“Two princesses…one crown.
The royal twins have battled it out for almost eighteen years, but Princess Heather is firstborn and her ailing father’s first choice to inherit his throne. Princess Rose is not a bit pleased, and the Kingdom of Raspen is not in good shape.
Before Heather takes on the kingdom responsibilities, she is determined to venture beyond the palace gates to see how her people really live. To do this, she chooses to disguise herself as one of them and, accompanied by her royal instructor and his son, sets out, hoping for a memorable adventure.
Her well planned excursion quickly unravels when she is separated from her traveling party by bandits. ‘Aided’ by a handsome but mysterious young man, her journey grows even more perilous. By the time Heather makes it back to the kingdom, everything has been turned upside down by her sister’s rivalry and Princess Heather’s biggest battle has just begun.”
Series: Book #1 in “The Princess Wars” duology.
Spiritual Content- Mentions of God; Mentions of praying; A mention of a blessing;
*Note: Mentions of a woman being called evil & a witch because of what she’s done; A few mentions of a forest that’s said to be haunted (with ghosts and goblins); A mention of trusting in fate; A mention of a woman possibly being a witch (not confirmed or denied).
Negative Content- Minor cussing including: a ‘blooming’, an ‘oh my word’, two ‘stupid’s, and six forms of ‘shut up’; Some eye rolling; Almost drowning, Being kidnapped, Being tied-up, Being slapped, & Fighting (self-defense, all up to semi-detailed); Sibling bickering, fighting, & harsh comments (verbally and some objects thrown at the other); Heather lies & feels pride and guilt over how easy it was to do; Heather lets someone believe something she didn’t correct (not an outright lie, but not the whole truth); Mentions of a deaths & grieving (for parents); Mentions of war; Mentions of fights, fighting, & thugs; Mentions of thieves, bandits/robbers, stealing, criminals, crimes, & prisons; Mentions of a kidnapping & ransom; Mentions of ale, drinking, & hangovers; Mentions of lies, lying, & deception; A few mentions of rumors; A few mentions of jealousy & hatred; A few mentions of hunting; A couple mentions of murderous thugs & possible murder; A couple mentions of threatening someone with death; A couple mentions of slavery; A couple mentions of believing a beloved horse has died (he is fine); A couple mentions of eavesdropping; A mention of thugs being willing to slit a throat; A mention of when Heather would sneak out when she was younger; A mention of nightmares; A mention of bullies;
*Note: Mentions of Gypsies.
Sexual Content- A barely-above-not-detailed kiss and a semi-detailed kiss; Recalling a kiss (barely-above-not-detailed); Touches & Tingles (barely-above-not-detailed); Blushes; Noticing (barely-above-not-detailed); A suggestion of Heather sharing a bed with two men (due to lack of space and the speaker not knowing she’s a girl); Mentions of flirting & a woman at an inn trying to proposition herself (talking about spending the evening with men, being good company, having an expensive dress and will always be paying for it, etc.); A few mentions of kisses & kissing; A couple mentions of a husband possibly finding himself in hot water with his wife or having to sleep outside; A mention of a dreamy guy; Love, falling in love, & the emotions;
*Note: Heather dresses as a man for her journey for safety & she’s very excited about it (calls it “exhilarating”because she’ll basically be invisible); A mention of Heather wondering if men created sidesaddles “just to make like harder on women”; A mention of curves.
-Princess Heather, age 17
P.O.V. mostly of Heather but switches to a couple others at times
Medieval Time Period
203 pages
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My personal Rating-
This book has been on my radar for years, ever since the author independently published it. I didn’t love the story, as it had a pretty simple and predictable storyline, but it was a princess story, so I honestly didn’t expect greatness. Heather thought a bit too much of herself and her skills, which irked me a bit, I’ll admit. The romance felt out of leftfield, personally, but I expect more to come from that in the second book—either the guy being better or being the suspicious guy I think he may be. I do plan to read and review that one when it releases in 2024.
All that said, I do think younger teen readers would enjoy this book especially those that have enjoyed Melanie Dickerson’s princess/fairytale retellings books.
I am marking the rating for Pre Teens a bit lower because of the suggestions of an older teen girl flirting with men and staying with them for the evening; it’s handled lightly and may go over younger readers heads, but it is there, nonetheless.
See y’all on Friday with a new review!
*BFCG may (Read the review to see) recommend this book by this author. It does not mean I recommend all the books by this author.
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