The Cup and the Prince
Books | Young Adult Fiction / Fantasy / Wizards & Witches
3.5
Day Leitao
Yes, 17-year-old Zora cheated her way into the Royal Games, but it was for a very good reason. Her ex-boyfriend thought she couldn't attain glory on her own. Just because she was a girl. And he was the real cheater. So she took his place. Now she's competing for the legendary Blood Cup, representing the Dark Valley, a cursed land where shadow creatures spawn in the dark and survive in daylight. It's her chance to prove her worth and bring glory for her people. If she wins, of course. But winning is far from easy. The younger prince thinks she's a fragile damsel who doesn't belong in the competition. Determined to eliminate her at all costs, he's stacking the challenges against her. Ha. All he's doing is making her want that cup more than ever. The older prince is helping her, but the cost is getting Zora entangled in dangerous flirting games. Flirting, the last thing she wanted. And then there's someone trying to kill her. The Cup and the Prince is a quirky, fast-paced YA fantasy with romance, action, and intrigue, for readers 15 and older. It's book 1 in the series Kingdom of Curses and Shadows.
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Author
Day Leitao
Pages
260
Publisher
Sparkly Wave
Published Date
2020-10-15
ISBN
1999242777 9781999242770
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"<blockquote>”Some might say she’d snapped. Nope. She had awoken. And seen the light.”</blockquote><br/><br/><b><u>writing:</u></b><br/><br/>this book would be better if there was <i>a single sentence</i> that was <i>more than 10 words</i>.<br/><br/>there’s <b>a lot of info dumping.</b> this normally wouldn’t have been a big deal if i was 8 years old. but since im not, its like treading through mud.<br/><br/>not to mention, the overall writing was stilted and sort of <i>clumpy</i>, if you catch my drift.<br/><br/>it’s hard to read, <i>and even harder to skim</i>.<br/><br/><b><u>characters:</u></b><br/><br/>the fmc, zora really has <b>no interesting features</b>. <br/><br/>-she’s 17.<br/>-she teaches little kids.<br/>-she defeated 4 shadow wolves.<br/>-she can read.<br/>-her dad is the vally representative.<br/>-she has never ridden or has ever <i>been <u>near</u></i> a horse before.<br/><br/>none of that sounds very special. in fact, she sounds very <i>privileged</i> in terms of fantasy world building.<br/><br/>the book even says it itself:<br/><blockquote>”Zora was a decent fighter, but not the best, fastest, or strongest. Still, she had her mind.”</blockquote><br/>that means <i>literally</i> nothing in this <b>cliched</b> genre of ya fantasy.<br/><br/>let’s not mention that two seconds into meeting larzen (a prince and someone who she needs to hide her crime from) finds out that she cheated her way in.<br/><br/><blockquote> “‘Interesting.’ He raised his eyebrows. ‘And you wouldn’t have anything to do with this mysterious, sudden, illness?’”</blockquote><br/><br/>you have to be <i>painfully bad at lying</i> or they have to be <i>really smart</i> for someone to find out about your secret <i>frame one</i> after meeting you.<br/><br/>on the other hand you have griffin:<br/><br/><b>zora:</b> *walks into the library bc she can*<br/><b>griffin:</b> *leaning against a door* i take it you can read?<br/><b>zora:</b> well…why else would i be here?<br/><b>griffin:</b> blah blah, follow me. blah blah. *locks her in a research room*<br/><b>zora:</b> i hate you!!<br/><br/>YOU HAVE TO BE STUPID TO ASK THAT QUESTION. <br/><br/>then the next time in the library to zora and a random dude weirdly chilling and chatting about poetry and books…<br/><br/>and then there’s kiran dancing with zora. WHICH BROTHER IS SHE SUPPOSED TO FALL IN LOVE WITH?!<br/><br/><b>bottom line:</b> this is a poor man’s copy of <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4616606466"><i>throne of glass</i></a>.<br/><br/>if only i could share all my hilarious annotations"
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