NIST comments:
Y10: "It was really profound, the main character was very easy to identify with. The best part was that she saved herself. She carved her own path. Her journey from a shy, insecure girl to a confident, captivating woman is truly enthralling."
Series
Collection
Publication
Greenwillow Books (2012), Edition: 1st Printing, 448 pages
Description
A fearful sixteen-year-old princess discovers her heroic destiny after being married off to the king of a neighboring country in turmoil and pursued by enemies seething with dark magic.
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Original publication date
2011-09-20
Awards
Andre Norton Nebula Award for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction (Finalist — 2011)
Sequoyah Book Award (Nominee — High School — 2014)
Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Ohioana Book Award (Finalist — Juvenile Literature — 2012)
Arkansas Teen Book Award (Honor Book — 2013)
Colorado Blue Spruce Award (Nominee — 2015)
Truman Readers Award (Nominee — 2014)
William C. Morris YA Debut Award (Finalist — 2012)
Evergreen Teen Book Award (Nominee — 2014)
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers (Nominee — 2014)
Best Fiction for Young Adults (Top Ten — 2012)
CCBC Choices (2012)
OYAN Book Rave (2012)
Language
Original language
English