![]() I’d yawn, but I mean, it’s still fun to read. ![]() Irreverant until he worships the heroine, a killer with a heart of gold (literally, so say the legends), a joke-cracking pirate who doesn’t want the stuffy responsibility of his princedom. ![]() Despite the dual-POV, Elian is pretty much your standard fare as far as YA Princes go. But really, even by today’s booktok standards, he’s Prince Charming. The romance in this novel doesn’t overshadow either her character or Prince Charming’s. And that’s really awesome to read, because sometimes in books like this, even if the heroine is physically badass, even if she can talk trash, she doesn’t have the power to back it up. Her decisions are arguably more important than anyone in the entire novel, shaping the plot and changing both her and those around her. Sure, the Sea Queen (Ursula but this time actually, seriously evil, and also Lira’s mother) takes her song, but Lira oozes agency and self-ness throughout this entire novel. The way way Christo has constructed this world and its hundred kingdoms is sublime, and the main character Lira is no exception. The concept for this novel starts with a bang. I ache for the ice of the sea, so sharp with cold that it feels like glorious knives in the slits between my bones. ![]() Its heat presses against my neck and causes my hair to stick to my wet skin. ![]()
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