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The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre

The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre | Darcy Ash

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Prince Fierre has three big problems. He�s suffering from a mystery illness. He�s surrounded by lords who expect personal favours. And worst of all, he�s in love with his best friend, Aiven, a former farm boy and studious enforcer of rules, now right-hand to the prince. Can Fierre heal himself, deal with the noblemen snapping about his ankles, and confront his desire for a man who has no noble blood� but a very noble heart? Set in a Scottish-inspired world, The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre combines a happily-ever-after romance with a story of disordered eating and healing. Blending queer joy with glittering aesthetics, this fantasy explores what it means to learn to love yourself amidst the harshest strictures of diet culture. Perfect for fans of Freya Marske�s A Marvellous Light and Foz Meadows� A Strange and Stubborn Endurance, this book will have queer romance fans feverishly page-turning all the way to its triumphant and heated finale.

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The Two Hungers of Prince Fierre | Darcy Ash

I am so conflicted about this book. The romance between the two main characters is really well done and exceptionally sweet.

The rest of the book … less so. The fantasy world makes no sense.

The premise is that the ruler has to be fragile and beautiful to prove they are divinely favoured. Fierre does this by starving himself which is encouraged by his doctor.

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PuddleJumper He's supposed to starve himself enough to be waiflike but not enough that he appears weak. There's a lot of references to how tiny he is and how big and masculine the lairds are which I found disturbing.

Fierre is also expected to give the lairds sexual favours but then is shamed for it. These encounters are not necessarily consensual (and we have to read several of them).

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PuddleJumper The writing is good if a bit clunky at times and it's well paced. I just didn't enjoy it. I recommend people read the trigger warnings and then make a decision about picking this book up.

Thanks to #Netgalley for the #ARC 3w

Faranae 😬 That honestly sounds like a lot of tropes and other things that come from the “straight women writing m/m for other straight women“ side of m/m romance that I try to steer well clear of. Thanks for the warning! 3w

PuddleJumper @Faranae I would not be surprised if it was originally F/M. I'm not sure, sometimes it felt like the author was using the story as therapy. 3w

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