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盗賊王の溺愛花嫁
生涯お前だけを愛すると約束しよう
千年の栄華を誇る皇国で神聖な存在・オメガの朱璃は、いずれ皇太子妃となるため育てられた。
美貌と教養を磨き、その日を待つ朱璃。けれど突然、二つの悪い知らせが届く。
一つは、皇太子妃が別人に決まったこと。
そしてもう一つは、盗賊から成り上がり野蛮と噂の烏月国の王・アータシュとの縁談だった。
冷酷な男との愛のない政略結婚。覚悟を決め輿入れするが現れたアータシュは「間違いない、お前が運命の番だ」と朱璃を溺愛し──!?
千年の栄華を誇る皇国で神聖な存在・オメガの朱璃は、いずれ皇太子妃となるため育てられた。
美貌と教養を磨き、その日を待つ朱璃。けれど突然、二つの悪い知らせが届く。
一つは、皇太子妃が別人に決まったこと。
そしてもう一つは、盗賊から成り上がり野蛮と噂の烏月国の王・アータシュとの縁談だった。
冷酷な男との愛のない政略結婚。覚悟を決め輿入れするが現れたアータシュは「間違いない、お前が運命の番だ」と朱璃を溺愛し──!?
242 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 10, 2018
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March 27, 2019
Major spoilers ahead! I want to write this all down because I don't want to ever go like, "Hmm. I don't remember this story. I better read it again."
Can I be real? Imma be real. This story does our protag a great disservice. Shuuri is boring as fuck. He doesn't have hobbies, the story doesn't show him to be particularly good at any one thing, and although he's ~smart (or supposed to be?), the story doesn't really allow him to show those smarts except in like one instance in the story proper, and it doesn't even serve him well because he gets kidnapped. The only time I find out about what he's interested in, is somewhere in the end, when he mentions he wants to be like a scholar. Like, can we work this into the main story instead of that little after-story in the end?
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Story: our omega prince Shuuri has been expecting to marry the alpha Crown Prince all his life (more on this later★), only it turns out the alpha king of another country, Ugetsu, has asked for his hand in marriage. And since the Crown Prince is going to get married to another omega anyway — the Crown Prince's omega childhood friend who finally accepted his suit — the King's like, sure. Why not.
In Ugetsu, Shuuri meets Artash (sp???), the King, who he expects to be scary and shit, but who has declared him to be his "Destined Mate" (the translation is cringey but I'm making it literal OK I don't have time to QA my shit). And so begins married (?) life, with Artash being like "uwu you are my Destiny" and Shuuri being like "what does that mean and how do you know".
We spend a bulk of the book on Shuuri trying to figure out his feelings for Artash, and thinking through whether there's any weight to this destiny BS, and in the latter half of the book, angsting over his love for Artash while agonizing about Artash's ex, Shirin (sp??), who is perfect in every way (MORE ON THIS LATER☆).
BUT things come to a head upon Shirin's return, because it turns out he's been investigating corruption and graft in the outer reaches of the country, which struggles with poverty because some naughty, naughty nobles have been placing heavy taxes on the peasantry, which in turn drives strife, unrest and rebellion. Artash has asked Shirin to investigate since he, himself, has to keep said naughty, naughty nobles at bay from his throne, in like a power struggle, where Artash is tenuously holding on to his throne while trying to reform his own court. Sidenote: if you think this sounds cool and Captive Prince-y, you're in for a major disappointment, because we never see that. We only hear about it after.
Once Artash has Shirin's proof in hand, he sets off for one of the provinces or whatever, and it's then that the real dastardly villain of this piece, Bahar (sp??? I am BEGGING you) reveals his hand. In the four days or so that Artash is gone, Bahar strikes, taking out Shuuri's bodyguards, Shirin himself (who is Bajar's ~beloved nephew, supposedly, until he realized that his nephew was working against him because hello stop being a corrupt government official), Shirin's mom, aka Bajar's sister, and has Shuuri kidnapped.
It doesn't go to plan however — Shuuri's kidnapper is forced to attack Shuuri's ladies-in-waiting; he was supposed to pretend to be Shirin but is revealed to be an impostor; and in the end he kinda just throws Shuuri in the desert to dispose of him. Shuuri walks in the desert for two days, heading in the general direction of Ugetsu, before Artash finds him, and they confess their feelings and love and admiration for each other before Shuuri passes out from sheer. Fucking. Exhaustion. (more on this later ☆彡)
In the end, Shuuri is saved, the villains are imprisoned and they die in prison, the peasantry's plights are somewhat alleviated, and Artash's reforms will ripple through history. Best of all, Shirin finds love with a chieftain, and is also promoted as a high ranking official, I've forgotten the title and don't want to be bothered to look it up. All's well that ends well.
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★ Yo, this is the second book by this author that I've read, and in both books she likes to apply a thin veneer of incest. Shuuri's cousin is the Crown Prince. Like, girl, cousin is still a bit too close for genetic comfort. TBH tho that's a bit better than the incest hinted at in the first book.
☆ I LOVE SHIRIN. At first I was like, wait, is he going to turn out to be a villain? But nah, son. He is a Gud. And tbh, Shirin is the protag that I wish this book had. CAN WE PIVOT AND READ ABOUT SHIRIN'S LOVE STORY INSTEAD??
☆彡 ok tbh I got a little pissed with Shuuri here. I was like girl, get a fuckin grip. WALK, dammit. WALK. But looking back on it, he'd been abducted, thrown from a horse, dragged by his extremely long hair, witnessed the possible death of his friend, had no water or decent clothing, and he still walked two days. I'd say, that's fortitude, Shuuri. Thank you.
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I liked the first hot mess I read better — Reiran. Reiran was established as a medicine man and owner of a flourishing business who stepped in to help out a young cousin and found love. In contrast, it's hard to really root for Shuuri, who's a spoiled prince whose strengths aren't discussed; we only know he's really pretty. But to be honest, his hair is too fuckin long. There is too. much. hair. in this goddamn place. Anyway, it's kinda sad when I root for secondary character Shirin's love harder than I root for Shuuri and Artash's.
The story was kinda meh?? Like, so... there's the whole MATES OF DESTINY thing, which Shuuri is torn up about, and there's this like undercurrent of politics which btw you are almost completely oblivious to, because Shuuri is such a bit player in the game. But the mates of destiny ... is that even real? Because in the end both of them are like, it doesn't matter because we love each other. But for me, Artash brought Shuuri across the desert because of the whole destiny thing. Like, I think it ... does matter?
Anyway, it's like, one hit and one strike for author. Maybe the third one will decide me either way?
By the way?? I am so fucking glad that it's never made clear how old Shuuri is, and how old Artash is? Because Artash first sees Shuuri when he's freaking 15, which is already GODDAMN AWKWARD and NO THANKS, and they get married like, maybe 3-4 years later? I'm going to pretend that Artash was like, 20 or something. Yeah, that's it ... that's gotta be it. I don't want to think otherwise, Jesus.
Can I be real? Imma be real. This story does our protag a great disservice. Shuuri is boring as fuck. He doesn't have hobbies, the story doesn't show him to be particularly good at any one thing, and although he's ~smart (or supposed to be?), the story doesn't really allow him to show those smarts except in like one instance in the story proper, and it doesn't even serve him well because he gets kidnapped. The only time I find out about what he's interested in, is somewhere in the end, when he mentions he wants to be like a scholar. Like, can we work this into the main story instead of that little after-story in the end?
But I'm getting ahead of myself. Story: our omega prince Shuuri has been expecting to marry the alpha Crown Prince all his life (more on this later★), only it turns out the alpha king of another country, Ugetsu, has asked for his hand in marriage. And since the Crown Prince is going to get married to another omega anyway — the Crown Prince's omega childhood friend who finally accepted his suit — the King's like, sure. Why not.
In Ugetsu, Shuuri meets Artash (sp???), the King, who he expects to be scary and shit, but who has declared him to be his "Destined Mate" (the translation is cringey but I'm making it literal OK I don't have time to QA my shit). And so begins married (?) life, with Artash being like "uwu you are my Destiny" and Shuuri being like "what does that mean and how do you know".
We spend a bulk of the book on Shuuri trying to figure out his feelings for Artash, and thinking through whether there's any weight to this destiny BS, and in the latter half of the book, angsting over his love for Artash while agonizing about Artash's ex, Shirin (sp??), who is perfect in every way (MORE ON THIS LATER☆).
BUT things come to a head upon Shirin's return, because it turns out he's been investigating corruption and graft in the outer reaches of the country, which struggles with poverty because some naughty, naughty nobles have been placing heavy taxes on the peasantry, which in turn drives strife, unrest and rebellion. Artash has asked Shirin to investigate since he, himself, has to keep said naughty, naughty nobles at bay from his throne, in like a power struggle, where Artash is tenuously holding on to his throne while trying to reform his own court. Sidenote: if you think this sounds cool and Captive Prince-y, you're in for a major disappointment, because we never see that. We only hear about it after.
Once Artash has Shirin's proof in hand, he sets off for one of the provinces or whatever, and it's then that the real dastardly villain of this piece, Bahar (sp??? I am BEGGING you) reveals his hand. In the four days or so that Artash is gone, Bahar strikes, taking out Shuuri's bodyguards, Shirin himself (who is Bajar's ~beloved nephew, supposedly, until he realized that his nephew was working against him because hello stop being a corrupt government official), Shirin's mom, aka Bajar's sister, and has Shuuri kidnapped.
It doesn't go to plan however — Shuuri's kidnapper is forced to attack Shuuri's ladies-in-waiting; he was supposed to pretend to be Shirin but is revealed to be an impostor; and in the end he kinda just throws Shuuri in the desert to dispose of him. Shuuri walks in the desert for two days, heading in the general direction of Ugetsu, before Artash finds him, and they confess their feelings and love and admiration for each other before Shuuri passes out from sheer. Fucking. Exhaustion. (more on this later ☆彡)
In the end, Shuuri is saved, the villains are imprisoned and they die in prison, the peasantry's plights are somewhat alleviated, and Artash's reforms will ripple through history. Best of all, Shirin finds love with a chieftain, and is also promoted as a high ranking official, I've forgotten the title and don't want to be bothered to look it up. All's well that ends well.
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★ Yo, this is the second book by this author that I've read, and in both books she likes to apply a thin veneer of incest. Shuuri's cousin is the Crown Prince. Like, girl, cousin is still a bit too close for genetic comfort. TBH tho that's a bit better than the incest hinted at in the first book.
☆ I LOVE SHIRIN. At first I was like, wait, is he going to turn out to be a villain? But nah, son. He is a Gud. And tbh, Shirin is the protag that I wish this book had. CAN WE PIVOT AND READ ABOUT SHIRIN'S LOVE STORY INSTEAD??
☆彡 ok tbh I got a little pissed with Shuuri here. I was like girl, get a fuckin grip. WALK, dammit. WALK. But looking back on it, he'd been abducted, thrown from a horse, dragged by his extremely long hair, witnessed the possible death of his friend, had no water or decent clothing, and he still walked two days. I'd say, that's fortitude, Shuuri. Thank you.
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I liked the first hot mess I read better — Reiran. Reiran was established as a medicine man and owner of a flourishing business who stepped in to help out a young cousin and found love. In contrast, it's hard to really root for Shuuri, who's a spoiled prince whose strengths aren't discussed; we only know he's really pretty. But to be honest, his hair is too fuckin long. There is too. much. hair. in this goddamn place. Anyway, it's kinda sad when I root for secondary character Shirin's love harder than I root for Shuuri and Artash's.
The story was kinda meh?? Like, so... there's the whole MATES OF DESTINY thing, which Shuuri is torn up about, and there's this like undercurrent of politics which btw you are almost completely oblivious to, because Shuuri is such a bit player in the game. But the mates of destiny ... is that even real? Because in the end both of them are like, it doesn't matter because we love each other. But for me, Artash brought Shuuri across the desert because of the whole destiny thing. Like, I think it ... does matter?
Anyway, it's like, one hit and one strike for author. Maybe the third one will decide me either way?
By the way?? I am so fucking glad that it's never made clear how old Shuuri is, and how old Artash is? Because Artash first sees Shuuri when he's freaking 15, which is already GODDAMN AWKWARD and NO THANKS, and they get married like, maybe 3-4 years later? I'm going to pretend that Artash was like, 20 or something. Yeah, that's it ... that's gotta be it. I don't want to think otherwise, Jesus.
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