the_well_read_rose 's review for:

Goddess Crown by Shade Lapite

2.0

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Unfortunately I didn’t enjoy this despite being initially very excited. It began at a very slow pace and then hurtled at break-neck speed at the end. There was minimal world building beyond letting us know that they worship a Goddess and yet function as a patriarchal society. Kalothia, the main character, rarely has anything to say/is left speechless when she encounters sexist/misogynistic behaviour and comments. In fairness, as a coddled 16yr old that maybe isn’t surprising. The feminism aspect of was heavy handed and not well done at all. Overall this felt very disappointing and not as exciting and engaging as I would have liked. The fantasy and romance aspects were lacking and not as well developed as they could have been and the plot was predictable