MythicMuse reviewed The summer prince by Alaya Dawn Johnson
Review of 'The summer prince' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Everything unfolds almost exactly as expected, but it was no less beautiful and poignant for that. June grew from a character I wanted to slap at the beginning to a wonderful, relatable, flawed, heroine at the end. Every relationship depicted was starkly real and believable. I would love to see more written in this world, and find that I am actually most curious about Bebel, who seems to grow from a somewhat naive bookish girl to a much more nuanced character, with a hint, unless I misread, of bisexuality. She reminded me a lot of Hermione. I'd also love to see more of the coder who programmed the nanotech. The mix of mythology and wonderful characters made this a fascinating read. Wish I'd had this book as a teen, as it is exactly the kind of book I would have enjoyed, although with recent political events and discussions of our …
Everything unfolds almost exactly as expected, but it was no less beautiful and poignant for that. June grew from a character I wanted to slap at the beginning to a wonderful, relatable, flawed, heroine at the end. Every relationship depicted was starkly real and believable. I would love to see more written in this world, and find that I am actually most curious about Bebel, who seems to grow from a somewhat naive bookish girl to a much more nuanced character, with a hint, unless I misread, of bisexuality. She reminded me a lot of Hermione. I'd also love to see more of the coder who programmed the nanotech. The mix of mythology and wonderful characters made this a fascinating read. Wish I'd had this book as a teen, as it is exactly the kind of book I would have enjoyed, although with recent political events and discussions of our justice system, it is much more relatable to me today than it would have been then. I picked up the book because I heard it depicted a poly relationship, and it says a lot about the book that that's one of the least important elements to me.