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A review by proudtobeabookaholic
The Prince And The Puppet Thief by Justin Arnold
3.0
Simon The Squirm is the son of the second most feared villain in the kingdom. When he, prompted by his father and his rag tag team, tries to steal the slippers of the lost princess from the palace, he gets caught and thrown in the dungeon. Before King Anders has time to execute the prisoner's hanging, Simon is rescued by Prince Marco. If Simon can find and bring Princess Isobel back, who Marco is supposed to marry, he will be free. When the king finds out that his future son-in-law has let the thief go, Marco is thrown out of the palace to go and find the princess himself.
This is a story that plays with all the fairytale tropes (but in a heartwarming way): a princess who needs rescuing, a dashing prince, the true love's kiss that will break the curse, and the "happily ever after". A romantic comedy with LGBTQ representation in form of two gay love stories and one non-binary magician named Maestroa.
I really love the set up of the story, but the execution isn't quite in my taste. The sarcastic tone felt mostly silly and it certainly didn't make me laugh, rather roll my eyes. This is of course my very own personal taste, mind you. I liked the characters, but they remained a bit shallow for me to truly embrace and sympathise with them. A pluss for the non-binary villain, who's refered to as "they" throughout the book - I don't think I've ever read about such a character!
* I received an ARC through BookSirens and I'm giving my honest review. *
This is a story that plays with all the fairytale tropes (but in a heartwarming way): a princess who needs rescuing, a dashing prince, the true love's kiss that will break the curse, and the "happily ever after". A romantic comedy with LGBTQ representation in form of two gay love stories and one non-binary magician named Maestroa.
I really love the set up of the story, but the execution isn't quite in my taste. The sarcastic tone felt mostly silly and it certainly didn't make me laugh, rather roll my eyes. This is of course my very own personal taste, mind you. I liked the characters, but they remained a bit shallow for me to truly embrace and sympathise with them. A pluss for the non-binary villain, who's refered to as "they" throughout the book - I don't think I've ever read about such a character!
* I received an ARC through BookSirens and I'm giving my honest review. *