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misssusan's review against another edition
2.0
i'm still fond of katarina and co. but i feel like the story premise is wearing a little thin here -- if yamaguchi really wants to try out katarina/jeord i feel like it'd be better to do it the way they've done katarina/maria where like her thoughts are blatantly romantic but she doesn't acknowledge it rather then her finally picking up what jeord is putting down and then conveniently forgetting for the sake of going back to the oblivious harem master status quo
also...katarina/jeord aint that interesting lol, i'm sorry but it's true! the most entertaining parts of his pov are him facing off against mary, let her make some progress instead
2.5 stars
also...katarina/jeord aint that interesting lol, i'm sorry but it's true! the most entertaining parts of his pov are him facing off against mary, let her make some progress instead
2.5 stars
doriangraim's review against another edition
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.5
venerablemonster's review against another edition
3.0
It was fun enough, but damn this one is so short I hesitate to even call it a light novel. With this we also wrap up stuff that's been covered by the manga to date. We got a little bit extra story in the novel this time at least. Not much, but at least enough to add some depth to the brief events that occur. Gonna take a break from this series now for at least a short moment.
houxli's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? No
3.0
This reads more as a summery than a story. The setting highlights how crappy their world is, with the incredible economic inequalities. The other nations is "crime ridden" unlike their "kingdom of order." This is questioned when it looks like there's a slaver-ring happening within the boarders of their kingdom. The descriptions of the poor living conditions of the town near the boarder that Katarina gives, and then dismissed by Larna, seem especially insensitive since Maria and Sora, who grew up in these conditions, are right there. Less that they shouldn't be described, but more so that they were lucky enough to get out but this is not addressed at all. Not that I was expecting it to be, but it seems like a oversight. The parts that worked did work well, and it gives the readers exactly what the book tells us it wants to give us- Katarina being dense and surrounded by people who love her.
This volume is not as repetitive as pervious entries, though I must admit I skimmed the last chapter for it's "meanwhile back at home the harem misses Katarina" montage.
This volume is not as repetitive as pervious entries, though I must admit I skimmed the last chapter for it's "meanwhile back at home the harem misses Katarina" montage.
jess's review against another edition
5.0
“Upon witnessing my confusion, Jeord smiled at me, looking somewhat lonely. “And then there is that, too... you had finally noticed, and then you went and forgot all about it, it would seem. And so, Katarina... I suppose this is enough, for now.”
Jeord suddenly reached out to me, pulling me in with both his arms. Before I knew it, he was hugging me tight. It was very surprising and sudden, yes, but I felt my shivering eventually cease as I was held in his strong, warm arms”
Jeord suddenly reached out to me, pulling me in with both his arms. Before I knew it, he was hugging me tight. It was very surprising and sudden, yes, but I felt my shivering eventually cease as I was held in his strong, warm arms”
princess_starr's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
tristanyea's review against another edition
5.0
Okay I know I said the last volume was my favorite by far but I change my mind.
THIS volume is my favorite by far.
A 5 out of 5 from me! If I were being suuuuper picky then maybe 4.8 but I'm in a happy mood so I give this a perfect score.
I'm gonna start off with what I felt was the biggest improvement: the different POV scenes!
In previous novels, most of the time it felt like the author copy pasted the same scene that recently occured and added a few extra lines in between.
But here??? Almost none of the dialogue was copy pasted! The events were retold in everyone's own specific way! It was so much better reading things like this!
If I were being a little picky, I would prefer it if some of the details were constantly repeated. For example, in all the different POVs, we'd always see a line that was some variation of "Katarina Claes, the daughter of Duke Claes and fiancée of Jeord Stuart, the third crown prince of the kingdom." Bringing it up once or twice is fine, but mentioning it so often felt unneccessary.
Anywho, back to more good stuff! After the events of the previous book, it seems that Katarina has realized another one of the LI's feelings!
Not gonna lie, after the LI's confession, my faith in the first LI who confessed wavered. Now I'm mot sure who to root for!
Oh wait, I do. As a Nicol Ascart fan, it is my obligation to review the Nicol content in this book. After reading his POV, I switched gears and now I'm rooting for Nicol and Katarina to end up together!
From this novel, we learn of Nicol's efforts in dealing with his feelings (and how unsuccessful his efforts have been) and I just-
I want him to be happy and it seems like he'll achieve true happiness with Katarina!
But I also feel the same way about the two LIs who confessed to her already so-
Bottomline: AAAAHHHH this novel was not good for my heart. It had swoonworthy moments, it had adventure and surprises. It also had moments that made me laugh! Truly a masterpiece from the author.
THIS volume is my favorite by far.
A 5 out of 5 from me! If I were being suuuuper picky then maybe 4.8 but I'm in a happy mood so I give this a perfect score.
I'm gonna start off with what I felt was the biggest improvement: the different POV scenes!
In previous novels, most of the time it felt like the author copy pasted the same scene that recently occured and added a few extra lines in between.
But here??? Almost none of the dialogue was copy pasted! The events were retold in everyone's own specific way! It was so much better reading things like this!
If I were being a little picky, I would prefer it if some of the details were constantly repeated. For example, in all the different POVs, we'd always see a line that was some variation of "Katarina Claes, the daughter of Duke Claes and fiancée of Jeord Stuart, the third crown prince of the kingdom." Bringing it up once or twice is fine, but mentioning it so often felt unneccessary.
Anywho, back to more good stuff! After the events of the previous book, it seems that Katarina has realized another one of the LI's feelings!
Not gonna lie, after the LI's confession, my faith in the first LI who confessed wavered. Now I'm mot sure who to root for!
Oh wait, I do. As a Nicol Ascart fan, it is my obligation to review the Nicol content in this book. After reading his POV, I switched gears and now I'm rooting for Nicol and Katarina to end up together!
From this novel, we learn of Nicol's efforts in dealing with his feelings (and how unsuccessful his efforts have been) and I just-
I want him to be happy and it seems like he'll achieve true happiness with Katarina!
But I also feel the same way about the two LIs who confessed to her already so-
Bottomline: AAAAHHHH this novel was not good for my heart. It had swoonworthy moments, it had adventure and surprises. It also had moments that made me laugh! Truly a masterpiece from the author.
jasminx's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
anmol96's review against another edition
3.0
I really wanted to give this a higher rating but I mostly got bored of this volume. Don’t get me wrong I love the characters but something was missing. I will still carry on reading this series but hopefully the next volume has more of an improvement.
elizabeth_kup's review against another edition
3.0
The writing was not great and it was very repetitive. I feel as if Katerina is getting dumber and denser in each book and it is kinda getting annoying. For this being such a short book I had a hard time finishing it.