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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.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Death, and Murder
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, and Racism
Minor: Homophobia
bekkah_co's review against another edition
dark
fast-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
2.5
Listen, I like this author. I enjoyed a School for Good and Evil... but like... this a collection... for adults. He wrote about twenty-something undercover cop pretending to be a high schooler having sex [Note: did not write the sex scenes, but boy howdy were the referenced!] with a freshly eighteen-year-old. With YA tones. I would not call this a YA book outside of the tone it was written.
The premise was cool, but the tone this was written in just felt too juvenile to work.
The premise was cool, but the tone this was written in just felt too juvenile to work.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Pedophilia and Murder
laurenexploresbooks's review
challenging
dark
emotional
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
This is a graphic, eerie, and dark story involving murder and misogyny. The audio book is full cast and engaging to listen to.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Violence and Murder
Moderate: Bullying, Gore, Toxic relationship, and Sexual harassment
bookwormabby54's review against another edition
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
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body shaming, Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexism, Murder, and Gaslighting
sge_ab's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death and Murder
Minor: Pedophilia and Sexual content
chronicallyplotting's review against another edition
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.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Bullying, Homophobia, Racism, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Murder
sophshelves's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Hate crime, and Murder
sarahsbooklife's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Death and Murder
Minor: Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Stalking
bookwyrmknits's review against another edition
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.
Not my kind of story, though fans of thrillers may enjoy it.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Sexism, and Murder
Minor: Homophobia
lilymurph's review against another edition
dark
emotional
mysterious
sad
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Content Warnings
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship and Murder
Minor: Homophobia and Forced institutionalization
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