The Cruel Prince

I’ve been sitting on this review for a while because I can’t seem to figure out how I felt about this book. I feel like for every positive I think of, I think of a negative as well. For the most part, I enjoyed it, but it’s not sticking with me the way really great books tend to do. I’ve also been trying to sort out my own thoughts on it and to not be influenced by what other people thought of it.

When The Cruel Prince first had ARC’s coming out, everyone seemed to be raving about it. I got really excited about it and couldn’t wait to read it. A friend of mine asked for a recommendation and because I hadn’t read anything really noteworthy when she asked and because this seemed right up her alley, I suggested this one. I hadn’t read it yet, but I trusted the reviews I had seen on bookstagram and GoodReads, as their opinions typically aligned with my own. Note to self: no more recommending books I haven’t actually read because my friend hated it, and I felt so terrible for recommending it to her. I’m having a hard time separating my ideas about it from hers, so that’s part of the reason I struggled with this review.