pinkupengu's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Abandonment, Bullying, Alcohol, Grief, Drug use, Death of parent, Death, and Cursing
Minor: Colonisation
missreaderaddict's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Abandonment and Emotional abuse
Moderate: Death of parent
wet_towlette's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Abandonment, Cursing, and Death of parent
Moderate: Alcohol
thenovelbookshelf's review against another edition
- 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
When Princess Jaya Rao learns that the son of her family's nemesis is at the boarding school Jaya and her sister, Isha, will be attending, Jaya plots for Grey to fall in love with her then break his heart as revenge on his family.
As the school term goes on and the plan is in place, Jaya finds herself falling for Grey. How can she separate herself from revenge, finding out who she is and her sense of duty as a Royal heir?
I had fun reading this rom-com with so many problems that kept popping up and the different and diverse characters. Hoping to read the next book soon.
Minor: Death of parent, Toxic relationship, and Death
e_flah's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
It always bums me out when a book set in a boarding school spends basically no time developing the setting. St. Rosetta's Academy had so much potential. It's a boarding school outside of Aspen, Colorado for kids of the rich and famous. The glimpses of St. Rosetta's we got were intriguing but I just really wanted more. Even in areas where the setting ties into the Beauty and the Beast story, like Grey's abandoned tower, there wasn't much description given.
Minor: Death of parent
Spoiler
death in childbirth (off-page), cheatingemily_mh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
In terms of plot, I thought that it was a really cool adaption of Beauty and the Beast. The pacing was so well done, with just the right amount of time spent at each stage: enemies, budding relationship, angst and the reconciliation. The angst was SO GOOD, but so was the reconciliation - it was so urgent, but soft and sweet at the same time.
I did dock this book half a star as the inner monologues of Jaya and Grey were verrry repetitive in the beginning of this book. There was also a LOT of hindsight at this point too which disconnected me from the present story too much. But overall, this book was fun, enjoyable, lighthearted and FULL of love and deserved every one of its 4.5 stars.
Spoiler
I will also say that I thought the infidelity plot line was kind of unnecessary. Although the cheater/homewrecker kind of got their comeuppance, I just questioned the need for its inclusion, as I always do in romance books.Graphic: Infidelity
Moderate: Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, and Sexism
Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cancer, Drug use, and Murder
malloryfitz's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
3.0
Moderate: Bullying, Cursing, Death of parent, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Pregnancy