Cursed Princess Club, Vol. 3: A WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel
LambCat
WEBTOON Unscrolled Graphic Novel
Published January 2, 2024
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About Cursed Princess Club, Vol. 3
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.
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 third book of the series, collecting episodes 62-77 of the hit WEBTOON series, Gwen sits for her portrait painting, we realize Frederick is more complicated than we thought as his feelings for Gwen evolve, and we meet the mysterious Whitney of the Monochrome Kingdom, who is more than meets the eye!
This volume includes 4 bonus shorts with irreverent retellings of classic fairytales!
Bonus 1 – Maria and Blaine in . . . Little Red Riding Hood
Bonus 2 – Lorena and Lance in . . . Jack and the Beanstalk
Bonus 3 – Gwendolyn and Jamie in . . . Hansel and Gretel
Bonus 4 – Frederick’s Favorite Story (The Man in the Hole and the Angel)
My Review
The fun continues in the third volume of this hilarious series. This began as a serial webtoon online. I’ve read a couple of others like that, which were published as graphic novels, and I think this one reads the most like a full novel. The story is complex, with a lot of threads happening at once, but it’s easy to follow.
Some of the characters, like the parents, are a bit caricature-ish, but I think the simplicity works in this kind of storytelling. I like the very slow-burning romance developing between Gwen and Frederick. It’s sweet and gives us lots of time to get to know them both. I also enjoy getting to know the princesses in the club better as the story progresses. In this volume, we learn a lot more about Prez’s background. We even meet someone from her past. I’m very curious to see where that development goes.
This is definitely the kind of series that you want to read from the beginning. If this is the first time you’ve heard of it, you’ll want to go back and start with book one. Be prepared for subverted tropes, wacky situations, exaggerated expressions, and hilarity.
I could definitely see fans of the series Hooky enjoying this one.
Content Notes
Recommended for Ages 13 up.
Profanity/Crude Language Content
None.
Romance/Sexual Content
Vague sexual references.
Spiritual Content
References to magic and curses. Some characters transform (unwillingly) or have strange abilities.
Violent Content
Situations of peril. The Plaid King exhibits some toxic masculinity in how he treats his sons. References to murder.
Drug Content
Social drinking at formal events.
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