Hollandos: Eyes of the Prince

by P.R.M. Hamer

Imagine the Netherlands with knights, prophecies, colourful animals, and magic

Bente is an ordinary girl from the Dutch town of Molenpoort. Between pressure from her girlfriend and guilt from her family, she keeps trying to do the right thing. This leads her to the abandoned mill in the centre of town, where one step takes her away from everything she knows.

She ends up in Hollandos, a world that mirrors her own in culture and geography but is wildly different in every other way. Yet beneath the wonder, danger stirs. The exiled Prince Viktor is preparing to claim the Starcrown and cast Hollandos into darkness. To return home, Bente must defeat him, but the more she learns about the prince, the more she wonders if defeating him is truly the right choice.

Will she rise as the hero she always hoped to be, or remain trapped in Hollandos forever?

Genres: Fantasy

354 pages, Paperback

Published February 17, 2026

About the author

Hey! My name is Pepijn R.M. Hamer, and I’m a writer and designer who lives in the Netherlands with my lovely wife, Sterre, my number one fan. In my free time, I enjoy watching movies and series, playing board games, and dreaming up new ideas for Hollandos.

With my background in designing amusement park rides and web shops, I try to blend my creativity with my love for storytelling. My mission is to turn my ideas into fun, adventurous stories inspired by history, magical worlds, epic fantasies, and my own life experiences.

I believes in the power of personal connections and stories that feel grounded. Through my writing, I invite you, the reader, to join me on exciting adventures that spark imagination and discovery.

Reviews

[R.S.E. Gommer · Rating 5 out of 5]

I met Pepijn and his lovely wife Sterre at a book festival in Tilburg and when I saw a few months later that his debut novel had just come out, I was very intrigued and decided to pick it up. And I'm very glad I did. The world of Hollandos feels very colourful and whimsical and the four main characters are al very likable (the fact that I'm now realizing that the character 'Stars' might be based on Pepijn wife, makes it that much nicer). It's also good to mention that the design of this book is actually very nice, with all the symbols representing provinces of Hollandos and nicely sprayed edges.

In general I only found the main characters a bit too quick in accepting that they were in a magical world and didn't struggle too much with going on missions pretty quickly, but in a way this was also refreshing and gets the story going quicker.

For a cozy, colourful read with magic and swordfighting, I recommend this one!

[Raisa (TBRaisaa) · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/✨ voor Hollandos van P.R.M. Hamer.

Ten eerste wil ik Pepijn bedanken voor het prachtige recensie-exemplaar.

Ik denk dat ik nog nooit zo’n lekker oer-Hollandse fantasy heb gelezen als dit boek. De broodjes hagelslag, blokken kaas en pannenkoeken vliegen je om de oren en ik vond het echt leuk om al die herkenbare Nederlandse elementen op papier terug te zien.

Dat gezegd hebbende was dit boek voor mij iets te YA. Ik denk simpelweg dat ik niet de juiste doelgroep ben. Naar mijn mening is Hollandos de perfecte fantasyserie voor kinderen in groep 7/8 en de eerste jaren van de middelbare school. Het is namelijk enorm toegankelijk geschreven en de FMC is iemand met wie je je op die leeftijd goed kunt identificeren.

Je merkt ook dat Pepijn dit boek met veel liefde en plezier heeft geschreven en dat het echt een passieproject is. Je voelt al snel dat hij dit stiekem een beetje voor zichzelf (Pepijn, zeg eerlijk, jij bent Sunny he?) en de liefde van zijn leven heeft geschreven.

Tot slot denk ik dat een Nederlandse vertaling perfect zou zijn om de aansluiting met de YA-doelgroep nog sterker te maken. En als er docenten of bibliothecarissen meelezen: aanrader om dit boek onder de aandacht te brengen bij leerlingen, want ik denk dat het echt een leuke toevoeging is, zeker met alle verwijzingen naar de (oer)Nederlandse cultuur en geschiedenis.

[Dennis van Es · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am not even that far in the book yet have to be completely honest with that but thats okay, the premise of a fantasy world/version of the Netherlands instandly caught my attention. I will admit the story caught my attention and didn't let go from page one with so many diffrent nods and hints to diffrent Locations in the Netherlands itself there is just so much to explore and learn and nod your head thinking like heey that place sounds familiar. I want to learn more about the whole world of Hollandos and its Caracters and am very currious to see where the story leads.

so because i am not that far into the story yet my review is short but honest that is one of the main reasons i havn't talked about the main caracter of Bente yet i just feel like its to close to the beginning of the book to paint a picture of certain caracters that being main caracters or side caracters keep that in mind when reading this review. The book of Hollandos Started out strong and has me wanting to read more.

[Keke · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a review copy of Hollandos: Eyes of the Prince.

Overall rating: 3.5
Age range: mostly teenagers (12-15)

Bente lives in a Dutch Town called Molenpoort, where there is an abandoned mill. This mill is more than just a historic building. It is a portal that transports Bente to a world just like hers, yet still so different. There are knights, magic, and a lot of things she cannot explain. But Bente is convinced that she can save this world from the dangerous exiled Prince Viktor. Together with her friends, she sets out on an adventure to defeat the prince and find a way back to Molenpoort.

Characters:
The story follows four friends (family, romantic relationships): Bente, Luna, Stars and Maxiem. They all have their own qualities and issues. In this new world, they have to work together, even when they are torn apart. I love the artwork in the book that represents each character. The further you read, the more you understand why their symbol is their symbol. They are unique, which I love because I could immediately tell them apart. Because this is the first part, sometimes it felt like I didn't get to know them as deeply as I wanted to, especially when it came to Luna and Maxiem. I wished we had more time for their trauma, but also their hopes and dreams. For the number of pages it had, and the number of perspectives we have gotten, I believe we still got to know them well enough.

Plot:
The premise is interesting. The group has to defeat the prince, but before they can do that, they have to be the best version of themselves. This means learning how to fight or learning about Hollandos. For me, this book felt like the Dutch word "queeste", which can be translated as quest, but that doesn't do it justice. This book felt like stepping into one of those old stories about King Arthur, which reinforces the idea that this fantasy novel feels like stepping into an old fantasy world of the Netherlands. The characters learn and grow, and at each step of the way, there is a new challenge to overcome. For me, this was the best part.

Writing:
The writing was good. You can see that P.R.M. Hamer is at home in YA literature. At some points, the chapters could be shortened. Especially the first chapter (Murmers at the Molenpoort Mill) was a bit too long. It is almost eighteen pages and doesn't grab your attention immediately. I think this could have been broken up into two, more action-packed chapters. I promise, you just have to read a bit further. You'll get used to it. Overall, it was nicely written for a debut novel. I'm looking forward to seeing how the writing style will evolve.

Overall:
I enjoyed this novel. The premise was nice. I liked the characters. Sometimes the amount of characters was a bit overwhelming. This also meant that I wasn't really connecting with them the way I wanted to. Still, I'm looking forward to reading all the other parts. After this first book, I have a lot of questions about this exiled Prince, Hollandos, and that magical school.

Also, I just want to add that I love Tinka. She was so Glinda-coded to me. Of course, I love all the other (side) characters, but she was by far one of my faves.

Again, thank you, P.R.M. Hamer, for sending me this copy. I'm looking forward for to the next adventure in Hollandos.

[Johanneke Dubbe · Rating 3 out of 5]

really awesome world building! beautiful maps and well thought out names and characteristics of the people and provinces. so fun to see a fantasy world based on the netherlands!
something that stuck out to me though was that none of the characters (who are all from the netherlands) made any comment about how much hollandos was like the netherlands?! and i wish that the blurb on the back had not said “the more she learns about the prince, the more she wonders if defeating him is truly the right choice”, because no she doesn’t and i also kinda wish the prince waa actually not evil and totally right about his dad. but that probably just me haha
it was howerver pretty evident that this was the author’s first novel and that the author’s mother tongue is not english, i noticed a few spelling/gramatical errors that probably should have been flagged by an editor.
but overall a fun read and i am genuinely excited for the rest of the series!

[Anouk Mannens · Rating 3 out of 5]

While I loved the premise and the idea of a magical alternate reality of the Netherlands and the plotpoints/storyline of the book, I personally missed moments to connect to the characters until the book was almost over and found it hard to relate to them. Moreover, there were moments where I thought characters acted unlike their established personality, which made certain scenes confusing. I also feel like I would’ve liked to know more about the relationship dynamics in the book, which didn’t really seem present for me apart from the labeling of “girlfriend/boyfriend”, lots of praise and nicknames, and the occasional argument.

This, combined with certain choices in writing style, dialogue and some errors in terms of language, made it hard for me to fall in love with this book.

Overall, I loved the plot idea and certain parts of the execution, but I did not really connect to or have strong feelings for the characters and the completed story in the ways I had hoped.

[Anouk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bedenk je Nederland, maar dan volledig magisch met een toverschool, ridders, mythologie en een kleurrijk landschap. Dit boek doet iets unieks en I like it.

Serieus, dit boek las ik in een ruk uit. Het heeft een snel tempo en je wil gewoon weten hoe het verder gaat.

Waar het over gaat? Bente (in het gewone Nederland) hoort een stem bij een mysterieuze molen die roept om hulp. Ze gaat op onderzoek uit en beland in het magische Hollandos. Kan zij de onbekende wereld redden?

Wat ik zo leuk vind aan dit boek zijn de vele herkenbare woorden en woordgrappen die je als Nederlander en mooi uitpikt. Het boek is in het Engels geschreven en ik vond het heel leuk om dan een ridder op het paard Amerigo te zien rijden. Veel namen en spreuken geven een vertrouwd gevoel omdat je weet waar ze op gebaseerd zijn. In het begin snapte ik niet altijd de overwegingen van de personages. Waarom gaan ze niet gewoon naar iemand in de wereld die hen kan helpen? Maar naarmate je verder leest snap je veel beter waarom bepaalde keuzes worden gemaakt.

[Jonne Roelofsen · Rating 1 out of 5]

Hollandos, a premise of The Netherlands but then filled with magic. That was what got me interested in reading it. But my interest in it quickly vaporished because the story doesn't work.

This story is overall a warning sign for beginning writers to not publish their story too quickly without having enough practice. I don't know if this author wrote more stories but it reads like this was a first or second draft and his first story. Maybe it started with a fun worldbuilding project and he decided to tell a story in it? I can see some elements where that fun shines through. But that's not enough. Not nearly good enough.

CHARACTERS:

The main characters in this story feel not well established. They are archetypes, but very one note and underdeveloped. Their ages range from 15 till 22 but they all feel like they are 10 years old. Everything is amazing and they don't have a believable inner life. Even when the author tried to give them tragic backstories it just doesn't shine through in how they interact.

- Bente immediately wants to save Hollandos after knowing about the world for 5 minutes. That's not believable. She should be shocked that this world exists. She should try to get back to her loved ones first. It doesn't make any sense that she immediately wants to kill the evil prince when she just heard about his existence and he didn't even do anything to her yet. What psychopath is she?

- Luna is her girlfriend and they love each other. Apparently. Because they tell that to each other but never in their interactions it seems that way. When Luna is introduced it already seems she doesn't care about Bente and is just devoid of personality. Then later she is just rude to her and when they are together she is just on her phone and ignoring Bente. It is also bad because later on the motivation for Bente will be that she wants to go back to Luna and save the world for her. While it seems that Luna couldn't care less.

- Stars and Maxiem are around 22 years old but they also lack a distinct personality. Stars her theory that magic must exist because there were witch trials is very weak, especially if she is considered to be the smart character. Maxiem's role is an infuriating character because he is there to provide comic relief but his jokes are so terrible that I don't believe for one second that other characters consider him to be funny. His whole inner world also revolves around pancakes which makes him frankly too boring because most of his interactions in this book revolve around that gimmick. At the end of the book the author tries to do more with Maxiem being afraid to confront himself with his being sick but I think that should've been brought more to the forefront and informed more of his actions and personality.

- The side characters in Hollandos also feel too much as mascots for the world. They greet everyone happily and with a warm smile, like they are the perfect staff members of a theme park. When the main characters go to a bar they immediately get a free round from the local bar maid who is just happy. They are probably all on magical XTC made in Brabantos.

WORLDBUILDING:

Then I come back to the worldbuilding of Hollandos. And it's lacking. I expected a magical world deeply rooted in Dutch culture. With unique creatures from Dutch folklore, parallels to existing places in The Netherlands and then really gave it a twist. But it simply feels like a generic fantasy world. Sure there are some Dutch words (Afneemenoss is a crime against every magic system ever developed though) but it's all surface level. I think the world created was a good starting point but the author should've spent a bit more time thinking it through to make it a believable world that can exist as a society.

I also think that the decision to write this story first in English was also not a good choice because the Dutch language could've at least made it feel more like The Netherlands with certain expressions and accents. Then it seems like the target audience is also 8-10 years old and I think the main people interested in this would be Dutch children.

PLOT:

The story as a whole also doesn't work because it doesn't seem that it's structured very well. The author went too quickly to Hollandos, probably because that's what he wanted to write about. But that also meant that the contrast with the normal world was not big enough to make Hollandos feel magical. The characters decision were also rushes because of this. Then when Bente arrived in Hollandos it felt like the author didn't know what to do with her so he put in some fetch quests. Like in a video game. She gets this and this is her reward. It's not like it feels inevitable, it doesn't challenge her. Characters barely face any challenge in this story because conflicts are resolved within five sentences and then the conflicts are also just melodrama. Forced because the author knew that he needed some conflict but didn't know how to do it in a believable way. And then the story is just boring.

The villain is also weak. Constantly we hear about the bright green eyes, everyone in the whole world knows about it. It gets repeated over and over again. Then there is a twist that the absoluty best knight that ever knighted is the bad guy! But his build up was so forced that you could see it coming from a mile away and it also didn't make sense that Victor then worked for years to become a random knight for this plan? Or did he kill the original Daniel? It was not clear. He didn't feel intimidating at all. Not at any point I thought it would be impossible to defeat him. You knew that at one point Stars would just use Afneemenoss and tada he would lose his magic. Easy peasy lemon squeezy (would be a better name for that spell).

CONCLUSION:
Overall it may seem like this review is too harsh but it's mostly because I think the story had potential and the author could improve but I think he should learn more about the craft. Do more courses, write more. And then do a couple more drafts for this story. Because it's not a finished product. It seems that the author just rushed to get published and therefore ruining the chance to make this story the best he could make it. And that's a shame because I feel there is talent and love for the project there. But that's not always enough.

[Sterre H. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ik ben normaal gesproken niet zo’n fantasy-lezer, maar dit boek trok meteen mijn aandacht en heeft me absoluut niet teleurgesteld.

Dit boek geeft in het begin veel informatie over de wereld, maar naarmate je verder leest valt alles steeds beter op zijn plek en word je volledig meegenomen in de wereld van Hollandos. Het verhaal leest fijn en vlot, waardoor je er makkelijk in blijft hangen. De personages zijn allemaal heel verschillend en hebben ieder hun eigen persoonlijke doelen, wat ze geloofwaardig en interessant maakt.
Het verhaal is duidelijk geïnspireerd door de Nederlandse cultuur, en dat zie je op een leuke en natuurlijke manier door het hele boek terug. Het is leuk om fantasy te lezen waarin Nederlandse aspecten zo’n duidelijke rol spelen. In het begin lijkt alles vrij snel en misschien zelfs wat “makkelijk” te verlopen voor de personages, maar gaandeweg wordt duidelijk dat het verhaal veel gelaagder en complexer is dan je eerst denkt. De spanning bouwt zich steeds verder op en neemt je echt mee in het avontuur.

Ik kijk nu al uit naar deel 2. Echt een aanrader!

[Bruna Belfort · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hollandos was such a pleasant surprise! I couldn't put it down.

It's a fun, light read; at the same time, it's exciting and makes you want to know more about what will happen.

The worldbuilding is very interesting - I can't wait to learn more about it in the next books!

The characters are interesting, and I really enjoyed Bente's character development throughout this first part.

Also, I'd never had much contact with the Dutch culture and it's quite intriguing to learn more about it.

10/10 recommend this book for anyone who likes reading adventure stories, strong character development and well-built fantasy worlds!

[Snow · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the story building and the little twist to history, the characters felt real, even tho they are some unfinished parts, but I'd say that's to be expected from a first book in a series. It was easy to read and wired me right into the whole story. I can't wait to learn about all the characters and explore their depth.

[Fay Vdg · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ik lees meestal geen fantasie, maar ik zag dit boek op sociale media en ik wou hem gelijk lezen. Ik heb het boek nog niet helemaal uit, maar ik ga hem zeker uitlezen. Het was een hele grote eer om dit boek te lezen voor dat hij uit was. en ik wil zeker zijn volgende boeken graag lezen.

[Renske · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dit was een interessante read voor mij. En mijn korte review is: dit boek was niet goed, ook niet slecht, maar ik heb wel echt enorm genoten. Dit maakte het wel lastig om mijn mening over dit boek in een score tussen 1 en 5 sterren uit te drukken. Vandaar deze onkarakteristiek lange review.

Hollandos kwam een paar maanden geleden voor het eerst op mijn fyp voorbij op TikTok. Ik was gelijk geïntrigeerd door de premisse van dit boek, maar misschien nog wel meer door de toewijding waarmee er gepost werd over het boek en het proces van het tot stand komen van Hollandos. Ik denk dan ook dat het deze toewijding is, die ook duidelijk terug te vinden is in het boek zelf, waar ik zo van genoten heb.

Als fervent fantasy lezer, die al veel goede fantasy boeken, maar ook heel veel matige fantasy heeft gelezen, heb ik geleerd dat mijn smaak een beetje wisselt tussen de echte epic fantasy saga’s (denk Sandersons cosmere) en de wat meer YA-leunende verhalen (zo kan ik nog steeds erg genieten van Percy Jackson en hebben de boeken van Stephanie Garber een speciaal plekje in mijn hart). Ik was dan ook blij verrast dat Hollandos best een aantal interessante en unieke ideeën toonde in dit smaakje. Ook heb ik ervan genoten dat zelfs met vier hoofdpersonen elk personage mooi rond is met eigen doelen, gevoelens en ambities waardoor ik echt meevoelde met deze karakters. Daarnaast heb ik heel erg kunnen lachen (soms hardop) om alle referenties die in dit boek gepropt zijn en de kleurrijke wereldbeschrijvingen die echt de propositie van “Nederland, maar maak het fantasy” verkoopt.

Maar… Dit boek kent voor mij ook veel verbeterpunten.

Ten eerste taalgebruik en proza. Voor mijn smaak waren er nog erg veel spel- en grammatica-fouten. Ik denk dat er op elke pagina wel een fout te vinden was. Ik weet dit alleen niet zeker, omdat er ook veel bijzondere zinsstructuren zijn gebruikt die misschien wel grammaticaal correct zijn, maar niet doorgaans zijn in de Engelse taal. Deze zinnen hebben iets weg van Nederlandse zinnen waar enkel de woorden en niet de grammatica vertaald zijn. Zeker bij een groot aantal dialogen tussen karakters vond ik de semantiek erg ongeloofwaardig en moeilijk te lezen. Na een paar hoofdstukken te hebben gelezen, begon ik de tekst in mijn hoofd met een extreem Nederlands accent te lezen. Ik zou dit absoluut aanraden, want het maakte de flow van de tekst logischer en bracht mij stiekem ook erg veel leesplezier.

Wat ik verder een gemiste kans vind, is dat de karakters uit “echt” Nederland komen, maar geen van de referenties in Hollandos lijken te snappen. Sorry, maar als ik door een magische windmolen naar een alternatief Nederland gebracht zou worden en ik zou een ridder tegenkomen met een paard genaamd Amerigo, zou ik mijn lach niet kunnen inhouden en op zoek gaan naar de verborgen camera. Jammer dat de karakters naast hun persoonlijke historie (die best goed uitgedacht en beschreven is), compleet wereldvreemd lijken.

Het plot vind ik qua diepgang passend voor het YA-label. Zeker met de zwaardere thema’s waar de karakters tegenaan lopen. Deze thema’s, zoals pesten, angststoornissen, verlies en/of ziekte van familie en lastige thuissituaties, voelen voor mij iets te complex voor middle grade. Ondanks dat deze thema’s, in dit boek slechts oppervlakkig aangestipt worden en misschien niet helemaal de diepgang hebben gekregen die ze verdienen (doorgaans ben ik niet zo’n fan van dat soort topics toevoegen zonder dat ze van waarde zijn voor het karakter én het plot), ben ik bereid te denken dat dit slechts een voorproefje is voor de volgende boeken. Het voelde namelijk wel als realistische problematiek waar onze helden logischerwijs mee te maken zouden kunnen hebben. Ik denk dat dit ook te maken heeft met een overkoepelend probleem, namelijk dat dit boek zoveel ideeën en aspecten introduceert, maar in 340 pagina’s op lang niet alle concepten navolging kan geven. Ik zie dit ook graag als een beetje overambitieus in het creëren van een langlopende serie van boeken. En dan heb ik toch liever overambitieus en enthousiast dan veilig en saai 😉

Laat mij niet dit vertrouwen moeten terugnemen in de komende jaren wanneer de volgende boeken uitkomen.

Al met al denk ik dat dit een indrukwekkend debut is en er alleen maar groei kan zitten in de opeenvolgende boeken. Ondanks dat ik dit boek op zichzelf niet zo heel erg goed vind en ik het in mijn kringen niet zou aanraden, tenzij je het niet al te serieus neemt en verder kan kijken dan de tekortkomingen.

Ik geef dit boek 3⭐️

[Rianne Werring · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hollandos: Eyes of the Prince is zo'n boek met een premisse waarmee je mij meteen hebt: fantasy, maar dan met een volledig Hollands tintje; alsof vanaf de Tachtigjarige Oorlog de geschiedenis een totaal andere wending heeft genomen en we daar nu de uitkomst van lezen. Het is duidelijk dat dit het eerste deel van een serie is en dat er dus nog een hoop zaken uitgediept moeten gaan worden in de komende delen: personages zijn nog wat plat (het zijn er ook niet te weinig); relaties zijn nog niet zo sterk; het plaatje dat van Hollandos wordt geschilderd mist nog wat puzzelstukjes. Maar wat voor een plaatje is dat! Hamer heeft duidelijk goed nagedacht over de verschillende aspecten die hij in zijn verhaal naar voren wilde laten komen, en het kleine stukje dat ik tot nu toe heb mogen proeven, smaakt naar meer. Hij heeft duidelijk een voorkeur voor sterke vrouwfiguren, voor geschiedenis, voor een komische noot, voor personages die meer in hun mars hebben dan ze op het eerste gezicht laten doorschemeren.

Het eerste deel krijgt van mij vier sterren, vooral omdat ik verwacht dat het alleen nog maar beter gaat worden.

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Hollandos: Eyes of the Prince is one of those books with a premise that immediately captivates me: fantasy, but with a completely Dutch twist; as if history has taken a completely different turn since the Eighty Years' War, and we're now reading the outcome. It's clear that this is the first book in a series, and therefore a lot of things still need to be explored in the coming installments: the characters are still a bit flat (and there aren't too few of them); relationships aren't very strong yet; the picture painted of Hollandos is still missing a few pieces. But what a picture it is! Hamer clearly thought carefully about the various aspects he wanted to highlight in his story, and the morsel I've been able to sample so far has left me wanting more. He clearly has a preference for strong female characters, for history, for a touch of comedy, for characters who have more to offer than they initially show on their surface.

I rate this book at four stars, mainly because I expect it will only get better in later installments.

[Anastasiia Shafran · Rating 3 out of 5]

The key to enjoying the book is to let go of the YA expectations and approach it more as a middle-grade experience.
My first hint should have been the font. Instead of giving off a more “grown-up” YA vibe, it’s more rounded and whimsical, like a font in a children’s book.

The writing style is quite simple, sentence structure - predictable, but the flow is there, and the easy-to-follow rhythm to the sentences captures the attention. The non-native quality to the English language usage is noticeable, but mostly negligible.

The worldbuilding is very clearly at the foreground in this novel. It’s thought-out and acts as a centerpiece for the events, perhaps, dulling the characters a bit.
There is a lot of quite heavy exposition at the beginning, including a very on-the-nose clarification for Bente’s proper name pronunciation. But I, personally, don’t really mind it that much. The writing style overall matches “younger” YA fantasy, at least as far as my memory serves.

It’s been a pleasure to see the little references to Dutch culture, especially in the real world outside Hollandos, recognizable to me as a long-time resident.

The good thing is that whatever comes next - it can only be better, as the world unfolds further and the author’s writing craft evolves.

[Mike Klarenbeek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bought this book because I saw a TikTok promotion of it. Sounded very interesting because i'm Dutch myself, and I loved the idea of a fantasy twist in it. The moment it got in, I only wanted to read one chapter, and ended up reading half of the book already. It's such a lovely book, love the style of the book and how the pages look like. It reads easy, and the story is just amazing. Can't wait for part II.

[Reader · Rating 5 out of 5]

Had the privilege to read it before the launch and I can say that I was very suprised. Normally I don’t read fantasy so I was afraid that it was a hard one to sit trough but I finished it within 2 days. I can’t wait to read the next 6 books of this 7 part series!!!

[Angela Bianca · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book, its amazing to see dutch culture and places in a fantasy book. The characters are amazing and diverse in personality and because of that there is one for everyone. Stars is my favourite with her want to learn and need to care for others.

[Mathijs · Rating 4 out of 5]

Een goed verhaal, creatief bedacht, wel had de karakter opbouw wat beter gemogen. Op sommige momenten voelden de hoofdpersonen een beetje statisch aan.

Bovenal ben ik benieuwd naar het tweede deel

[Ariadne Zwaan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hollandos: Eyes of the Prince is one of those stories that cannot be compared to other stories, due to it's uniqueness. The story is rich in history and world-building, all of which is shared with the reader through the eyes of protagonists who are just as new to the world. For a Dutch person, it is fun to see so much of our own culture used in a fantasy book and I imagine that it would give the same fresh feel to people from other cultures.
The story is relatively straight-forward, but done well enough to stay interesting.
I would recommend it mostly to people who are drawn to Young Adult fiction, as it will tick a lot of the boxes those readers look for in a book.