read_game_stitch 's review for:

Bound to the Shadow Prince by Ruby Dixon

3.75

emotional funny mysterious slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Bound To The Shadow Prince is a standalone monster romantasy, where a prince and princess of two warring nations are locked in a tower together for 7 years to appease the Gods. To say that most of the book is just two characters alone in a tower for 60% of a 21 hour audiobook, I was never bored exactly, BUT it did definitely feel slow. I enjoyed the initial slow burn and it was surprisingly sweet. I liked Candra's personality - she's a self-described sexually confident tease, so she's quite fun! 

But there were definitely some moments that the FMC did things because plot-wise she needed to be kept in the dark, like not asking the MMC certain obvious questions, and not asking questions of the magical knife which literally answers her yes/no questions! If I was kept in a tower for that long with no contact with the outside world, and a magical knife, I'd spend it asking questions with all sorts of varied phrasing to try and figure out what was going on out there. I mean, ALL she has is time!!

I went with a 3.75 in the end because it was an enjoyable listen, and there was a certain tension with waiting for the answers to materialise, but the way it was done was a little convenient.