Justin Monisit’s Reviews > The Prisoner of Zenda > Status Update

Doubt I will remember a thing from this book. It started off well and then I was just sort of bored by it halfway through that I found myself skimming passages to get through it. Not the worst book in the world, but it was disappointing even though it started off promising.

WHO ENDS THE CLIMAX LIKE THAT? That part was so bad that I'm actually angry, especially with how it was told. I'm so close to the end I can't quit now.

Hopefully my next fiction book will get me excited about reading again.

Okay starting to see what people were saying about the thin characterization now. There are huge leaps of logic with the protagonist willing be as noble as he is acting (risking his life for someone he has no opinion of) and the romance is taking much more of the spotlight than it really should. And there is a LOT of explanation for their plans. Good for what it is though, took a while for the flaws to come through

First read of 2020 still. Shame I didn't get to finish it, but my opinion still stands that this book is still actually some solid light entertainment. It is very surface level but it's almost intentional with the tone the book is taking that it doesn't matter.

Really hope that it continues to be as it is right now.

This book is surprisingly underappreciated; real big surprise with how enjoyable this turned out to be. There are some minor flaws I have with the story, but it is light enough that my enjoyment eclipses those feelings.

Color me surprised because I'm actually really invested in this book - expected it to be dated and boring but it actually is really entertaining. Flawed but still really fun to read.

The prologue is essentially just set up for the latter acts that are actually a lot more engaging.