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weelasswithabook's review
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.5
2.5 🌟
CW: sexual content, harassment, misogyny, violence
🌟 Knight x Princess
🌈 Sapphic MCs
🌶 Light bondage
I don't know how to rate this, if I'm being honest. It was fun, but it was also quite bland. The premise was there, I was super excited, I was raring to go. But something felt sort of empty. I felt like this really needed a dual POV, as opposed to a single third person POV. I feel like we got a great character in Gwen, but Ava just felt very 2D. There was nothing really to her other than our observations from Gwen.
This had so much potential, but it felt a bit lackluster in the romance department. I'd have happily just taken Gwen, the dragon, and a badass fantasy storyline. And coming from a reader predominately focused on romance, that's a big statement.
I just kinda felt sorry for Gwen the whole time. It felt like she was continually being manipulated and controlled by everyone else and their expectations and Ava didn't really seem to have much regard as to what she was asking from Gwen at times. Plus there's the power imbalance and one scenario where the consent was sketchy.
CW: sexual content, harassment, misogyny, violence
🌟 Knight x Princess
🌈 Sapphic MCs
🌶 Light bondage
I don't know how to rate this, if I'm being honest. It was fun, but it was also quite bland. The premise was there, I was super excited, I was raring to go. But something felt sort of empty. I felt like this really needed a dual POV, as opposed to a single third person POV. I feel like we got a great character in Gwen, but Ava just felt very 2D. There was nothing really to her other than our observations from Gwen.
This had so much potential, but it felt a bit lackluster in the romance department. I'd have happily just taken Gwen, the dragon, and a badass fantasy storyline. And coming from a reader predominately focused on romance, that's a big statement.
I just kinda felt sorry for Gwen the whole time. It felt like she was continually being manipulated and controlled by everyone else and their expectations and Ava didn't really seem to have much regard as to what she was asking from Gwen at times. Plus there's the power imbalance and one scenario where the consent was sketchy.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content
Moderate: Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual harassment