I’d keep reading and am eager to see more of Sarah Henning’s ideas in the future. It paid homage to a classic story and had a good storyline.

I think it’s my favorite of Sarah Henning’s stories. The details were rich but not so much so that I can’t remember the plot well enough. I do not feel like this book merits re-reading come the release of subsequent sequels, however.

I like the plot and the characters and I am eager to know more. I would definitely keep reading this series. I had literally guessed who everyone was, their relationships, and the repercussions of those relationships less than 50 pages in. I found the story insanely predictable.Furthermore, Amarande was ready to do whatever it took to get Luca back. Princess Amarande and Luca have both had hard lives in very different ways but I loved that their problems didn’t weigh them down. There are some heavy themes in this book and I thought they paired well with the idea of true love and rescues. The realism in the political plot as well as the betrayals.It wasn’t messy or confusing and there were no love triangles. Normally, I prefer first person narration but this felt right for the type of story. Like the Princess Bride movie, the story read like someone was narrating a story and I really enjoyed that aspect. Also, despite my feelings about the ending of the first book, I really liked Sarah Henning’s Sea Witch duology. Tagged as a “gender bent Princess Bride retelling”, the story sounded so up my alley. I was super excited to get my hands on a copy of this book. 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. In an attempt to force her choice, a neighboring kingdom kidnaps her true love, stable boy Luca. 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.īut Amarande was raised to be a warrior -not a sacrifice. 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. This is a one stop tour but so many other bloggers and bookstagrammers are chatting up a storm about this one! I’d like to begin by thanking the author, Sarah Henning, and her publisher, Tor Teen, for sending me a copy of this book and allowing me to feel like I am part of a tour. **Disclaimer: I was given a free finished copy in exchange for an honest review from the publisher.**

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