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A review by clairebearrich
Princess Dracula by John Patrick Kennedy
1.0
What a sexist piece of garbage.
This book is what happens when a man who only thinks of women as sexual objects writes a female protagonist. Ruxandra is naked for 80% of the book and the author reminds us of it constantly. The author cannot for the life of him cannot stop mentioning the word "breasts." Every female character is sexualized. Ruxandra initially has relationships with women, which would be great if her first experience with a man doesn't bring her to admit that he is sooooo much better than her female partners. Mixed in with the constant nudity and the sexual objectification is a lot of self-hatred of the main character, who I think we are somehow supposed to admire.
Also nothing actually happens in the book. Like really. I cannot think of a single interesting thing that actually happens. I spent the entire time cringing at how poorly written it is.
Books like these always have so much potential. Unfortunately this one is a complete failure that left me reading it just so I could more roundly criticize it.
This book is what happens when a man who only thinks of women as sexual objects writes a female protagonist. Ruxandra is naked for 80% of the book and the author reminds us of it constantly. The author cannot for the life of him cannot stop mentioning the word "breasts." Every female character is sexualized. Ruxandra initially has relationships with women, which would be great if her first experience with a man doesn't bring her to admit that he is sooooo much better than her female partners. Mixed in with the constant nudity and the sexual objectification is a lot of self-hatred of the main character, who I think we are somehow supposed to admire.
Also nothing actually happens in the book. Like really. I cannot think of a single interesting thing that actually happens. I spent the entire time cringing at how poorly written it is.
Books like these always have so much potential. Unfortunately this one is a complete failure that left me reading it just so I could more roundly criticize it.