She went to sleep a warrior. She woke up a legend.Lina is no sleeping beauty. She’s been fighting goblins in her dreams for over a century, but now she’s awake in an unfamiliar world. Worse, the goblin army is creeping ever closer to the human realm.To stop the invasion, Lina needs the enchanted gems locked away in the royal treasury. There’s just one problem: to get them she must pretend she’s a … she must pretend she’s a princess and win Prince Alaric’s hand in marriage.
Lina will need all her cunning to pass the tests designed by the prince’s mother while fighting goblins on the sly. Can she hide her battle bruises and convince the court that she is a delicate princess? And can she trust Prince Alaric, who seems determined to discover her secrets?
Princess of Shadows is an imaginative retelling of The Princess and the Pea with elements of Sleeping Beauty. Discover the Fairy Tale Adventure that readers call “fantastically original” and “sharp and exciting.”
If you like clean romance, witty banter, and surprise twists, then you’ll love A.G. Marshall’s action-packed retelling.
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This retelling of the Princess and the Pea bears an amazing resemblance to the folk tale of Rip Van Winkle combined with the princess trials of Melanie Cellier’s “A Dance of Silver and Shadow”. I do not know if I would have the grace and fortitude that Lina demonstrated, although I definitely appreciate Luca’s long-lasting practical joke!
Delicious twist on the Princess and the Pea, with some heart-tugging nods to Sleeping Beauty.
I’m just starting to get into retellings and this one was incredibly fresh. It was super interesting to see what AG did with the whole Princess and the Pea story. This is no shallow princess story, friends. This is EPIC. I love it!
Evengelina Shadow-Storm has been asleep a long time – much longer than she’d planned. 100 years after she went to sleep to protect the shadow realm, the kingdom has forgotten who she was, and how her sacrifice saved them. But the threat is returning, and she only has a few days to convince the Council of Kings to believe in magic once more.
The story grips you from the first. Why was Evangelina asleep? Was she successful? What happened to her brother, Lucas? And why was Aleric’s right to the throne questioned? Marshall draws you in with these questions, expertly weaving threads together until the full story is revealed. I loved the adventure elements of this story, how Evangelina was so focused on protecting the kingdom. The romance between her and Aleric happened because of her quest, not in spite of it.
I loved this book from the beginning! It was so good. This is the first full length book that I have read of Ms. Marshall’s and I loved it.
Evangelina Shadow-Storm has been sleeping for over a hundred years and nothing is the same. She has woken up to a drastically different home. Alaric never thought that he would be in this position. He never imagined that being the crown prince would be so hard.
They will have to learn how to get past projects and figure out how to defend their home. What will Lina and Alaric do when things seem to be stacked against them?
I loved Lina, she was so cool. But she was also human, and she was on her own. I felt for her, as she tried to complete her mission by herself. She was waking up to a totally different home, everything big had changed. Now she not only has to try to defend her home but also figure out her own life in this new place. She was so amazing because she perceived even when things felt crazy.
Alaric was awesome! He tried so hard to be the best prince he could be, but you could see that it was crippling for him. I really liked reading about how he wanted to do what was best for his people, but he also learned how to learn that there are other paths he can take.
It was so cool to see Alaric and Lina find each other and fall in love even when the odds seem to be against them. They were perfect for each other. I mean I don’t even know what else to say.
This was a really good book, I am hooked on Ms.Marshall’s books now. I can’t wait to read the next ones! I would definitely recommend this book!