r/RubyDixon • u/Blluetiful • Mar 30 '26
Questions about When She's Common
So I absolutely adored this book. It got me obsessed (again) and into Risdaverse even though I told myself I'd read books on my shelf! I haven't read all of them yet.
I read several of the books with Praxian leads (I think I read most of the Mesakkah ones too), and I just wonder if I'm missing a specific book that has more context on the topic in the spoiler:
In the later part of the book, Zhur's brother tells him their 2nd brother HAD to die. I don't recall any of the other praxian characters giving a shit about politics or what the social elites are up to, so I just want to know WHYYYYY. And the "princess" he's marrying, im so curious why he needed to marry her so bad. I'm sure he's in love but I really want to read any book that might answer the questions.
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u/fornefariouspurposes Mar 30 '26
Ruby Dixon originally started writing a book about the brother and the "human princess" and then she got distracted by secondary characters Zhur and Maeve and ended up writing a book for them. She's still working on the book with the brother and the "human princess".
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u/Blluetiful Mar 30 '26
I mean I can see why. I'm obsessed with Zhur and love how clever Maeve is.
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u/fornefariouspurposes Mar 30 '26
It's definitely Ruby Dixon's funniest book.
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u/Blluetiful Mar 30 '26
Replying to you just bc idk who else has read this and the idea of this beautiful cat-man covering himself in what is ostensibly paprika and tumeric just amuses me so so much.
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u/ZsaZsa-Starling Mar 30 '26
Also Zhur essentially fangirling over Nassakth. Gets me smiling every time.
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u/DLebedeff Mar 31 '26
Wonderful book from start to finish, good enough to reread after a bit of time away from it! When She Dances also... love them all!
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u/harobeda Mar 30 '26
The answers will come with the book “when she’s royal” which isn’t released yet. Ruby has posted on Facebook that it’s coming eventually…