them, which could be good or could be bad depending on who is reading it. Also Alegra's motives weren't really explained either. I guess it could be explained in the second book but the way the book ended just seemed incomplete, even for a sequel.
Overall this is a decent book and I'd probably read the sequel!
This was a pretty good book! It kept me engaged throughout however it wasn't really special. I did enjoy the banter of the protagonist with everyone else in the book and I enjoyed seeing how strong the protagonist is. I am a bit confused on the description of the book, though, "throne of glass meets minecraft" I do understand the throne of glass part because of the competition and the strong protagonist but not really the minecraft part? I haven't really played minecraft, much but the story didn't really give me minecraft vibes? I know in Zora's village there are shadow monster things and maybe that is why?
I think that some of the things in this book could have been explained a little more. At the start of the book I don't remember there being mentions of these shadow monsters that Zora kept talking about later on in the book. There could have been talk and I just missed them, but later on in the book when they are talked about they seem pretty important and really affect her as a character and how she lives her life, because it's so different from the other places in the book.
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Also with the older prince helping her and having her "flirt", at the end there really isn't an explanation as to why? It was never really resolved as to why he wanted to do that and I feel like there was an explanation but it was never explained.I also feel like I do see chemistry with Zora and Griffin but I feel like the kiss at the end was too sudden and too soon, it didn't feel natural. I also did not see Griffin being some kind of "monster" coming, there may have been signs throughout the book, but they weren't obvious enough for me to see them, which could be good or could be bad depending on who is reading it. Also Alegra's motives weren't really explained either. I guess it could be explained in the second book but the way the book ended just seemed incomplete, even for a sequel.
Overall this is a decent book and I'd probably read the sequel!