The Evil Queen's Beautiful Principles (Light Novel) Vol. 1

Simultaneously interesting and boring The only thing going for this novel is the interesting story that feels like there are notes of "count of monte cristo" woven into it. The setting is almost non-existent (just castle) and the characters are all relatively flat. My biggest complaint is that the "l......more

Revenge can be a difficult theme to manage. A balance of catharsis and believable motivations, it’s a theme that, on the whole, The Evil Queen’s Beautiful Principles navigates adeptly. Key to this successful navigation is the volume’s central revenge act – Luxeria, the protagonist’s revenge against t......more

It was nice... it is nowhere near as good as 'Accomplishments of a Duke's Daughter' (which you might note I have read books 1-5 twice this year alone).. The author decided to go from a world with no magic to one with magic. It was nice, but the two volumes seemed to go much quicker (two volumes went......more

This book has an interesting concept and world building but absolutely no tension… all the plans just… happen, and the number of times someone asks “how did you know that was going to happen” to the MC and there’s just a hyper convenient explanation got annoying after 1-2 times. Also I have 0 clue wh......more

3.75/5 Really hoping that the rest of the novels in the series will be good because the premise and setting of the world and characters is well thought out. There was a lot of interesting moments but too much build up I think, although maybe it was necessary for introduction purposes. I love the idea......more