Review: Cursed Princess Club Season 2

 

Title: Cursed Princess Club season 2

Author: Lambcat

Release Date: July 4, 2023

Just because you’re cursed doesn’t mean you’re not special.

Gwendolyn, the youngest of the King’s three daughters, is living proof that princesses don’t always have it all. She isn’t like a typical fairy-tale princess, or other princesses in the Pastel Kingdom. Gwendolyn, with her big heart and love of baking, isn’t particularly attractive. Unlike her sisters who have woodland creatures do their hair and makeup, or have flowers blossom wherever they sleep, Gwendolyn is a bit…different. So when her father proposes marriage for her and her sisters to make an alliance with the Plaid Kingdom, it breaks Gwendolyn’s heart to hear that Prince Frederick thinks she’s “really ugly.” Overwhelmed and ashamed, she runs away into the forest and encounters the twisted world of the Cursed Princess Club, where her life will never be the same.

The Cursed Princess Club are a ragtag band of outcasts, misfits and cursed princesses who have created an incredible friendship circle. It is among these friends where Gwendolyn learns to embrace her uniqueness and find her people.

In this second book of the series, we learn low self esteem isn’t just for girls! Meet the Princels―princes who have shunned society not because of curses (although one has to wonder…) but because of their own insecurities about their physical appearance and their inability to find romantic partners. And then we have Prince Frederick, who starts to worry if he even deserves Gwen. Plus, you too can learn to be as pretty as a Cursed Princess!

So, Season 2 picks up where Season 1 left off (so yes, they should be read in order). 

Gwen is insecure about what her fiance has said. But that doesn't stop her from trying to help others. And the Cursed Princess Club tries to help her too. To see that being beautiful is more than just skin deep. We also learn more about some of the other characters- from the Cursed Princess Club to the princes & meeting the Princels among a couple other characters as well. 

Just like before, this book is fun, light & quick read. The artwork is also fun and colorful too. It dives into the insecurities of some of the characters & their back stories, & while it does keep things light & fun there is also some darker themes as well. If you like graphic novels, stories about princes & princesses & friendship & stories that are fun & lighthearted but also touch on insecurities & darker themes then I definitely recommend the Cursed Princess Club. 4⭐ out of 5⭐.