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Princess Bibliophile Light Novels #3
Bibliophile Princess: Volume 3
As winter whips to a crescendo, the year’s most anticipated celebration is nigh! In the midst of the season, Eli finds her own intelligence being weaponized against her. There’s a traitor near, and they’re leaking Eli’s private words to her political opponents. Furthermore, the queen reveals some of the darker aspects of wearing a crown—including the prospect of a harem?! Is Eli really prepared to take her seat beside the crown prince? Or will the “Ashen Nightmare” cut the year short?
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Published July 28, 2020
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September 29, 2020
While the action of the books in this series is relatively repetitive, I keep coming back to it because Eli is such a believably anxious and introverted character. Her reaction of freezing and automatically stepping back when someone tries to approach her are things I recognize in my own behavior at her age, and more than anything, that kind of detail makes the book.
August 27, 2021
The kiss finally arrives!! How adorable are these two!
October 9, 2022
October 2022: I’ve re-read this book and upgraded this volume one star. It was sweet, sentimental, romantic, and a lot more touching than I found it the first time I read it. In my defense, I was sick. However, with great apologies to Yui, my scathing commentary was not entirely wrong. I thoroughly enjoy my old review, and plan on preserving it. The difference between then and now is that I am aware of the story’s gimmick, and I’m aware that the author is aware of the gimmick: Elianna is failing only in her own mind. That means that it was all intentional, and not poorly written as I had assumed in my earlier reading. Then again, I also admitted that I was continuing to read the series. A ★★★☆☆ book to me is a good book that I didn’t mind reading. A ★★★★☆ is one I look forward to returning to again one day.
This time around, I liked Elianna‘s character better. I empathized with her more as she struggled with feelings of doubt and pathologically low self-esteem. I still think the prince is a dolt, but then his overworked detachment from his fiancé‘s life is the vehicle that allows for the story to happen.
We also got to meet the prince’s mother, who has her own insecurities. She was an interesting character that I would like to see more of in the future. The king also made an appearance, and I chuckled when the characters chided the king for thinking he could slide into a familiar relationship with Eli when this was his first appearance. It was as close to a breaking the fourth wall moment as I’ve seen in a book in a long time without actually breaking that wall.
Curiously, I’ve fallen in love with this mousy main character. I’m very interested to see what else she gets up to in the future. Just don’t tell the Prince.
September 2020:
Yes, I read these books. They were there. I was sick. I hadn’t read them before. And I almost enjoyed them. This will be my review for volumes one through three.
Bibliophile Princess: Your Highness… I’m extremely insecure and out of my element in this social setting.
Dashing Prince: Don’t worry, my darling. I will leave you alone for almost the entire volume while setting you up as bait to trap the rats who are undermining my kingdom.
Bibliophile Princess: …
Dashing Prince: And just when things get dire, I’ll swoop in and save you, then let everybody know about all the wonderful things you did that you aren’t aware of, even fabulous, magnanimous deeds that you did outside of the book. So sit tight. You don’t have to defend yourself at all. Just waffle cutely, unless somebody threatens one of your books.
[love intensifies]
Rinse. Repeat.
I wish I could say that I was exaggerating. This was a mediocre, formulaic story with fun elements sprinkled here and there. Lady Elianna is a shy, quiet beauty with ashen gray eyes and translucent hair who somehow attracts the attention of all males in her kingdom. Prince Christopher is dashingly handsome, dashing, and let’s not forget, dashing. He’s cool, too. So cool he can spend his days brooding over paperwork in his office but still defeat three highly trained knights in a row. Yes, they do train daily. I know! It’s hard to believe, but the prince is that cool. And dashing.
In each volume, Prince Christopher and Lady Elianna’s relationship moves forward, a rival appears, the rival targets the princess, the rival’s backers target the kingdom, the prince let’s the princess wriggle on a hook, the princess says something accidentally meaningful—moving the plot forward, and then the prince and his troops move in like a swat team at the end of the book.
In her own quiet way, Lady Elianna is heroic, and she does move the story along. The intricacies of the plot, the world building and Elianna’s quirky intellect & kind personality make for an enjoyable read despite the plots’ shortcomings. I’ll probably read the fourth volume because I’m a glutton for punishment, and I have a soft spot for brainy librarians. Too bad her fiancé is such a sadist.
The author admits in the afterwords that many readers complain about how bad she bullies the main character. The true sadist is Yui. I don’t know how Elianna can survive the stories with any sense of self-esteem intact. Yet I’m already reading volume four. The land is ravaged by a pandemic. It’s been sixteen years since the last wave, and Elianna better find a cure in a hurry or she’ll be ousted from the royal family by the military faction. The Prince hasn’t swooped in yet, so maybe I’m in for a treat.
This time around, I liked Elianna‘s character better. I empathized with her more as she struggled with feelings of doubt and pathologically low self-esteem. I still think the prince is a dolt, but then his overworked detachment from his fiancé‘s life is the vehicle that allows for the story to happen.
We also got to meet the prince’s mother, who has her own insecurities. She was an interesting character that I would like to see more of in the future. The king also made an appearance, and I chuckled when the characters chided the king for thinking he could slide into a familiar relationship with Eli when this was his first appearance. It was as close to a breaking the fourth wall moment as I’ve seen in a book in a long time without actually breaking that wall.
Curiously, I’ve fallen in love with this mousy main character. I’m very interested to see what else she gets up to in the future. Just don’t tell the Prince.
September 2020:
Yes, I read these books. They were there. I was sick. I hadn’t read them before. And I almost enjoyed them. This will be my review for volumes one through three.
Bibliophile Princess: Your Highness… I’m extremely insecure and out of my element in this social setting.
Dashing Prince: Don’t worry, my darling. I will leave you alone for almost the entire volume while setting you up as bait to trap the rats who are undermining my kingdom.
Bibliophile Princess: …
Dashing Prince: And just when things get dire, I’ll swoop in and save you, then let everybody know about all the wonderful things you did that you aren’t aware of, even fabulous, magnanimous deeds that you did outside of the book. So sit tight. You don’t have to defend yourself at all. Just waffle cutely, unless somebody threatens one of your books.
[love intensifies]
Rinse. Repeat.
I wish I could say that I was exaggerating. This was a mediocre, formulaic story with fun elements sprinkled here and there. Lady Elianna is a shy, quiet beauty with ashen gray eyes and translucent hair who somehow attracts the attention of all males in her kingdom. Prince Christopher is dashingly handsome, dashing, and let’s not forget, dashing. He’s cool, too. So cool he can spend his days brooding over paperwork in his office but still defeat three highly trained knights in a row. Yes, they do train daily. I know! It’s hard to believe, but the prince is that cool. And dashing.
In each volume, Prince Christopher and Lady Elianna’s relationship moves forward, a rival appears, the rival targets the princess, the rival’s backers target the kingdom, the prince let’s the princess wriggle on a hook, the princess says something accidentally meaningful—moving the plot forward, and then the prince and his troops move in like a swat team at the end of the book.
In her own quiet way, Lady Elianna is heroic, and she does move the story along. The intricacies of the plot, the world building and Elianna’s quirky intellect & kind personality make for an enjoyable read despite the plots’ shortcomings. I’ll probably read the fourth volume because I’m a glutton for punishment, and I have a soft spot for brainy librarians. Too bad her fiancé is such a sadist.
The author admits in the afterwords that many readers complain about how bad she bullies the main character. The true sadist is Yui. I don’t know how Elianna can survive the stories with any sense of self-esteem intact. Yet I’m already reading volume four. The land is ravaged by a pandemic. It’s been sixteen years since the last wave, and Elianna better find a cure in a hurry or she’ll be ousted from the royal family by the military faction. The Prince hasn’t swooped in yet, so maybe I’m in for a treat.
April 8, 2025
✧ 𝐒𝐢 𝐯𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐳 à quel point, je suis complètement sous le 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗲 de cette série. C’est une bouffée d’air frais. Quand tu commences cette lecture, tu as juste envie de poser le cerveau et de profiter de chaque moment de ta lecture. C’est un vrai 𝗿𝗲́𝗴𝗮𝗹. Si vous ne lisez pas de manga et que vous désirez vous lancer, je vous 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗶𝗹 vraiment cette belle histoire.
✧ 𝐋'𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞
À l’intérieur de ce troisième tome, nous retrouvons des 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 dignes de ce nom. Nous commençons à en apprendre de plus en plus sur notre princesse bibliophile et sur son prince. Des mystères et des secrets sont encore et toujours dévoilés ce qui nous fait comprendre beaucoup de passage des tomes précédents. L’histoire d’amour que nous pouvons retrouver entre nos deux protagonistes est juste 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 et tellement 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲. On ne peut pas les détester…
✧ 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
Comment ne pas être sous le charme de nos personnages d’amour de cette histoire. La future princesse devient de plus en plus caractérielle et nous dévoile son visage au grand jour. Quant au prince, il est de plus en plus amoureux et c’est tellement mignon. Je suis vraiment en 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 devant leur 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.
✧ 𝐋’𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞́𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞
La beauté des pages et des dessins sont toujours autant 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀. La couverture en vert est juste 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲 et je trouve que les dialogues ainsi que les petits indices dans les pages sont vraiment 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀. Franchement, je n’ai absolument rien à redire sur cette série.
✧ 𝐋'𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐢𝐫𝐞
À l’intérieur de ce troisième tome, nous retrouvons des 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 dignes de ce nom. Nous commençons à en apprendre de plus en plus sur notre princesse bibliophile et sur son prince. Des mystères et des secrets sont encore et toujours dévoilés ce qui nous fait comprendre beaucoup de passage des tomes précédents. L’histoire d’amour que nous pouvons retrouver entre nos deux protagonistes est juste 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲 et tellement 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲. On ne peut pas les détester…
✧ 𝐋𝐞𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬
Comment ne pas être sous le charme de nos personnages d’amour de cette histoire. La future princesse devient de plus en plus caractérielle et nous dévoile son visage au grand jour. Quant au prince, il est de plus en plus amoureux et c’est tellement mignon. Je suis vraiment en 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 devant leur 𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲.
✧ 𝐋’𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞́𝐭𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞
La beauté des pages et des dessins sont toujours autant 𝗺𝗮𝗴𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀. La couverture en vert est juste 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗲 et je trouve que les dialogues ainsi que les petits indices dans les pages sont vraiment 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗳𝗮𝗶𝘁𝘀. Franchement, je n’ai absolument rien à redire sur cette série.
October 13, 2022
the romance here 👩🍳😘
October 23, 2023
I also would love for a man to find me in a library and fall in love with me while I exerted no effort and only had to read
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March 22, 2024Ang boring ng MC.
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