Reviews

The Prince and the Troll by Rainbow Rowell

tashtash93's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

slvrdragon1090's review

5.0

Why did I like this so much? I think I put a lot of symbolism onto it that may or may not have been there.

sen_78's review against another edition

funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

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

3.25

raloveridge's review against another edition

3.0

Kind of sweet but incomplete. 

bikuromi3456's review

1.0

1 (short story)

leightonlawliet's review against another edition

emotional medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.0

mily95's review

1.0

Would rate less than 1. I didn't get it or understand it. Starbucks was a recurring theme that the story appeared to revolve around.

lilly_reads98's review against another edition

dark mysterious

• Loveable characters? No

1.5

Um, i liked the first few pages but then it just gets weird. The love interest is a troll covered in mud? I don’t really get how the prince falls for her because it abruptly switches to them just being friendly to him calling her his love. I don’t understand how a creature described as a troll covered in mud can be compared to a human drinking Starbucks. 

All of a sudden Adam starts rubbing the mud off her cheek (is that supposed to be romantic?) and then calling her ‘my love’ out of nowhere??? Um?? I don’t really see how he fell in love with her because that wasn’t shown, I’m actually confused if it just skipped that but I mean? It’s just weird. And then he goes home and goes to sleep ‘without changing out of his muddy clothes’ what is this book?? How can it be romantic, I wish it had just stayed focused on them becoming friends. Like at first it seemed normal and the troll and the prince were just sharing Starbucks everyday, and I had a feeling this was going in a darker direction but then I checked the description again and it makes it seem like it’s a lighthearted romance? It’s not? I just have no idea what this book is supposed to be. But the ending was so abrupt so I was just like okay?? 

I do like some of the quotes, “happiness is about focusing on the good things and drawings those things towards you.”

I love Carry On and Fangirl by this author so I just thought I’d try this but I don’t like short stories usually, and this was just not good to me.

katy_bee's review

lighthearted mysterious 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

3.75

Fun little story. I like a rewritten fairy tale and this one packed some good characterisation and themes of modern life into a short space.

loslibrosdeviry's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious reflective relaxing fast-paced

4.0