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Fantasy. Folklore. Young Adult Fiction. Young Adult Literature. HTML: An epic, romantic, and action-packed fantasy inspired by the tale of Rumpelstiltskin, about a bastard princess who must take on an evil fae to save her brother's soul, from C. J. Redwine, the New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Queen. Perfect for fans of Graceling and the Lunar Chronicles. The world has turned upside down for Thad and Ari Glavan, the bastard twins of Súndraille's king. Their mother was murdered. The royal family died mysteriously. And now Thad sits on the throne of a kingdom whose streets are suddenly overrun with violence he can't stop. Growing up ignored by the nobility, Ari never wanted to be a proper princess. And when Thad suddenly starts training Ari to take his place, she realizes that her brother's ascension to the throne wasn't fate. It was the work of a Wish Granter named Alistair Teague who tricked Thad into wishing away both the safety of his people and his soul in exchange for the crown. So Ari recruits the help of Thad's enigmatic new weapons master, Sebastian Vaughn, to teach her how to fight Teague. With secret ties to Teague's criminal empire, Sebastian might just hold the key to discovering Alistair's weaknesses, saving Ari's brother�??and herself. But Teague is ruthless and more than ready to destroy anyone who dares stand in his way�??and now he has his sights set on the princess. And if Ari can't outwit him, she'll lose Sebastian, her brother...and her so… (more)
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Twins Ari and Thad, the bastard children the King of Súndraille are suddenly thrust into the spotlight (and Thad the throne) when the royal family mysteriously dies overnight. In a fool hearty attempt to save his sisters life, Thad had made a deal
I have to say, I think I loved this book even more than The Shadow Queen (if that's even possible?!). Redwine gives us another fairytale retelling (Rumpelstiltskin) from one of Ravespires neighboring kingdom, Súndraille. I enjoyed the cameo in the beginning from Loreli and Kol (made me sqeeee!), those two are just too cute. Ari was hands down my favorite princess, ever.
"Dancing is for people who don't truly appreciate the buffet"
She is totally my kind of people and I like where her heads at. Not only does she have a healthy appreciation and respect for snacks; she is brave even when she's terrified, smart and cunning where she lacks physical strength. Sebastian's transformation was really the best part of the book for me. Seeing this hard, anxious, mess of a young man transform into someone who allows love into his life was fun to read. The poor kid endured so much pain at the hands of his cruel and malicious father Jacob, and was obviously suffering from some pretty hard core PTSD, and yet he was able (with Aris help of course) to break down those walls of isolation and self preservation and be able to face his worst fears and inner demons to not only love, but allow himself to be loved in return. Simply beautiful. His whole arc just proved that your upbringing doesn't define you, you choose who you want to be, day in and day out.
I am so excited to see which kingdom/fairytale we will visit with Redwine next. Whichever it is, I am certain it will be incredible!
I did like it, but the romance was waaaaaaay loaded in this story as oppose to