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The Princess Will Save You

The Princess Will Save You

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  • Author：Sarah Henning
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Summary

Now in paperback！ Sarah Henning's 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。

DON’T MESS WITH THE CROWN…

When her father dies， Princess Amarande is given an ultimatum: marry the leader of a neighboring kingdom， or lose her crown—and possibly her life。 To force her hand， her beloved， the stable boy Luca， is kidnapped。 But Amarande was raised to be a warrior， not a sacrifice。 And nothing will stop her from saving her true love。

“Everything we love about YA fantasy， complete with first love， sweeping adventure， and a fierce heroine who holds her own。 There’s something for everyone in this book。”—Adrienne Young， New York Times bestselling author of The Sky in the Deep

“An action-packed adventure with a fierce heroine that is sure to enthrall！ Sarah Henning has created a fantasy narrative that weaves together love and betrayal， pirates and swordplay。 Sure to please anyone who grew up loving tales of princesses。”—Emily Lloyd-Jones， author of The Bone Houses

The Kingdoms of Sand & Sky Trilogy
Book 1: The Princess Will Save You
Book 2: The Queen Will Betray You
Book 3: The King Will Kill You

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Reviews

Brinley ，

Well， this was disappointing。 I've been trying to get my hands on this one for ages， but now I wish I could exile it from my mind。 It was just so mediocre， nothing about it was special。 I think my main problem with this has to be the flipping of the tropes。 I admire that this made our female heroine a strong character， but in doing so， it butchered her character。 Other than being strong， she had no personality。 Same thing with Luca。 Other than needing to be saved， he was nothing。 And he couldn't Well， this was disappointing。 I've been trying to get my hands on this one for ages， but now I wish I could exile it from my mind。 It was just so mediocre， nothing about it was special。 I think my main problem with this has to be the flipping of the tropes。 I admire that this made our female heroine a strong character， but in doing so， it butchered her character。 Other than being strong， she had no personality。 Same thing with Luca。 Other than needing to be saved， he was nothing。 And he couldn't do anything for himself！ Every time he got in trouble， he waited for Ama to save him， even if he couldn't escaped。 This got old quite fast considering the entire book was him being in trouble。 I also hated the driving romance。 It was nothing。 At all。 I felt nothing for it。 If the entire book is going to be characters fighting for each other， I want to feel the connection。 In this， there was no connection。 I kinda want to be done with this book， so this is stuck being a short review。 Basically， this book is both boring and bland， and I'm not excited for the second book at all 。。。more

FS Meurinne ，

This is an inspired retelling version of The Princess Bride， yes inspired means it has some things but not expect it to be like it。 The worldbuilding seemed to be good but felt a bit flat， would've wanted to find more about this world。 The characters are interesting but expected more of them。 I got to read this as I got the second book to review， so off to that one。 Blog |BookBub | Amazon |Audible |Instagram |Twitter |Facebook |TikTok |YouTube |Pinterest |Tumblr |Bookstore This is an inspired retelling version of The Princess Bride， yes inspired means it has some things but not expect it to be like it。 The worldbuilding seemed to be good but felt a bit flat， would've wanted to find more about this world。 The characters are interesting but expected more of them。 I got to read this as I got the second book to review， so off to that one。 Blog |BookBub | Amazon |Audible |Instagram |Twitter |Facebook |TikTok |YouTube |Pinterest |Tumblr |Bookstore 。。。more

Ona ，

3。5

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Tria ，

The Princess Will Save You was a nice break from the stereotypical princess story。 It began as a simple story but it leads into a much more complex plot with political intrigue and machinations。 On the most basic level， this is a story of a girl saving the stable boy， almost a reverse of the Princess Bride; however the political backstabbing and scheming on the part of so many characters was what made me want to keep reading this book。 Amarande is the princess of Ardenia who is quickly catapulte The Princess Will Save You was a nice break from the stereotypical princess story。 It began as a simple story but it leads into a much more complex plot with political intrigue and machinations。 On the most basic level， this is a story of a girl saving the stable boy， almost a reverse of the Princess Bride; however the political backstabbing and scheming on the part of so many characters was what made me want to keep reading this book。 Amarande is the princess of Ardenia who is quickly catapulted to queen， who must marry， after her father's untimely death。 This leads to the kidnapping of the stableboy， Luca， with whom she has grown up and cares for more than anyone else。 Luca's steadfast belief that Ama will come for him seems so out of place; however as I kept reading you realize that Amarande is a strong facinating character who would do anything for her friend and her country and will not be manipulated by those around her。 Her desire to stay strong regardless of what it may cost her endeared her to me。Overall， this book was well written and I look forward to reading the sequel。Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC to review honestly。 。。。more

Carrie Broome ，

The only reason I finished this book was because I can't return it。 I hated it so much。 It wasn't just "inspired by" The Princess Bride， parts of the story were just lifted from the Princess Bride and altered slightly。 And it's so obvious which characters in this book were just taken from Princess Bride and changed slightly。 And the theme was so heavy handed and annoying。 "Love always wins" over and over and over again。 I'm also extremely tired of stories where "strong" women have to fight back The only reason I finished this book was because I can't return it。 I hated it so much。 It wasn't just "inspired by" The Princess Bride， parts of the story were just lifted from the Princess Bride and altered slightly。 And it's so obvious which characters in this book were just taken from Princess Bride and changed slightly。 And the theme was so heavy handed and annoying。 "Love always wins" over and over and over again。 I'm also extremely tired of stories where "strong" women have to fight back against a male dominated world， where "strong" means masculine。 Never mind the bad writing as well。 The narration jumps all over the place and it gets confusing at times。 And the plot was so predictable。 There was only one "twist" that I didn't figure out on my own。 The narrator didn't help either。 She just drones on in this monotone， emotionless reading。 tl;dr: I hated every second of this book and I'm glad it's over。 I wish I could give it 0 stars。 。。。more

Jo ，

This was so fast-paced and cinematic， I came away feeling as though I'd watched a YA Netflix show。 So many plot twists， lots of handsome young people giving each other flirty side-eye and finding 'true love' at 16 （particularly jarring in this one， when up against the attempt at a serious political plot）， even an epilogue to set up the sequel that makes a huge， in no way foreshadowed， reveal。 It's enjoyable but kind of silly。 I'm probably getting too old to take kids in their mid-teens saving th This was so fast-paced and cinematic， I came away feeling as though I'd watched a YA Netflix show。 So many plot twists， lots of handsome young people giving each other flirty side-eye and finding 'true love' at 16 （particularly jarring in this one， when up against the attempt at a serious political plot）， even an epilogue to set up the sequel that makes a huge， in no way foreshadowed， reveal。 It's enjoyable but kind of silly。 I'm probably getting too old to take kids in their mid-teens saving the world seriously， but I do love the actively feminist turn YA is taking。 Rounding up to three because it was pretty fun。 。。。more

Lucyy ，

I was excited to have a fun， light read with this book and。。 well。。 It was definitely light。。。I found the plot predictable so everything intending to be dramatic and intense kind of missed their mark。 The plot mysteries and the problems that the characters encountered were so easy solved that they were quasi unrealistic。 As a result， all the stakes were completely lowered and my connection to the story wavered a lot。 I found the characters to be endearing yet stale nonetheless。 I love characters I was excited to have a fun， light read with this book and。。 well。。 It was definitely light。。。I found the plot predictable so everything intending to be dramatic and intense kind of missed their mark。 The plot mysteries and the problems that the characters encountered were so easy solved that they were quasi unrealistic。 As a result， all the stakes were completely lowered and my connection to the story wavered a lot。 I found the characters to be endearing yet stale nonetheless。 I love characters that embody stereotypical fantasy tropes but what was weird here was the dialogue。 I recognised the effort to creates varying degrees of intimacy between the characters and sometimes it worked very well， but most of the time I just repeated to myself "no one speaks like this"。 Despite what I say I did enjoy it！ It was a fun， quick read that whisked me away from reality for a while and I'm thankful for this。 But my lack of investment in the book as a whole proves that either I read it at the wrong time or it was just not for me。。。 。。。more

Rochelle Bautista ，

I was first attracted to this because Charlie Bowater illustrated the cover so plus points for that！I’m not familiar with the “Princess Bride” so I can’t vouch to how accurate this is as a retelling but I did like the whole princess/commoner forbidden romance going on and how the badass princess comes to save the kidnapped stableboy which is a nice change from the usual boy rescues girl narrative。 The main lead is such a baddie and I love how she’s so strong and confident in herself and that she I was first attracted to this because Charlie Bowater illustrated the cover so plus points for that！I’m not familiar with the “Princess Bride” so I can’t vouch to how accurate this is as a retelling but I did like the whole princess/commoner forbidden romance going on and how the badass princess comes to save the kidnapped stableboy which is a nice change from the usual boy rescues girl narrative。 The main lead is such a baddie and I love how she’s so strong and confident in herself and that she went as far as to kill a few of the bad guys。 I also liked her love interest， he was sweet and a genuine good guy。 It was fun seeing them form unlikely friendships with the “pirates”as well given how entertaining it was reading the banter they had with them。My only issue with this was that it wasn’t as compelling or engaging。 The writing felt flat to me and predictable。 There wasn’t much character depth so I wasn’t invested in them as much。 But I did enjoy where things were headed towards the end and the cliffhanger definitely had me intrigued enough to read the sequel。Overall， if you love the tropes mentioned above and you’re looking for a quick， fun YA read then I recommend checking this out！ 。。。more

Mavis Ros ，

There’s no doubt about it that the side characters stole the whole book。And the plot twists were such good timing。 I was never able to guess that that identity turned out to be that person。

Rose Guzman ，

✨3。5/5 Rating✨Spoilers & Thoughts Below！！•First book in the Kingdom of Sand and Sky duology。•This was a good and easy read。 It’s filled with a badass heroine， a lost kingdom， politics and secrets。 •The premise of the book wasn’t anything new or truly exciting， just your regular good fantasy quest with some good characters。 •The world building was nice but I would have liked just a tad bit more details or description specifically on all the kingdoms。 •There are multiple POVs， which was interestin ✨3。5/5 Rating✨Spoilers & Thoughts Below！！•First book in the Kingdom of Sand and Sky duology。•This was a good and easy read。 It’s filled with a badass heroine， a lost kingdom， politics and secrets。 •The premise of the book wasn’t anything new or truly exciting， just your regular good fantasy quest with some good characters。 •The world building was nice but I would have liked just a tad bit more details or description specifically on all the kingdoms。 •There are multiple POVs， which was interesting but it mainly follows the main characters Amarande and Luca。•The heroine， Amarande was truly a badass。 Loved how she took charge and fought for want she wanted and who she loved。 Her overall character development was nicely written。•The love interest， Luca didn’t really have much of a character development or journey。 He really was more of a side character but I definitely know he’s going to play a bigger part in the next book。 •One of the things I did loved most was Luca’s utter trust and confidence in Amarande。 Just thought that was so beautiful。 •The plots twists were a bit predictable but nonetheless entertaining。 I am interested to read the final book and see how everything plays out。•Overall， just a good decent story with a quest and characters fighting for true love。 。。。more

Heather Hill ，

Started off really strong and kind of petered out in the end。 Not sure I'll continue with the series， but I am intrigued enough that I might read the second。 -shrug- Started off really strong and kind of petered out in the end。 Not sure I'll continue with the series， but I am intrigued enough that I might read the second。 -shrug- 。。。more

Nadeen ，

The first page and a half were really good and well written and it had potential。 After that though it wasn't that good but it got better towards the end of the book。 The ending was good there were a few plot twists that were interesting especially the one in the epilogue。 I didn't really like the characters they were kind of shallow。 The plot was okay but it was very slow things started to pick up towards the end of the book。 After the ending and the epilogue I do want to read the second book！ The first page and a half were really good and well written and it had potential。 After that though it wasn't that good but it got better towards the end of the book。 The ending was good there were a few plot twists that were interesting especially the one in the epilogue。 I didn't really like the characters they were kind of shallow。 The plot was okay but it was very slow things started to pick up towards the end of the book。 After the ending and the epilogue I do want to read the second book！ Overall this book was okay。 。。。more

Athena of Velaris ，

“These people were poised to steal her crown， her independence， as they had stolen her father and Luca。 And that was their mistake。”Wow。 Why aren't more people talking about this book？ It's a fierce feminist fantasy retelling of The Princess Bride！ What's not to love？ With fast action scenes， an interesting heroine， complex global politics， a sweet love interest， bounty hunters， and sword fights， The Princess Will Save You checks so many boxes。 The plot was fun and faced paced; the writing was l “These people were poised to steal her crown， her independence， as they had stolen her father and Luca。 And that was their mistake。”Wow。 Why aren't more people talking about this book？ It's a fierce feminist fantasy retelling of The Princess Bride！ What's not to love？ With fast action scenes， an interesting heroine， complex global politics， a sweet love interest， bounty hunters， and sword fights， The Princess Will Save You checks so many boxes。 The plot was fun and faced paced; the writing was lovely; the characters were （mostly） well developed; the world was well built; the dialogue was realistic and fun。“Love is the most powerful force on this earth- we just forget it because those with power here deal in fear rather than love。”I'm going to keep this review short so you can go read this book as soon as possible， but Amarande was a great heroine。 Despite the reverse damsel-in-distress trope， she never felt like a male character in the body of a woman （basically， she didn't have to lose her femininity to be strong）。 Luca （the love interest） was kind without being too innocent or dumb。 He knew the world could get dark， but he chose to see it in a positive light。 They met as most friends do。 Right place， right age， right interest in common。 Picking up sticks in the dirt， calling them swords。 Bumps and bruises and shared smiles。"Some of the villains were pretty flat and the twist wasn't super hard to see coming， but regardless， this was a very strong fantasy。 If you love friends to lovers， well done YA politics， royalty， and rip-roaring swordfights， I highly recommend this novel。 I can't wait to pick up the sequel！ Lucky me， it releases July 6！ 。。。more

Sonja ，

The Princess Bride has been a favorite of mine since childhood and this twisted tale felt both new and nostalgic。

Katrina ，

Bit nail on the head and I wasn’t on the edge of my seat or anything， but it was fun。 I adore the Princess Bride， so I liked all the little nods throughout the book。 Didn’t floor me， but I might pick up the sequel if I’m in the right mood。

Sierra Stacy ，

Thank you TorTeen for the copy of this and the sequel！ The Princess Will Save You is a great fast-paced ya book。 Each chapter ends in a way that makes you want to move straight on to the next， so it’s great if you’re currently in a slump。After the death of her father， the king， Amarande is left facing a misogynistic government in which women cannot rule without a husband。 She is forced to either accept the fate that the men of the council decide for her， or to make her own path。 While she is fig Thank you TorTeen for the copy of this and the sequel！ The Princess Will Save You is a great fast-paced ya book。 Each chapter ends in a way that makes you want to move straight on to the next， so it’s great if you’re currently in a slump。After the death of her father， the king， Amarande is left facing a misogynistic government in which women cannot rule without a husband。 She is forced to either accept the fate that the men of the council decide for her， or to make her own path。 While she is fighting this， her childhood love is kidnapped in an effort to force her hand。 This book follows her journey to not only get him back， but to have a say in her own future。 I can’t wait to read the second book， The Queen Will Betray You， and see how the rest of this story plays out！ 。。。more

Daniella ，

*spoilers*This was fine？ I don't have much attachment to The Princess Bride， so I won't really compare it to that story。 I will say though I remember the movie being quite funny/camp which made it charming， and I think attempts to do the same here fell flat and it was a little cringe :/I enjoyed the beginning where Amarande was learning she wasn't as prepared for the world as she had hoped， but she was still going to pursue Luca， without severely harming anyone in the process。 There was also an *spoilers*This was fine？ I don't have much attachment to The Princess Bride， so I won't really compare it to that story。 I will say though I remember the movie being quite funny/camp which made it charming， and I think attempts to do the same here fell flat and it was a little cringe :/I enjoyed the beginning where Amarande was learning she wasn't as prepared for the world as she had hoped， but she was still going to pursue Luca， without severely harming anyone in the process。 There was also an interesting conversation about consent between the two main characters which I appreciated。 But on the whole， nothing about this really stands out to me。 Some plot points felt a little unnecessary （like the snake bite） and the twists stuck to YA tropes I was familiar enough with that I could expect what was coming next。 Renard and his brother weren't very solid villains in my opinion， and I was really hoping it was going to be revealed that someone else was behind the plot against Luca/Amarande and was disappointed when there didn't seem to be anything else to it。 Renard's brother in particular I guess was meant to be a mad scientist type but I could not take him seriously at all whenever he was on page。 The reveal about Luca also was meant to be the big driver for the next part of the series， but it didn't carry any weight for me as I though it was pretty obvious from the first moment he met Ula in the first few chapters of the book。Not offensive in any way， just not something I fell in love with either。 Had a lot more potential， especially with Amarande's character， but there wasn't enough to grip me。 I liked at the beginning that Amarande was still going to go after Luca but couldn't bring herself to harm his captors， but then at the end of a book she murders Renard and they slash their way out of his kingdom with seemingly very little remorse。 I think I would have preferred if she still could have been a strong female character that could stick to this moral compass she seemed quite committed to in the early parts of the book。 。。。more

Naish ，

I absolutely loved this book！ And I honestly cannot wait for the next one。 There were quite a few twists and turns。 Sometimes I could not stop reading and other times I didn’t mind putting the book down for a break。 I genuinely had to pause the book for my exams and when I came back to it， I started with a reread of the previous chapters。 The ending was especially amazing， I was literally jumping off my seat and I had to close the book multiple times just to get my breathing in order。 Amarande， I absolutely loved this book！ And I honestly cannot wait for the next one。 There were quite a few twists and turns。 Sometimes I could not stop reading and other times I didn’t mind putting the book down for a break。 I genuinely had to pause the book for my exams and when I came back to it， I started with a reread of the previous chapters。 The ending was especially amazing， I was literally jumping off my seat and I had to close the book multiple times just to get my breathing in order。 Amarande， fighting for her love is definitely something I can go for。 There are moments where I know what the best course would be but then I remember that this girl is 16 and she’s definitely doing really well。 I love the fact that Luca fights for her too。 And I absolutely love the fact that she finds her gang （at least I hope that that’s what they become）。 This book is definitely worth the read。 。。。more

Luiza Helena Vieira ，

Mas que rebuceteio foi esse nesse epílogo que eu acabei de ler meu pai amado！！！！！！！！！！！！！！！

Lara （larainsidebooks） ，

3。5 Has potential， but mostly underdeveloped。 What I liked: - different kingdoms to explore， hopefully they will be more present in the sequel- political intrigue （even though some of the events made me annoyed， but not in a way: "Ohh this is so wrong and bad， but I get why this has to happen" but "How does this make sense here？"）- multiperspective story- a princess who can fight- secrets to uncover- plot twists （the epilogue！）- a mystery exctinct royal family？ YES PLEASEWhat I disliked:- the lo 3。5 Has potential， but mostly underdeveloped。 What I liked: - different kingdoms to explore， hopefully they will be more present in the sequel- political intrigue （even though some of the events made me annoyed， but not in a way: "Ohh this is so wrong and bad， but I get why this has to happen" but "How does this make sense here？"）- multiperspective story- a princess who can fight- secrets to uncover- plot twists （the epilogue！）- a mystery exctinct royal family？ YES PLEASEWhat I disliked:- the love story wasn't really believeable until the end （I think it would've been more believeable if they weren't in love （yet） and that it was friends to lovers）- sometimes the story jumped around and the pacing felt messy because of that （mostly because we were following many characters）- some decisions made no sense （（view spoiler）[ Amarande running away without even leaving a message？ If she wanted to save Luca， she at least could've said: Hey everyone， I'm fine， I'm going to save Luca and then get back！， and not run away without a letter （hide spoiler）]）- events / things that just happened or were mentioned once and never again？？ （（view spoiler）[ Amarande seeing her mother （？） in the Warlord's camp！ WHAT ABOUT THAT？？ + Ama being told that the princess （her） is supposedly locked away since her mother escaped and she never thinks about that fact again？ I know that she has no one to ask until she returns home， but still， that information felt like it was just thrown at us for shock factor， without it really being explained。 Ama could've asked some other people about that and see what they know， but she decided to ignore the fact that everyone basically thinks she is locked away。 And about Luca's kidnapping！ WHO ARRAGNED IT IN THE END？？ Was it Taillifer or someone else？ （hide spoiler）]）- political intrigue （as mentioned above， but here's an example （view spoiler）[ Amarande must marry to rule and her council is trying to "reason" with her that this is the law and how it must be done， while she is calmly and strongly disagreeing， but they aren't listening her -> this and similar situations annoyed me， because I felt， in situations like that， their refusal to accept her as the Queen is tied to that one law and that was childish and stupid， but it could've been made stronger if they also wanted to， for example， rule instead of her or something like that （I would still disagree with them， but at least then it would've been better）。 ALSO， CAN'T THEY NOT SEE THAT MARRYING ANOTHER KING MEANS TYING THEIR COUNTRY TO HIS FOREVER？？？？ （hide spoiler）]- Osana （view spoiler）[ switching sides （wants to help Ama but then teams up with Renard to search for her） and we are left without explanation on why she did that！ （hide spoiler）] 。。。more

Sharon Elletson ，

A grieving Princess sets out to rescue her true love， a stable boy， who has been kidnapped by land pirates who were hired as part of a scheme to force the Princess into marriage with a power hungry Prince from a neighboring kingdom。 At some point the stable finds himself mostly dead， and there is reference to fire swamp。 But this IS nothing like The Princess Bride。All in all it was okay， but I hate cliffhanger endings。 I'll most likely never know if they marry。 A grieving Princess sets out to rescue her true love， a stable boy， who has been kidnapped by land pirates who were hired as part of a scheme to force the Princess into marriage with a power hungry Prince from a neighboring kingdom。 At some point the stable finds himself mostly dead， and there is reference to fire swamp。 But this IS nothing like The Princess Bride。All in all it was okay， but I hate cliffhanger endings。 I'll most likely never know if they marry。 。。。more

Trigger Warning Database ，

Trigger & Content WarningsSexismPhysical injuryMurderTortureKidnapping

Emily ，

The Princess Will Save You was fine but not a book that blew me away。 I did like the Princess Bride aspects of the story and the relationship between Amarande and Luca。 However the plot and writing were rather mediocre， equating to the three star rating。 The novel's epilogue sets up nicely for the second book， which I will be reading in the near future。 The Princess Will Save You was fine but not a book that blew me away。 I did like the Princess Bride aspects of the story and the relationship between Amarande and Luca。 However the plot and writing were rather mediocre， equating to the three star rating。 The novel's epilogue sets up nicely for the second book， which I will be reading in the near future。 。。。more

Cale Johnson ，

I heard that this was a retelling of "The Princess Bride" and immediately added this to my ever-growing TBR I heard that this was a retelling of "The Princess Bride" and immediately added this to my ever-growing TBR 。。。more

Alex （The Scribe Owl） ，

See this review and more at my blog， The Scribe Owl！1/5 starsIf I didn't have an ARC of the second book， I would have DNFed The Princess Will Save You。 I'm so disappointed because I loved one of Sarah Henning's other books， Sea Witch， which also has a lot of negative reviews。 I guess I should have listened to the masses on this one。 My first complaint is the characters。 Amarande's only personality is feminist and it begins to grate after a while。 She has to do everything， all the while professin See this review and more at my blog， The Scribe Owl！1/5 starsIf I didn't have an ARC of the second book， I would have DNFed The Princess Will Save You。 I'm so disappointed because I loved one of Sarah Henning's other books， Sea Witch， which also has a lot of negative reviews。 I guess I should have listened to the masses on this one。 My first complaint is the characters。 Amarande's only personality is feminist and it begins to grate after a while。 She has to do everything， all the while professing her hatred of men and how women can do everything just as well， if not better。 When she's not busy spewing about how she won't serve a man or squash her dreams for men， she's doing everything for Luca。 Luca is the kind of character I would normally love if he wasn't so freaking useless。 He literally did nothing except make Ama save him over and over again。 I guess the title's fitting。 If you're still thinking of reading this for the Princess Bride vibes， let me tell you now: there are no Princess Bride vibes。 If this is a retelling， it's a very loose one。 If it didn't say so in the synopsis I probably wouldn't have guessed it！Almost the entirety of The Princess Will Save You was spent walking/riding in circles in the desert， making it was one of the most boring stories I've read in a long time。 I literally fell asleep reading it！ I had to skim-read the last 25% because I just needed it to be done。 All in all， this was a huge disappointment。 I was hoping for an unpopular opinion， but it turns out that the crowds are right about this one。 If you want a decent Sarah Henning book， go read Sea Witch。 I'll be busy trying to forget this train wreck exists。 。。。more

megan （wingsandfables） ，

I'm a little conflicted about what to rate this book but it is between 3 and 3。5 stars for me。 Firstly， going into this book I actually didn't know it was a retelling。 The cover and title is what drew me in along with the promise of a strong female main character in its summary。 I've seen The Princess Bride a single time years ago as a teenager and。。。I didn't like it。 I also don't remember much of it so this review is truly based solely on the book's own merit without any kind of bias attached t I'm a little conflicted about what to rate this book but it is between 3 and 3。5 stars for me。 Firstly， going into this book I actually didn't know it was a retelling。 The cover and title is what drew me in along with the promise of a strong female main character in its summary。 I've seen The Princess Bride a single time years ago as a teenager and。。。I didn't like it。 I also don't remember much of it so this review is truly based solely on the book's own merit without any kind of bias attached to it。 I wasn't disappointed in the delivery of a strong female main character。 Amarande， while not as complex as you typically see in the YA fantasy genre， has a sweetness to her simplicity。 She is determined to save the love of her life and absolutely nothing is going to stop her from achieving it。 I liked that she refused to let others dictate what she was going to do and that she wasn't afraid to journey on her own without any support。 I liked that the book slowly built up her relationship with her father with the way it would show flashbacks to words of wisdom he told her but I do wish it would've touched more on Amarande's grief。 With her father being the only parent she's ever known and them having such a close relationship， I would've expected to see more emotionality out of her over his death than was shown。 I found Luca to be so incredibly sweet。 He was the perfect counterpart to Amarande's fierceness with his more understanding nature and his easy way of connecting to people and animals， even to the pirates who kidnapped him。 His love of Amarande was so pure and put a smile on my face multiple times while reading。 I also really enjoyed the pirates as side characters， especially Ula。 They are surprisingly complex for side characters and it's easy to see that their relationships with each other are complicated and full of unspoken things。 I hope to see them featured in the sequel！The plot ran a bit slowly for me， especially in the beginning。 There's a lot of build-up in the first 10 chapters without much happening which made it a struggle for me to get into， but by the middle of the book I flew through the pages。 However， I do think there are parts of the book that could've been cut without losing any of the enjoyment of the story such as Renard's point of view。 I would've rather had the surprise of his character appearing at different times than knowing exactly what he's doing as he's doing it。 The names of the characters and places were also difficult for me to pronounce and keep straight while reading。 I mixed up Dunixi and Urtzi countless times。 I also wish there was a bit more passion and realness to the romance between Amarande and Luca。 Their affection almost comes off as polite rather than having any desperate edge to it which you would expect from a character who crosses a treacherous desert all alone to save her love。 Lastly， this is surprisingly a book I would recommend checking out the content warnings for。 I'm usually pretty unbothered by everything in novels but this book contains a scene of torture that literally turned my stomach。 I had to skip pages which I've never done in a book before so please just be aware。 It truly is a disturbing scene。I am on to the next book for which I have high hopes for after that huge twist at the ending。 The entire time while I read this book， I kept wondering who "The Queen" was that owns the title of the second book The Queen Will Betray You。 I hope my heart isn't broken by the promise of that title！*I received this book for free from the publisher via NetGalley in collaboration with TerminalTours。 Thank you！* 。。。more

BeeLovingQueen ，

This book is so well written that I even liked the political part of it。 It has a wonderful romance and a strong-willed female lead。 The ending wasnt at all what I expected and I look forward to reading the second book in this series！！

Leslie Dauer-Creek ，

A driving epic tale that has the necessary pieces: young love， tragedy， a quest， a great adventure， and travel through numerous lands。 I really thought this was a riveting book。 Until the end: it lost one star for me because I felt it left me hanging。 Hopefully this will mean there will be a second book coming to wrap up the loose ends left at the end （please）。

Brooke Engstrom ，

*3。5 stars*

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