A review by aliyah0
Steel Princess by Rina Kent

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I enjoyed the first book, ‘Deviant king’ compared to ‘Steel Princess’. Although the book was plot-driven and developed on the morally ambiguous actions of the characters, I felt there were stages where I was bored or wanted to skip to the climax of the second book. If the book didn’t include the plot twist at the end I would say the author could have packed everything into two books instead of three. 

The writing felt repetitive at stages as the author repeated phrases like “even if I wanted to”, “I would never cry for him”, which was frustrating to read. I also felt this pushed me to become annoyed with the characters and choices. 

Nevertheless, the book definitely developed on the plot of the trilogy and I will read the next book.  

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