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boldlygotohelll's Reviews (44)

adventurous funny tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
dark mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective sad slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Despite thoroughly disliking basically every character in this book, I enjoyed the overall story more than I expected. 
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

I really enjoyed this as an introduction to the series as a whole, even if I feel it was maybe a little bit of a slow start. This volume alone didn't grab me, but I feel like it's set up the plot and characters well. The translation was a bit clunky in places but nothing I've not dealt with before. I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the series. 
emotional reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Didn't realise this was a sequel but it read well-enough as a standalone. I actually really enjoyed it until the final page which had a very abrupt ending and I feel didn't resolve the story as well as I would have hoped. Maybe that was the point but I was taken aback by turning the page and finding the book had finished. 

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The Cruel Prince

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DID NOT FINISH

Personally, really didn't vibe with the dark side of this book.