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The Unseelie Prince by Kathryn Ann Kingsley

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eviesmusings's review against another edition

dark emotional tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

The depiction of the fae is so in line with the traditional perception, so deliciously dark as they follow their nature and aren't romanticised. I enjoyed the world a lot, every new fae or creature we encountered was so wonderfully different, some twisted, some hauntingly beautiful.

And Valroy is a real villain, unapologetic, arrogant and cruel since that is his nature. I enjoyed his development and the fact that it didn't feel forced. Abigail was a lot of fun as well, her fiery nature and temper peeking out despite how terrified she was. I loved to see her

recognise she was lying to herself about her wishes. And also the infernal fight between making the right choice for her and the right choice for the world. She is quite heroic.

I wish we got to see more of different characters, though the ones that we got to know so far have intrigued me.

I was also intrigued by the themes of desire, sexuality and consent through the eyes of both the heroine and our villain.

the lines of consent were blurred so many times, but considering Valroy is painted as a villain and it's in the nature of the fae, I didn feel like the dubious consent scenes were romanticised for the reader.

What I didn't enjoy as much was the pace of the book, I found it a bit boring at times as it was quite slow-paced and I found some scenes quite a hassle to get through. And the language was a bit convoluted at times so I had to reread paragraphs to understand exactly what was happening. I'm glad I stuck with it as overall it was a very enjoyable read.

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msalexnicole's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Excellent book! Highly recommend.

Note this is a dark fantasy romance, so characters are not prince and princess charming. They take time to warm up to and are morally grey (mmc is). Check content warnings!

Expect:

- enemies to lovers
- captive/captor
- games
- great banter
- fast paced
- great tension
- slowww burn

Overall 4.5 ⭐️

Spice 1/5 🔥 her books seem to start slow but then ultra ramp up in the next books.

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caseymac's review against another edition

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adventurous dark lighthearted mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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littlewishling's review against another edition

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adventurous dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

Kingsley has crafted a really interesting and dark world that I'm looking forward to exploring. I'm not sure how I'm going to come round to the romance that's building but we shall see.

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booksoflore's review against another edition

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dark emotional tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

God I don’t know how this book was such an incredible train wreck. Like, the beginning? So good! Loved the scorned wife dynamic she had going. And then I really couldn’t understand the pace or the story of this book. Nothing made sense. The timeline was so horribly horribly off. There was a chunk in the middle that was just so bad that I stopped reading for like 4 months. The ending??? Pisses me off. But only because there’s a second book and honestly I would have liked it if that was the end honestly. Read those triggers because holy shit.

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darthkittie's review against another edition

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medium-paced

4.0

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gabby_reads3232's review against another edition

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2.0

Okay so let me just start off by saying this book sounded like something right down my alley. Dark male character. Witty spitfire female main character that practices witchcraft. But he threatens to SA her for literally no reason, multiple times, and he toys with her like a cat and mouse games. I just couldn’t give this book a higher rating for that reason. SA is no joke nor something you should include in your books without a trigger warning

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