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The Princess Game by Soman Chainani

8 reviews

dogoodwithbooks's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The Princess Game is a different kind of retelling, told in a series of case notes from the perspective of an undercover cop trying to solve the murders of five students at a local high school. Instead of the princes being the ones who are the series, they’re almost the villains, serving as the prime suspects during the case. I think since I had the audio narration accompanied with this e-book, it really brought the story to life with a sort of true crime feel to the book. I felt that Chainani had some interesting thematic elements in this that were executed well as well as strategically using suspense to keep readers guessing who the culprit is. If you’re in need of a thriller that combines fairytale retellings with true crime, you might enjoy The Princess Game.

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bookwormabby54's review against another edition

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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chronicallyplotting's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Interesting story written In script format. Interesting take on princes versus princesses in a modern high school setting. With a murderer killing princesses and two undercover cops trying to solve the murders.

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bookwyrmknits's review against another edition

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dark fast-paced

Loveable characters? No

2.0

Despite being in a collection of "fairy tales for the here and now" this story is not anything like a fairy tale. A better comparison would be the movie "Seven" except using princesses instead of the seven deadly sins. I thought the interview-style format of the text was an interesting way to tell this story, though it did mean that I have very little idea what any of the characters look like, sound like, etc. I have no sense of them as more than caricatures. It was also amusing (at first) that all of the "princes" have names out of Disney movies.

Not my kind of story, though fans of thrillers may enjoy it.

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