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rainbowbrarian's review
3.0
Utterly silly! But fun and satisfying :) I was much amused at the little in joke allusions XD
storytimed's review
5.0
"Romp" is the right word. A funny, fast-paced low fantasy adventure, Promises, Promises is lightweight in all the right ways. The premise was fun (a quest to grab a bunch of rare magical objects for a spoiled princess) and the heroine, feckless Sandy Blunt, is one rarely seen in the too-small genre of lesbian fantasy novels. I liked sturdy, dependable Ruth very much, and though this book is not much for character work, plot or (in fact) very much other than funny jokes, what the hell. It's a fun read.
kiiouex's review
3.0
Don't get me wrong, if you want a very, very lesbian book, this is one for you. Tragically, it was also a parody of - not even just fantasy tropes, but popular fantasy media - and I wasn't super into it. Very meta. Very soapbox-y. Very 'spot that reference'. I'm not really into the stuff it was making fun of, so it didn't really strike a chord with me there, and the hyper self-aware trope lampshading was uh... it's just not my bag. Maybe it's your bag! But I was relieved to get to the end, and it is not a long book.
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