How to Kidnap your Princess

So I got a message this morning that my previous review of this story got the ban hammer from a mod because I mentioned

 I gave no context for this other than

 I was commenting on how

 was an important part of a viable story and how I was disappointed this story would do something like that because it cheapens a character and their emotional impact.

What I disagree with the most is I was given no warning and I have come to find RR has no form of arbitration concerning content. RR is essentially a message board where the only form of protection is the whims of a moderator, and moderators only side with the loudest voice, not with the one who is correct.

Anyway, my review of this story is that it is good and fun. Princess has great characters and clever prose, but it is clear the story should have ended instead of left to peter out with a vague continuation at a later date. MDW is a gifted author who's only fault is a lack of planning in outline or story structure. Decompose is currently getting a rewrite for this very issue, so I am happy MDW is taking this criticism to heart and trying to make a complete story instead of JJ Abrams-ing it.

As of 60 postings / April 2019

I came here from reading another story by this author about a troll. I sometimes get annoyed when characters get so OP there isn't anything to challenge them anymore. That is not a problem for our princess here.

Somehow we find a situation where even with a character with an almost li witless mana and another who is simply a genius of spellcraft, and still everything is a challenge. That's not to say there aren't some obvious handicaps applied, but the struggle is important. Struggle and conflict are what make drama, and too many fantasy stories forget that in their rush to fulfill the authors marysue dreams.

These characters struggle, and it's fun to watch. The world building is mostly flat and cliché, though there is an interesting take on the reality of hero summoning that is incredibly entertaining. 

All in all, worth some time to explore. I think you might find yourself enjoying this little tale.

One of the most interesting novels on this whole site. Characters are original, conflict and resolution are presented skillfully.

Funny, witty parts contrast well with more somber tones in the story.

Foil characters are well written, and love interest(s) are 3 dimensional.

Speaking on supporting characters dimensions, no side character feels truly flat. 99% of recurring characters have at least a modicum of depth.

A few spelling errors, but nothing too egregious in terms of grammar.

9/10 would recommend, loses a pip for being a genderbend, and many people aren't fans of that. But I am. So 10/10.

As of May 2019

This story is very different than many of the other high fantasy novels on royalroad and I love it because of this. The main characters are overpowered in someways yet they have trials and tribulations that make them grow as characters, and that growth stays consistant throught the story. Also the dynamic that is introduced a bit later between the main character and his party of princesses is unique and how he handles the fact that he no longer knows how he has been influenced is perfection.

All in all I absolutely adore this story and hope that others feel the same way.

I was really worried after seeing the gender bender tag, as books can crash and burn if it is not executed correctly. I’m happy to say that this book is able to make it a key component without making it annoying. On the book as a whole, it’s really interesting seeing the magic system be explained and see summoned "hero’s" from someone else’s position.

I came here after reading the Troll story... 

and this one is written with the same cleverness, but in a tone that please me more.

We discover a world shaped by having summoned japanese teenagers, and in which our MC is forced to escape with a princess, more than once, therefore kidnapping them.

The science of magic which is behind this story is well tought of,

The relationships with and between the characters is growing naturaly and it helps a lot.

The story flirts with romance and sweet and conversly with PG-13 aspects : gruesome or real sexy, but all that woven seamlessly and flowing well.

The quality is excellent and the production rythm is astoundishing !

continue in that direction and sorry for having waited so much to write a review :(

The author talks about attempting to make a story that tries to explore in gritty and great detail the concept of genderbending, making a narrative that touches on the psychology and intricacies of such a situation. I was expecting to see mature themes with mature characters and mature writing. What I got is completely different.

Everything in the Forward is a bunch of drivel. The plot seems average at best and is pretty damn cliche. Classic "children in a fantasy world where magic is generic as fuck". Maybe it'll get better as I read on, seeing as i'm making this review at chapter 8.

For all his talk of exploring the genderbending genre, it seems the author has little to no knowledge of female physiology. Everyone seems to get as easily turned on as if they were in a strictly Ero novel. This is a book written to explore the fantasies of what being a woman is like, but its unrealistic.

Having read 'Reincarnated as a troll' by the same author, I almost didn't recognize his work: this story is so much better!

The focus on the characters instead of the blue boxes fixation makes all the difference.

For constructive criticism, if I need to find a minor fault, it is the lack of contrast in the characters of the antagonists so far, but it stays bearable. Still, I hope it won't get worse, and they stay more natural than cartoonish.

Keep up the good work!

This review is mostly relevant to content past the first Arc in which the kidnapping is explained and we’ve caught up to “present day”. It has been edited at least in format since then and I have not re-read it because last time it was a bit heavy on extended prose.

I’m reading this book for the story. I know, I know, that an extremely superficial statement, bt its true. I’m reading for the plot first at the moment. The characters are interesting but if I’m honest its mostly because of them being in the plot than by their own virtues for me. It’s a relatively unique plot on a largely standard Summoned Hero world(there isn’t a lot of focus on the bland summoned hero thing so its fine for me). It’s the kind of fairy tale plot premise I have seen almost nothing of(except that one but that doesn’t count because I only read a description of the story). A damsel/not-damsel princess forces into adventure by various issues that require immedite Questing! (Namely the “Kidnapping”, but it’s complicated)

So yeah... It’s an interesting scenario to be in so far, and I can personally say that the story hasn’t warbled too far towards any one issue and the sense of adventure has persisted pretty well so far. It’s best taken in good humour and silliness. As far as style goes I feel like it would have been better with more of a whimsical Alice in Wonderland writing style so to keep the whimsical humour going strong through the minor existential terror and turmoil the author seems to like using to give the story momentum, but that’s just one interpretation of the intention of the story.

This story is sooo heavy I really really really don’t like it and this even though I know this is not a bad story sigh 

This story reads like the story of a horny virgin trying to get laid plot twist: his penis was splattered on the ground by a rhino so he now has to go on a magically magical quest to regrow it plot twist: he is a little bitch so the adventure will be about him trying not to get gang banged plot twist: he also needs to carry his comatose brother’s body around so the familiar penis energy can flow in him for when he regrow his balls. 

Have a great read !

also props to the author for being crazy I mean... did you see that release rate?  knowing clap in the background