ARC REVIEW: THE PRINCE OF MIRRORS BY ALAN ROBERT CLARK

Thank you to Fairlight Books for sending me an e-ARC of this via NetGalley!

This really wasn't a bad book. It just wasn't personally for me.

The Prince of Mirrors follows Prince Albert Victor ("Eddy") as he navigates his life as part of British royalty in the late 1800s. At its heart, the story is about Eddy exploring his identity and figuring out how he wants to fit into this life that's been thrown into.

I'd recommend this book if you like:
☑ historical fiction 
☑ stories about royalty 
☑ diversity in historical fiction (m/m rep, bipolar disorder rep)
☑ slow, character-focused stories with loose plots

Other than that, the writing style is polished, and there really weren't any glaring issues that I had while reading this. That being said, I thought this book's scenes were a little confusing to follow. They often began in the middle of things, which made them feel really disorienting to read. That was really the only thing that I felt could've been improved.

The reason why I didn't end up loving this book was really just a matter of taste. The story was just a little too slow for me, and the disorienting nature of the scenes took me out of the narrative lot of the times.

I'd still recommend this though! Diverse historical fiction is hard to find, so it's great that there are books like The Prince of Mirrors out there.