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A review by holtfan
Royal Ball by Sheralyn Pratt
4.0
Michelle prepped me too well for this one. I went in with 0 expectations...maybe even less. Negative expectations.
Except I really did enjoy it! This book proved unexpectedly delightful...or perhaps more precisely, imaginative.
The things I liked:
*Creative world building that doesn't info-dump
*Everything taking place in only a few hours
*The morally ambiguous Malachi
*The characters from different myths and legends
*The scene where Jack one-ups that punk kid
*The little King
*His Mom
Things I feel meh about:
*It doesn't feel much like the first book. This could easily be a separate series that coincidentally shares characters with the same names. But at the same time, you need the first book for clarity.
*This isn't much of a stand-alone. It really just sets up for future books. Less fluffy-fun, more doom-n-gloom & save-the-world-from-evil-and-fate.
*Dang, way to throw a wrench into poor Margot's love life.
In conclusion, somewhat mixed feelings, mostly positive, looking forward to the third one.
Except I really did enjoy it! This book proved unexpectedly delightful...or perhaps more precisely, imaginative.
The things I liked:
*Creative world building that doesn't info-dump
*Everything taking place in only a few hours
*The morally ambiguous Malachi
*The characters from different myths and legends
*The scene where Jack one-ups that punk kid
*The little King
*His Mom
Things I feel meh about:
*It doesn't feel much like the first book. This could easily be a separate series that coincidentally shares characters with the same names. But at the same time, you need the first book for clarity.
*This isn't much of a stand-alone. It really just sets up for future books. Less fluffy-fun, more doom-n-gloom & save-the-world-from-evil-and-fate.
*Dang, way to throw a wrench into poor Margot's love life.
In conclusion, somewhat mixed feelings, mostly positive, looking forward to the third one.