The Princess Will Save You
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Summary
When a princess’s commoner true love is kidnapped to coerce her into a political marriage， she doesn’t give in—she goes to rescue him。
When her warrior father， King Sendoa， mysteriously dies， Princess Amarande of Ardenia is given what would hardly be considered a choice: Marry a stranger at sixteen or lose control of her family’s crown。
But Amarande was raised to be a warrior—not a sacrifice。
In an attempt to force her choice， a neighboring kingdom kidnaps her true love， stable boy Luca。 With her kingdom on the brink of civil war and no one to trust， she’ll need all her skill to save him， her future， and her kingdom。
The Princess Will Save You is a YA fantasy adventure inspired by The Princess Bride， in which a princess must rescue her stable boy true love， from the acclaimed author of Sea Witch， Sarah Henning。
When her warrior father， King Sendoa， mysteriously dies， Princess Amarande of Ardenia is given what would hardly be considered a choice: Marry a stranger at sixteen or lose control of her family’s crown。
But Amarande was raised to be a warrior—not a sacrifice。
In an attempt to force her choice， a neighboring kingdom kidnaps her true love， stable boy Luca。 With her kingdom on the brink of civil war and no one to trust， she’ll need all her skill to save him， her future， and her kingdom。
The Princess Will Save You is a YA fantasy adventure inspired by The Princess Bride， in which a princess must rescue her stable boy true love， from the acclaimed author of Sea Witch， Sarah Henning。
Reviews
Rebekah Clarke
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A fun retelling without being an exact replica。 Cute and I appreciate the strong girl although the plot line was not memorable
Liana Williams
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I WANTED to love this， but it was such crap that it took me MONTHS to finish and I will not be keeping it。 Don’t waste your time with this garbage， read the original Princess Bride for truly good writing。
Melanie Stockman
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DNF。 This is just not peaking my interest and I don’t want to continue
Robin
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So the book is supposed to mirror the princess bride I guess but be more strong woman type of thingAnyways I don’t know if the style of writing was a deliberate choice to mirror the writing style of the princess bride BUT I strongly disliked the writing style。 It’s written in a way that feels very detached from the characters which probably contributes to why I didn’t care about any of them。 Also I read through the first half and they literally don’t do anything except run around， after that I s So the book is supposed to mirror the princess bride I guess but be more strong woman type of thingAnyways I don’t know if the style of writing was a deliberate choice to mirror the writing style of the princess bride BUT I strongly disliked the writing style。 It’s written in a way that feels very detached from the characters which probably contributes to why I didn’t care about any of them。 Also I read through the first half and they literally don’t do anything except run around， after that I skimmed through the second half of the book。 I honestly thought this was not engaging at all， do not recommend ）: 。。。more
Alisha
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I liked this。 A lot。 Picked it up on a whim and sped through it。 Would recommend！4。75 stars！
Mimi
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Badass female mc ✅Cute Romance ✅ Smashing the Patriarchy？ ✅✅ Quips and Connections to a great novel/movie ✅TPWSY was a truly well written and fun Princess Bride inspired read！ Unlike a retelling， this novel takes small pieces from PB and flips it on its’ head giving us just enough to get on board and keep you reading page and page again。 After the untimely and suspicious death of her father， Amarande， heir to the thrown is given the ultimatum of marrying or losing her crown。 Rulers from the surr Badass female mc ✅Cute Romance ✅ Smashing the Patriarchy？ ✅✅ Quips and Connections to a great novel/movie ✅TPWSY was a truly well written and fun Princess Bride inspired read！ Unlike a retelling， this novel takes small pieces from PB and flips it on its’ head giving us just enough to get on board and keep you reading page and page again。 After the untimely and suspicious death of her father， Amarande， heir to the thrown is given the ultimatum of marrying or losing her crown。 Rulers from the surrounding kingdoms， albeit single or married， each come forward with their own pleas and motives with hope to marry and take over her kingdom。 One playing dirtier then the others。Luca our stableboy becomes the damsel in distress throughout the novel， stolen in the night by a trio of land pirates taken so that our princess Amarande will marry the prince of choice。 Instead of bending to the whim of the council who will not allow her to rule unwed， and with her love gone Amarande takes off on a quest through her kingdom and the wasteland to save her beloved。This novel went surprisingly fast for me and I was honestly so thrilled that I received an arc for Book 2 because having to wait would have left me going crazy。 Something I really would have loved would have been the addition of a map even one not as intricate as others to help follow along in the adventure I was swept up in。The Cover Art for this novel was literally perfect！！ It is important to keep in mind that this is a zero spice， truly YA novel who’s protagonist is 16 y/o。 。。。more
Chloe
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More of a high 3 than a 4。 Honestly， this was good。 The writing was good， the characters were interesting， etc。 It's just that I wasn't particularly interested due to the lack of romance。 It just got kind of boring due to the lack of a build-up in terms of romance。 It felt like I was missing a prequel or something lol。 But， still， it did get better once all the characters were introduced and the action really started to get going。 I'll probably read the next book， however， due to the ending。 I w More of a high 3 than a 4。 Honestly， this was good。 The writing was good， the characters were interesting， etc。 It's just that I wasn't particularly interested due to the lack of romance。 It just got kind of boring due to the lack of a build-up in terms of romance。 It felt like I was missing a prequel or something lol。 But， still， it did get better once all the characters were introduced and the action really started to get going。 I'll probably read the next book， however， due to the ending。 I will say that the ending was quite shocking and I can't decide if it just feels like the author randomly decided to change the whole direction by adding the last bit and I can't decide if I like it or not。 But it does imply something quite dramatic and more interesting will happen， so， yeah， I'll be reading the sequel lol。 。。。more
Jules
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I couldn’t finish this book。 I didn’t feel like dragging myself through more than the first 150 pages。 It’s dog water。
Jessica （a GREAT read）
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Sarah Henning’s The Princess Will Save You is the proclaimed gender swap of The Princess Bride in the YA world and as a huge fan of the movie/book I can say that it is all that and more！ This has all the fanfare and excitement you would experience from the cult classic movie （and the book too in some ways） with a few added twists！ This is a fantasy read not to be missed！ And in more recent news， Sarah has announced it’s no longer a duology， but a trilogy！Princess Amarande is best friends with th Sarah Henning’s The Princess Will Save You is the proclaimed gender swap of The Princess Bride in the YA world and as a huge fan of the movie/book I can say that it is all that and more！ This has all the fanfare and excitement you would experience from the cult classic movie （and the book too in some ways） with a few added twists！ This is a fantasy read not to be missed！ And in more recent news， Sarah has announced it’s no longer a duology， but a trilogy！Princess Amarande is best friends with the stable boy， Luca， whom she grew up with as a child。 They spend their days practicing sword fights in the fields and life is pretty good all around， until the day her father， the king dies mysteriously。 Ama believes he was poisoned but no one really wants to look into it， they write it off as a tragic accident and they are anxious to get her married asap so she can be on the throne， for yes， we are in those times where a queen does not rule the kingdom on her own。 With three other neighboring kingdoms there are three potential suitors， but none rub her the wrong was as Renard。When Ama finds Luca missing and a note that tells her to marry Renard or else， Ama knows exactly what she has to do。 She has to save he best friend。 Though we the reader will learn the error of her ways， as the story is told in multiple third person point of view， and we soon learn just how far Renard will go to get his crown。Luca is kidnapped by a trio of thieves who are determined to collect their money by delivering him to the meeting point。 Luca is a very carefree sort of guy， very sweet and humble。 He soon becomes almost friends with one of his kidnappers， but never fear， there’s no romance in that area。Meanwhile we watch as Ama fights tooth and nail to overcome obstacle after obstacle and enemy after enemy to get to her friend。I have to say， Sarah did an incredible job of giving this book all The Princess Bride feels！ It very much has that same air and tone to it that the movie and book did。 There’s still some differences， such as the bonafide born-a-princess is riding out to rescue her farm boy。 There are pirates/thieves acting as the kidnappers， two boys and a girl， all from different walks of life and you’ll be surprised by what happens with these guys。 We have a prince who is very much the Six-Fingered Man in some ways。The pace to this one was just the right speed。 If you’re familiar with the movie you kind of know where the path will take you， as it does follow that storyline in its own way。 The ending though is something else entirely！ I had thought I was devising a similar theory as Ama was， but the ending totally threw that theory out the window and now has me absolutely baffled！ I love it when an author does that！ Luckily， I’m ready to dive into the next book but I fear what sort of cliffhanger I might encounter there as well。 We’re in new territory after this book and I am all for exploring it！There was still a bit of romance in this one with Ama and Luca。 For year， they’ve fought their feelings for each other and now they’re going all out with them。 Perhaps it’s not as an intense love as the proclaimed couple before them， but it’s still just as sweet as there’s nothing either of them wouldn’t do to keep the other one safe。 I’m hoping Sarah will deepen their relationship a bit more as the series trickles along！The Princess Will Save You is one of the first retellings I’ve encountered for The Princess Bride and I positively loved it！ I cannot wait to see what Sarah is going to do with this series。 It’s fast-paced exciting adventure with mystery， betrayals， intrigue and more。 It’s a page-turning kind of read for sure and should not be missed！Overall Rating 4。5/5 stars 。。。more
Teresa Avendano
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This book was so fast paced， it hooked me right away。 It also includes my favorite trope: Best friends to lovers。 It follows the story of Princess Amarande， a fierce and brave girl involved in a world of politics and schemes。 Luca， her best friend， is a gentle and kind boy that is easy to love。It was very refreshing to not only see the roles reverse with a strong female lead， but also breaking the toxic masculinity with a male lead that is never threatened by the power of a woman。This was a very This book was so fast paced， it hooked me right away。 It also includes my favorite trope: Best friends to lovers。 It follows the story of Princess Amarande， a fierce and brave girl involved in a world of politics and schemes。 Luca， her best friend， is a gentle and kind boy that is easy to love。It was very refreshing to not only see the roles reverse with a strong female lead， but also breaking the toxic masculinity with a male lead that is never threatened by the power of a woman。This was a very fast read and I enjoyed it throughout。 。。。more
Victoria
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3，5 to 4⭐️， I’m not sure。。。The beginning was a bit long。。。 It didn’t amazed me， I had high expectations for that book。 But on another side， the end was really good！ I read the last 100 pages in one sitting and I look forward for the next book because I can’t be let on a cliffhanger like that！
Leah
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This was good！ Not bad， not great。 Nothing really special but a solid fantasy that I thoroughly enjoyed。Full review at A Book ShrewThe Kingdom of Ardenia needs to update its laws。 When King Sendoa dies， he leaves behind a 16-year-old daughter。 Problem is Amarande cannot be queen unless she marries， and she hates every man vying for her hand and kingdom。 In particular she despises the prince with as much to lose as she does when it comes to claiming a crown。 When Amarande discovers that her stabl This was good！ Not bad， not great。 Nothing really special but a solid fantasy that I thoroughly enjoyed。Full review at A Book ShrewThe Kingdom of Ardenia needs to update its laws。 When King Sendoa dies， he leaves behind a 16-year-old daughter。 Problem is Amarande cannot be queen unless she marries， and she hates every man vying for her hand and kingdom。 In particular she despises the prince with as much to lose as she does when it comes to claiming a crown。 When Amarande discovers that her stable-hand love Luca， has been kidnapped， the note left behind points directly to that least favourite contender for her hand as the culprit。 What unfolds from there is an action-packed adventure of a princess racing across the kingdoms with swords in hand in pursuit of her true love and her crown。 Amarande was 。。。 an interesting character。 On the one hand， I adore a fierce and independent young woman who knows what she wants and will get it by sword if need be。 She was willing to risk life and limb to not only hold her father's kingdom as the rightful heir， but to get back the boy she loves。 It was a great twist on the damsel-in-distress trope and a slap in the face of the more patriarchal fantasies。 On the other hand， she was a tough pill to swallow。 In hindsight I firmly believe this is because of the rather haughty tone of the audiobook's narrator， but she did not come across as particularly relatable。 A lot of her fancy skills were less of practice， but rather convenience。 She's never left her palace and city before， but she knows how to do every single thing without so much as a blink。 And in a big， constricting ballgown， no less。 I never worried for her， which kept me at arms length。 Like I said， I read this as an audiobook and I admit some of the political intrigue went clear over my head。 I wasn't aware of how in-depth this was and I wasn't able to pay as close attention in the beginning as I would have liked。 Especially since there was a lot of information shared as it pertained to the history of Ardenia， the tensions between other kingdoms， and who were the players of importance。 It took me until a quarter of the way through to understand which countries and people were worth remembering。 After that point it's rather straightforward。 The ending is where things got the most interesting， with a wedding to remember and one heck of a plot twist to set up the sequel。 People need to stop rating this so low because they expect this to be The Princess Bride。 It's a gender-swapped and loosely-inspired take， and I liked it as it was。 The elements are all there without needing to recreate the same story。 You've got your three misfit pirates carting off the love interest and the brave main character chasing after them。 There's the prince desperate to marry so he can hold onto his power。 Not to mention the one character with a nefarious subterranean lab and a penchant for pain。 But there is the addition of political intrigue with kingdom politics and personal machinations that allow this story to be different， bigger， and something new。Was this my favourite read of the year？ Absolutely not。 But I still enjoyed it and am looking forward to the sequel I have waiting on my kindle。 。。。more
Andrea Kidder
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 This story had potential （ this is book one of a trilogy？？？）。 A clean YA of court intrigue and a very strong willed Princess， who will not be able to inherit her late father's throne unless she marries。 Her best friend is kidnapped， so she must save him first before saving her kingdom。 End of first book。OK I oversimplified here， I am just a little upset with the author。 I was really liking this book until one of our villains uses the phrase 'MOSTLY DEAD' during a torture scene。 It was then that This story had potential （ this is book one of a trilogy？？？）。 A clean YA of court intrigue and a very strong willed Princess， who will not be able to inherit her late father's throne unless she marries。 Her best friend is kidnapped， so she must save him first before saving her kingdom。 End of first book。OK I oversimplified here， I am just a little upset with the author。 I was really liking this book until one of our villains uses the phrase 'MOSTLY DEAD' during a torture scene。 It was then that I realized why this book was compared to 'Princess Bride'， and for me this is a little too close to plagiarism。 Granted it is only this one scene， but it is only book 1 so far。 The other comparisons between the two are only in plot themes that are common and therefore will not be challenged。 Pirates，true love， a princess， a commoner， a kingdom， and poison。 We have not seen any characters that would be considered as Fezzik， Inigo， or Vizzini，（ in book 1 any way）。 。。。more
Victoria Van Vlear
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I fell in love with this cover， and wanted to like the book more than I ended up liking it。 The Princess Bride references were great， but the author tried to push the feminist angle so much that she left plot holes and character flaws that didn't need to be there。 There was also a sense that feminism should be pursued simply for the sake of itself， rather than for something greater。 Morality， in particular， was acutely lacking as a goal or aim of even the main characters。 I fell in love with this cover， and wanted to like the book more than I ended up liking it。 The Princess Bride references were great， but the author tried to push the feminist angle so much that she left plot holes and character flaws that didn't need to be there。 There was also a sense that feminism should be pursued simply for the sake of itself， rather than for something greater。 Morality， in particular， was acutely lacking as a goal or aim of even the main characters。 。。。more
Caitlin
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This book was a huge letdown。 It was pretty boring。 It was advertised as a gender swapped Princess Bride but it felt more like a story with a few references sprinkled in。 It severely lacked the humor I was hoping a Princess Bride inspired book would have and all the characters just felt flat and I didn't really see the passion between the characters。 I liked the character of Ula however This book was a huge letdown。 It was pretty boring。 It was advertised as a gender swapped Princess Bride but it felt more like a story with a few references sprinkled in。 It severely lacked the humor I was hoping a Princess Bride inspired book would have and all the characters just felt flat and I didn't really see the passion between the characters。 I liked the character of Ula however 。。。more
Sydney
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Slow up until the end which was a great plot twist。 It was pretty good overall though
Patience Perry
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I really struggled getting into this one。 I was finally enjoying it and then it ended。 I will probably read the second book in the series， eventually。
Sylvie
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Yes！！！！ I finally finished this book after reading it for more than 2 weeks。Review coming soon。****************************************Why am I starting a new book series while I haven't even finished the ones that I was supposed to。Sighs* I'll never learn。 Yes！！！！ I finally finished this book after reading it for more than 2 weeks。Review coming soon。****************************************Why am I starting a new book series while I haven't even finished the ones that I was supposed to。Sighs* I'll never learn。 。。。more
Emily Radojits
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3。5 stars。 The ending is what saved this book。 I'm curious to see what happens in the second though。 3。5 stars。 The ending is what saved this book。 I'm curious to see what happens in the second though。 。。。more
Klemibee
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Fast paced， entertaining and somewhat mind-blowing
Olivia Thorne
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The entire time I was reading this book， I thought I was going to give it 1。5/5 stars。 However， the last 15% of this book earned the other 1。5 stars I'm going to give it。 Being told that a book is a retelling of your all time favorite movie （The Princess Bride） is possibly one of the most exciting things ever。 But reading said book and being let down by the majority of it is not so exciting。 The end of the book was the only thing that I found more than 1% similar to The Princess Bride， and I act The entire time I was reading this book， I thought I was going to give it 1。5/5 stars。 However， the last 15% of this book earned the other 1。5 stars I'm going to give it。 Being told that a book is a retelling of your all time favorite movie （The Princess Bride） is possibly one of the most exciting things ever。 But reading said book and being let down by the majority of it is not so exciting。 The end of the book was the only thing that I found more than 1% similar to The Princess Bride， and I actually very much enjoyed it！ But up until that moment， I didn't feel any connection to a single character。 I didn't find myself particular caring if the Princess saved her stable boy。 All this being said， I am still going to be reading the second book， which seems to have a great setup given the end of book one。 The second book has been provided to me as an ARC and I will be reading it before its public release， hopeful that the story continues to build。 。。。more
Gizella Caicedo
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A warrior princess without a doubt！A story where the protagonist takes the entire work， because of her fierceness， her feelings and because she knows how to fight like no other。Despite that， the other characters did something to me bah， the only moment in the whole book that I enjoyed was when Amarande left for the moments of action， however I feel that there was no chemistry between the protagonists （romantically speaking） despite everything the love they professed。 But hey， it doesn't bother m A warrior princess without a doubt！A story where the protagonist takes the entire work， because of her fierceness， her feelings and because she knows how to fight like no other。Despite that， the other characters did something to me bah， the only moment in the whole book that I enjoyed was when Amarande left for the moments of action， however I feel that there was no chemistry between the protagonists （romantically speaking） despite everything the love they professed。 But hey， it doesn't bother me that much。I already have the continuation in my possession so I'm going to get it。An entertaining book to read in one sitting。--------------------------------------Una princesa guerrera sin duda alguna！Una historia donde la protagonista se lleva toda la obra， por su fiereza， por sus sentimientos y por que sabe pelear como ninguna。A pesar de eso los demás personajes se me hicieron algo bah， el único momento en todo el libro que disfrutaba era cuando salía Amarande por los momentos de acción， sin embrago siento que no hubo química entre los protagonistas （románticamente hablando） a pesar del todo el amor que se profesaban。 Pero bueno no me molesto tanto。Ya tengo en mi poder la continuación así que voy a por ella。 Un libro entretenido para leerlo de una sola sentada。 。。。more
Elizabeth
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How far will one go for love？ Sarah Henning takes the reader on an adventure alongside Princess Amarande to find out。 I knew picking this book up from the title alone that I was going to be reading about a strong female character and I was not disappointed。 I also enjoyed the world building in this story and had vivid pictures in my mind throughout the whole time reading。 I am very much anticipating the next book in this series to continue reading about these characters I have come to enjoy！
Kaitlyn
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The writing got stronger as the book went on。 It was so obviously a The Princess Bride retelling but flipped so I enjoyed that a lot！
Rayne
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better than i thought it would be， but not good enough to merit all those Princess Bride comparison and just not enough to make me stick around for a series。
Digne
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Much better than the "Sea Witch。" Much better than the "Sea Witch。" 。。。more
Bookreader
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This was a really good book，with a lot of action and fast paced plot 。The female character was determined，bold ，strong and ambitious。The love interested perfectly complemented her and I was rooting for them throughout。 The power dynamic between them ，and how for once the girl takes the lead ， how they were so sure of their love 。 Everything was refreshing。Towards the end a few scenes did feel like they could have been toned down on account of evil and sadistic。And I would have liked if we could This was a really good book，with a lot of action and fast paced plot 。The female character was determined，bold ，strong and ambitious。The love interested perfectly complemented her and I was rooting for them throughout。 The power dynamic between them ，and how for once the girl takes the lead ， how they were so sure of their love 。 Everything was refreshing。Towards the end a few scenes did feel like they could have been toned down on account of evil and sadistic。And I would have liked if we could have more romantic scenes ， because it is a shame to have a chemistry like that go waste。 And ships like these don't happen much 。 。。。more
Maryann
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I learned later that this book is a retelling of the Princess Bride。 I liked it more than the original。 As much as I love some silly humor， I never quite got into the humor of the Princess Bride， so I don't at all mind its absence in this version。 I appreciate the gender swapped story， not the least because it kind of shows some of the rules women are constrained by。 It's a YA， and I really would have appreciated it if it had existed when I was a teen who needed more women in YA novels。 I learned later that this book is a retelling of the Princess Bride。 I liked it more than the original。 As much as I love some silly humor， I never quite got into the humor of the Princess Bride， so I don't at all mind its absence in this version。 I appreciate the gender swapped story， not the least because it kind of shows some of the rules women are constrained by。 It's a YA， and I really would have appreciated it if it had existed when I was a teen who needed more women in YA novels。 。。。more
Ruthie
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When this first came out last year July 2020， I saw it all over bookstagram and wanted to get to it。 I finally read it because I was approved for the ARC of Book 2。 I'm so glad I finally did， it was SO good！I recognized the narrator Katharine Lee McEwan from An Ember in the Ashes series and I was excited right away because I love her voice。 Right from the first scene when Amarande defends herself in front of her whole country and gives idgaf and I will not settle or be coerced vibes I was just l When this first came out last year July 2020， I saw it all over bookstagram and wanted to get to it。 I finally read it because I was approved for the ARC of Book 2。 I'm so glad I finally did， it was SO good！I recognized the narrator Katharine Lee McEwan from An Ember in the Ashes series and I was excited right away because I love her voice。 Right from the first scene when Amarande defends herself in front of her whole country and gives idgaf and I will not settle or be coerced vibes I was just like YAAAASSSS！ And all through the book everything she does makes me want to stand up and clap。 THIS is how you write a BA female。 Take note everyone。 Despite this， I also liked how she realized she doesn't know everything and that she needs to take note of what she learns from the people in her country along the way so she is prepared for whatever is to come in the future books。 I hope she takes the whole kingdom by storm because I'm ready for it。 Also， it's a nice change of pace every once in a while to read a book where the relationship is already established and the author just has to show us through their interactions and thoughts。 It opens up the book so much more for world-building， action， politics etc in this book。 I do still love watching characters fall in love but I feel like most books lean that way so the fact that this one already had a built-in love story， made it feel fresh and allowed me to focus on and wonder about other aspects in the book。I had several predictions that did not come true and there were several twists I was not expecting which is what pushed this from good to great and made me give The Princess Will Save You 5 stars。 I LOVE when a book surprises me especially when I'm wrong about my predictions。Now onto the ARC of book #2 The Queen Will Betray You！ ahhhhh！ 。。。more
Manu ✦★✦
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