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Amy Christmas (171 KP) rated The Cruel Prince in Books

Dec 24, 2017 (Updated Dec 24, 2017)

The Cruel Prince

Holly Black | 2018 | Fiction & Poetry, Romance, Young Adult (YA)

8.4

(36 Ratings)

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Expansive and immersive world (3 more)

Doesn't constantly focus on love

Lies, deceit and betrayal

MC is human

Use of clichés for quick character building (2 more)

Abrupt climax

Unfulfilling ending

Can't wait for more

I received this for free for an honest review.

In The Cruel Prince we follow Jude a human in a fearie world along with her twin sister Taryn and her fearie sister Vivienne. Vivo is the son of the high kings general Madoc who had Vivi stolen from him by his ex-wife who he murdered in front of them.
Jude has grown up in this fearie world and has adapted to it's customs and seeks favour among one of the royal family courts by way of a knighthood. All in an effort to amass power to protect herself from people like Prince Cardan who bully and attack her.
We watch Jude struggle as she goes way in over her head and may be a little to bold and blunt when it comes to standing up to royalty and in some cases bending a knee to it.

I loved this book, there were times it had me grinding my teeth and sitting there talking to myself asking questions and complaining about people dying.
However I have to take marks away for Blacks use of clichés with some of the characters like Cardan and his cruel group for a quick character build. I understand that sometimes clichés are needed but Black could have made the characters more unique in their backstories.
The story is a good first book in a new series as it builds the world well and how the politics work. I do feel as though the climax was too short and could have been expanded on in an extra chapter as things seemed a little too rushed. The epilogue as well left me feeling a little underwhelmed after reading the last chapter, which left me wanting more.

Overall a good read if you enjoy YA fantasy, I've read better, but it's still good and I will be following up on this series.

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Kelly (279 KP) rated FreePrints Photobooks in Apps

Nov 24, 2018

FreePrints Photobooks

Photo & Video, Shopping

7.8

(5 Ratings)

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Good quality soft cover photo books for a small postage charge. (0 more)

Just pay for postage

I have used this app many times now, each time FreePrints have delivered a good quality product. In a day and age, where we tend to store our photographic memories digitally, I thought I would be a good idea to have some stores physically.

I was dubious to begin with, as the app states all you pay is the postage, but I braved uploading photos expecting to receive a large postage charge at the end. The postage charge is a little above Royal Mails small parcel price, but affordable at £4.99. This makes the photo book cheaper by far than some of its rivals.

The app allows you to upload photos from a variety of sources, including your phones internal storage. You can crop photos and allocate several to one page. The app even lets you know if the photos resolution is low (ideal if you have sourced the photos from social media), so you can decide whether to keep or swap your images.

The default setting for the free photo book, is for a 20 page 7x5 soft back book. You also have to option to write a title or small message on the front cover. There are plenty of upgrade options available on the app, at an additional charge, if you chose to use them. Upgrades available include hardback books and additional pages. It is worth keeping an eye on the app and notifications though, as FreePrints regularly have upgrades on offer or even free.

I have been pleasantly surprised by the quality of the item and the care that has been taken by FreePrints to post the books securely - they come in a card based package to prevent bending or creasing in the post. I have ordered many over the course of months. As they are of a quality that is gift worthy, I have ordered some to use as stocking fillers for Christmas - ideal for the grandparents.

I have already begun to recommend this app to friends and family.