macthekat's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
What an evil book! How dare it keep me up until the middle of the night? How dare it root and hate for the same characters. How dare it make them so flawed, human and sexy?
Content Warnings
Graphic: Sexual content, Violence, and Physical abuse
Moderate: Homophobia
petitaaalex's review against another edition
5.0
Super thrilled I got this as an eARC!
Absolutely loved this book!
First of, the amount of queer representation is so amazing! That alone is what got me to want to read it. But I continued reading because of the characters and the plot.
The characters were so well written and following them along their journey was so much fun!
Overall just Chefs kiss!!
Absolutely loved this book!
First of, the amount of queer representation is so amazing! That alone is what got me to want to read it. But I continued reading because of the characters and the plot.
The characters were so well written and following them along their journey was so much fun!
Overall just Chefs kiss!!
louisfullybooked's review against another edition
5.0
incredible fantastic amazing never been done before!!!!!!!!
Dylan Drakes’ ability to weave intricate worldbuilding with character development is incredible, and the two POV characters - Aurelius and Teigra - did not outshine one another in the slightest, and it is clear that each character has an equal amount of development. The detailed content warning is also a massive blessing.
Highly recommend for any fantasy fan!!!!
Dylan Drakes’ ability to weave intricate worldbuilding with character development is incredible, and the two POV characters - Aurelius and Teigra - did not outshine one another in the slightest, and it is clear that each character has an equal amount of development. The detailed content warning is also a massive blessing.
Highly recommend for any fantasy fan!!!!
jasminestyles's review against another edition
5.0
This book was absolutely phenomenal.
From the beginning I was hooked with lovable characters and a beautifully built world that you longed to be part of.
I absolutely adored the queer representation in this book and I’m very very excited to see where this series heads next. And much as I loved Aurelius, I found myself longing for more Tiggy. I absolutely adored her.
This is an instant comfort high fantasy read.
The mythology in the book is spot on. I can already tell I’ll be thinking of this book for days.
From the beginning I was hooked with lovable characters and a beautifully built world that you longed to be part of.
I absolutely adored the queer representation in this book and I’m very very excited to see where this series heads next. And much as I loved Aurelius, I found myself longing for more Tiggy. I absolutely adored her.
This is an instant comfort high fantasy read.
The mythology in the book is spot on. I can already tell I’ll be thinking of this book for days.
jshawreads's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Thank you to Netgalley and Dylan Drakes for providing me with a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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Our Satyr Prince is a spicy, queer, mythological fantasy, with a base in Greek myth but plenty of original spin. With all the political scheming and plotting that we love in a good high fantasy, the deep, real connections to characters, and some damn good sex scenes, this book is a treat and a dream for the queer lover of fantasy who longs for a bit of smut in their world. Calix is a swoon worthy beast of a man, Aurelius is a fun character, with a real undercurrent of turmoil and sadness, and every other character felt fleshed out and real, with their own personality and motivations.
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I am so glad I read this, and I absolutely devoured it in a single day. I can't wait for more from this series, and from what I can tell, the author does have an awful lot more to come for us (phrasing). I can not recommend this book highly enough, and I'll be buying myself a physical copy!
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Our Satyr Prince is a spicy, queer, mythological fantasy, with a base in Greek myth but plenty of original spin. With all the political scheming and plotting that we love in a good high fantasy, the deep, real connections to characters, and some damn good sex scenes, this book is a treat and a dream for the queer lover of fantasy who longs for a bit of smut in their world. Calix is a swoon worthy beast of a man, Aurelius is a fun character, with a real undercurrent of turmoil and sadness, and every other character felt fleshed out and real, with their own personality and motivations.
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I am so glad I read this, and I absolutely devoured it in a single day. I can't wait for more from this series, and from what I can tell, the author does have an awful lot more to come for us (phrasing). I can not recommend this book highly enough, and I'll be buying myself a physical copy!
cristoc's review
0.25
I won't trust any more "ancient Greece inspired" books, thanks Dylan.
This book's marketing is as misleading as it could be, and I'm basing my statement on the little I've read, because no, I won't be finishing it. It only took 4% of the book (even though I got a lot farther than that, it did not get better) to understand not only that I hated it, but that the "ancient Greece" inspiration in this book was actually "ancient Rome" inspiration mixed with a few ancient grecian elements and lot of "yeah this is a fantasy book with a lot of world building that will eventually make sense, probably, but probably not!"; a lot of names are Latin, main character's name included; togas and stolas were worn in, you guessed it, ancient Rome; patricians were... yeah, not Greek. There were so many of these little but notable inaccuracies that I'm sure I missed a lot of them.
This superficiality also affects the poor world building, which consists of a painful rewriting of Greek mythology with names and stories that have no business sounding so dumb and the most incomprehensible disregard for the only thing that an "ancient Greece inspired" book with a queer cast could have both gone away with and benefited from: queernormativity. I haven't even read the whole book, but the amount of times I've had to read that the main character is a "pervert" or "degenerate" made me uncomfortable, even though I absolutely despise the main character; he might not be a "pervert" because of his preference of partners, but he is a classist, manipulative, xenophobic, opportunist and coward bastard, and the only thing that would make me finish the book is the possibility of seeing him suffer. I'm not sorry. But I am grateful for not having to watch unfold what seems to be an instalust relationship between the main character and the himbo that the love interest is. Lastly, the writing is...something. I haven't seen such an abuse of exclamation points since I've flipped through a children's book, and the amount of infodumps, anachronistic terms, uselessly long descriptions, and almost indecipherable paragraphs that require a few readings to be understood made the read even more... embarrassing? I can't explain how, but this book made me feel both indignified rage and second hand embarrassment due to how the characters seem more like caricatures than actual human beings.
This book was not for me and had this accurately been marketed as "generic pre-industrial fantasy world with a queer cast in a heteronormative society" I would have stayed away from it.
I received an eARC of the book from the author and this represents my honest opinion.
This book's marketing is as misleading as it could be, and I'm basing my statement on the little I've read, because no, I won't be finishing it. It only took 4% of the book (even though I got a lot farther than that, it did not get better) to understand not only that I hated it, but that the "ancient Greece" inspiration in this book was actually "ancient Rome" inspiration mixed with a few ancient grecian elements and lot of "yeah this is a fantasy book with a lot of world building that will eventually make sense, probably, but probably not!"; a lot of names are Latin, main character's name included; togas and stolas were worn in, you guessed it, ancient Rome; patricians were... yeah, not Greek. There were so many of these little but notable inaccuracies that I'm sure I missed a lot of them.
This superficiality also affects the poor world building, which consists of a painful rewriting of Greek mythology with names and stories that have no business sounding so dumb and the most incomprehensible disregard for the only thing that an "ancient Greece inspired" book with a queer cast could have both gone away with and benefited from: queernormativity. I haven't even read the whole book, but the amount of times I've had to read that the main character is a "pervert" or "degenerate" made me uncomfortable, even though I absolutely despise the main character; he might not be a "pervert" because of his preference of partners, but he is a classist, manipulative, xenophobic, opportunist and coward bastard, and the only thing that would make me finish the book is the possibility of seeing him suffer. I'm not sorry. But I am grateful for not having to watch unfold what seems to be an instalust relationship between the main character and the himbo that the love interest is. Lastly, the writing is...something. I haven't seen such an abuse of exclamation points since I've flipped through a children's book, and the amount of infodumps, anachronistic terms, uselessly long descriptions, and almost indecipherable paragraphs that require a few readings to be understood made the read even more... embarrassing? I can't explain how, but this book made me feel both indignified rage and second hand embarrassment due to how the characters seem more like caricatures than actual human beings.
This book was not for me and had this accurately been marketed as "generic pre-industrial fantasy world with a queer cast in a heteronormative society" I would have stayed away from it.
I received an eARC of the book from the author and this represents my honest opinion.
stitchnlich's review against another edition
medium-paced
4.0
For a dense political fantasy novel, this was a refreshing read. I enjoyed the Greek inspired setting and I loved the characters. This book was passionate and well plotted and it was a blast to read. It was also the first non-romance novel I’ve been able to read since being in an awful slump; I couldn’t believe how fast I was flying through the pages.
emmaeden93's review against another edition
4.0
Ancient Greek mythology, LGBTQI+ representation, rich world and character building… if you’re into any of these this one is for you!!
ieemee's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
It’s a Queer Greek version of GOT. I enjoyed the intrigue, the backstabbing & all the Drama.
I also loved all the different types of queer rep in the book
I also loved all the different types of queer rep in the book
waynethelibrarian's review
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0