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A review by dc7
The Wayward Prince by Hanna Dare
3.0
I really enjoyed the first book of this series, “Machine Metal Magic”, but unfortunately “The Wayward Prince” is a weak follow-up.
The good parts first: Sebastian is a great character and I’m glad he got his own book. He has a very intriguing personality. It was also nice to see Jaime and Rylan, the main characters of the first book, again.
One of the main problems for me however was, that I didn’t like Ren that much and I felt very little chemistry between him and Sebastian. So that was disappointing.
Another major problem is the plot itself. First of all, my suspension of disbelieve was broken when the people who stole Ren’s royal family jewel didn’t recognise the prince they stole it from. That’s just implausible. Then there was a plot twist near the middle that virtually came out of nowhere - some foreshadowing could have made it believable, but there was none. Otherwise the plot is pretty predictable. Also - didn’t Sebastian have an (ex-) wife in the first book? Here she isn’t even mentioned once which is odd.
Overall it's an okay read.
The good parts first: Sebastian is a great character and I’m glad he got his own book. He has a very intriguing personality. It was also nice to see Jaime and Rylan, the main characters of the first book, again.
One of the main problems for me however was, that I didn’t like Ren that much and I felt very little chemistry between him and Sebastian. So that was disappointing.
Another major problem is the plot itself. First of all, my suspension of disbelieve was broken when the people who stole Ren’s royal family jewel didn’t recognise the prince they stole it from. That’s just implausible. Then there was a plot twist near the middle that virtually came out of nowhere - some foreshadowing could have made it believable, but there was none. Otherwise the plot is pretty predictable. Also - didn’t Sebastian have an (ex-) wife in the first book? Here she isn’t even mentioned once which is odd.
Overall it's an okay read.