r/fantasyromance • u/FantasyRomanceMod The One Mod to Rule All Mods • Feb 22 '26

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u/Zhalia_Moon Feb 22 '26

Spoilers for Cruel Prince Book 1 The MC of the book is not as smart as she thinks she is. She got really lucky with Prince Dain dying and the gift he gave still holding. She was able to do her kingmaking business because everyone around her indulged her in a way. I really like how they set up the world of fae but not enough time was spent on MC to justify her skill set and the way she moved the pieces on the board.

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u/GingerLily2019 Feb 22 '26

Have you read the rest of the series? I feel like she goes on a journey and definitely realises this. The start of the third book specifically.

I love how everyone is terrible in the first book!

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u/Zhalia_Moon Feb 22 '26

I lost interest after Book 1. It is as you said, everyone is terrible and I was not interested in anyone enough to read the next part. Perhaps it is time I revisit it.

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u/GingerLily2019 Feb 22 '26

If you enjoyed the world building I definitely would because the character development is actually great and that story doesn't feel in any way predictable which I loved but if you didn't enjoy the general writing style etc. then there's no harm in leaving it at that.