"A warning growl came from the prince, low in his throat, and his eyes shot daggers at everyone." This quote sealed the deal for me, it was generously going to be a two star book, but this quote single-handedly banished it to one star.
I've really been back and forth as to whether I should waste time writing a review, ranting about how I really didn't like this book, but I've decided it's my civic duty to warn everyone.
*50 pages in the MMC kills an abusive father*
FMC: HOW DARE HE BREAK UP A FAMILY EVEN IF HE WAS AN ABUSER >:(((
STFU I’m so done with this girl and this book.
Extremely unlikeable protagonist who unfortunately does not improve with time in any capacity.
WHY ARE THEY FINGERING THE PLANTS!!??? Just use better words!!
And another thing! Yeah, I should have expected she’d refuse to save the entire continent out of pure spite after her views on how known wife beaters should be forgiven for no apparent reason. What a troubled young lady, it’s just a shame it was written in a way that made her truly insufferable with absolutely no recourse.
This book genuinely felt like the author hadn’t proof read it or sent it to an editor to be proof read. I genuinely do not believe that a publisher would have read “this male had murdered half my family, yet my stomach was flipping like a female fairy in the midst of maturity” and thought, yes this is our next best seller!
AND ANOTHER THING is the enemies to lovers slow burn in the room with us right now?? They literally saw each other naked in the first 40 pages!!! Maybe the slow burn was the friends we made along the way...
AND ANOTHER THING why is one of the randos doing windshield wiper motions over FMC's chest????
The plot is ridiculous and tediously predictable, the writing style is horrific, the grammar is appalling, the characters are SO two dimensional with absolutely zero depth or growth, OR EVEN A PROSPECT FOR DEPTH AND GROWTH!!! I hate to sound like a book snob, and obviously people can enjoy whatever books they want to enjoy, BUT IN WHAT UNIVERSE ARE PEOPLE READING THIS BOOK AND THINKING "yeah MMC is blonde, wears leggings 24/7, and knee high boots on special occasions, THAT'S MY POOKIE!"
Also, I do really hate to hate FMCs purely because they're "annoying" in fear of sounding like a blatantly misogynistic Skylar White hater, but I really had to force myself through every damn page because FMC's monologue was just repetitive and exhausting. YES, MMC KILLED YOUR FAMILY, ARE YOU GOING TO LEAVE HIM? NO! SO, LET'S MOVE ON.