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책벌레 공주 1 by Yui

sachiiro's review against another edition

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adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

mary_jane99's review against another edition

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3.0

Cute, lighthearted, and funny. Reading from Elianna’s POV makes it seem like not a lot is happening - mostly because she’s just constantly either reading or thinking about books. That’s what makes her so endearing as a main character though.

arynee's review against another edition

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4.0

Really cute, really nice read. Its a bit heavy on the "wish-fullfillment" side for me (Favor: i cant see how good i really am and how much i am treasured).
It didnt bother me too much but at times i did have to restrain myself from rolling my eyes wish i thought was enough to give slight minus points. Sadtly i can only revoke full stars so... sorry about that!

4.5 ~ 4.7 Stars

elew223's review against another edition

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4.0

This is a really promising story. I like the idea of childhood sweethearts: a prince who loves a book lover. I really want to continue with this series and how they turn out and hopefully they'll be married in the story soon!

belleoftheb00ks's review against another edition

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lighthearted fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

ariaojou's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I expected the novel to give me what the anime couldn't. Unfortunately, even this volume felt incredibly episodic - more like a short story collection rather than a novel. Regardless, I do love the writing style (though it can be quite exposition-heavy), and I appreciate the extra bits that we didn't get to see in the anime (though it's not much).

All in all, I wish they had dragged the first "arc" a bit more, and that it's written more like a novel as opposed to a short story collection.

literary_charm's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? N/A
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

A cute light read between a bookloving princess of Suslind and the obsessive crown prince trying his hardest to get her attention from her books and capture her heart. I like that the story is not too focused solely on romance and balanced with other elements such as mystery and adventure to broaden readers' understanding of the story setting.

lonelyplanetfiles's review against another edition

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funny lighthearted medium-paced

shirleyleng's review against another edition

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lighthearted relaxing fast-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

parue's review against another edition

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4.0

A quick read that I enjoyed overall. I thought the way the story was told was a bit odd at times - there were so many flashbacks that I think the story could have benefitted more from showing more of the relationship buildup, rather than revealing everything in the beginning and then retelling past events. Sometimes certain events were retold multiple times, which I found a little repetitive. I think telling it once in greater detail would have sufficed.

Overall though I enjoyed the romance. Some of the side characters were interesting, and I wish we got to see more of them.