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Pretty Little Thief Review


Book Source: Store
Cross-post Review: Chantie's Goodreads Review
Type: On-going Series
Starred Rating: ⭐⭐/5
Smut Rating: 🌶/5


Pretty Little Thief Review


What the heck did I just read? This is the book of the month for my book club. A lot of those who read it raved that it was awesome. I thought ‘why not go for it?’ Boy, had I wished I didn’t. The protagonist, Princess Robyn---because all royals except the Mother Queen’s name starts with an R---was thrust into chaos---something we could see coming from a mile away---when her father died, and her brother took the crown. 

While reading this story, I was stuck between being bored and annoyed. First and foremost, I blame the King and Queen for what the female protagonist faced. They failed as parents. How the hell would you have a parent whom you knew was a manipulative witch and entrusted her with your child? What kind of monster does something like that? If I know my mom is a bitch, I’m not going to want to leave my kid with her. Full stop. Period. Any caring parents would feel this way. And yet we have royals who had zero brain cells to care about their son's wellbeing. This rubbed me the wrong way. 

Then there was the prophecy. Yes, the same King and Queen knew of the prophecy of the twins and yet did nothing but let their son be manipulated and misled to believe he would rule, knowing damn well he wouldn’t. What the heck did they think would happen? Of course, it would cause anger and resentment. Were we not born with common sense? To be frank, I hated this. I ended up having more sympathy for the prince than I did for the female lead. And I doubt the author wanted that. 

But I guess, the story must go on. We had to have a villain, even if it was one that deserved far more than shitty parents, a manipulative grandmother, and a sister that never cared about her brother enough to notice he had changed. Because to be honest, she didn’t care. Actions spoke volumes and hers were non-existent. She talked a big talk, but I failed to see how things could have turned out the way they did if she actually did what she spoke of. Because while we were out throwing stones, we neglected to pick the beam out of our eyes first. The Kingdom was about to be in ruins and yet we were in secretive passageways begging to be ravished. How did that make us different from brother dearest? And by 'we', I mean 'she'. 

And in all truth, I don’t think it’s the book, I think this is a me problem. I thought too indebted about the circumstances and gave too much sympathy to a fictional character. But if you like reverse harems and royal chaos, this is the book for you. The book was fast-paced with a little romance and a little spice. It wasn’t as dark-themed as I thought but some scenes could be considered as such. Will I read book two? Hell no. If you have noticed, I haven't even spoken of the princess and her guards because that was just...okay. 


 

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