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A review by livvy_alipat
Power Hungry by Wanda Swan
fast-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
2.0
The world bu lding for this story is really unique and fun. Shifters, Fae, Vampires, etc., are out to human kind. There are different dimensions/ planes for all sorts of different homelands for the supernatural and fantasy-like creatures. Earth is it's own world, and many of the supernatural creatures are actually leaders and rulers of different territories there, as well as having homelands in their own realms. It's modern day. So as cool as this is, the author does barely anything with it. Just states that that's how it is. This book could have been twice as good if it was twice as long, but the author doesn't take time to put any descriptive information into the story, nor develop the characters. The world, plot, and characters had so much potential.
The female main character is ridiculously unlikeable. She's just a straight up spoiled brat who has her queen mother domineering a lot of her life, but that's not unlike what to expect from royal families in any book, any where? But that's literally what we feel sorry for her about, and "why" we're meant to root for her. And that domineering mother has set up an arranged marriage for her. Which is not unique to her, but is common for a lot of the royal families in the story. Otherwise, she's petulant, always makes the WRONG strong headed, emotional decision without thinking them through, is rude to everyone, but she loves her monster dogs and is a horse girl and is nice to them. She doesn't behave at all in anyway deserving of her best siren friends, knows nothing about ruling or her kingdom/ land. And doesn't deserve her betrothed in any way.
The MMC is a giant hot dragon shifter, whose dragon has chosen the FMC. That's literally it, and why he falls in love with her. He's funny and kind and protective and seductive and I totally see why we are meant to root for him, but not root for her. Whatsoever.
For some reason it was still compelling enough for me to purchase book 2 😆 her flaws develop and get better in that one at least. So it was minutely worth tolerating her in this story.
The female main character is ridiculously unlikeable. She's just a straight up spoiled brat who has her queen mother domineering a lot of her life, but that's not unlike what to expect from royal families in any book, any where? But that's literally what we feel sorry for her about, and "why" we're meant to root for her. And that domineering mother has set up an arranged marriage for her. Which is not unique to her, but is common for a lot of the royal families in the story. Otherwise, she's petulant, always makes the WRONG strong headed, emotional decision without thinking them through, is rude to everyone, but she loves her monster dogs and is a horse girl and is nice to them. She doesn't behave at all in anyway deserving of her best siren friends, knows nothing about ruling or her kingdom/ land. And doesn't deserve her betrothed in any way.
The MMC is a giant hot dragon shifter, whose dragon has chosen the FMC. That's literally it, and why he falls in love with her. He's funny and kind and protective and seductive and I totally see why we are meant to root for him, but not root for her. Whatsoever.
For some reason it was still compelling enough for me to purchase book 2 😆 her flaws develop and get better in that one at least. So it was minutely worth tolerating her in this story.