A lost princess. A tyrant king. A battle for justice.Robots defend the king. Personal Electronic Assistants (PEAs) are implanted in each person. Technology mimicking magical creatures’ abilities are being created illegally. And, a rumor is spreading that the assassinated fae princess may still be alive. Orphaned at a young age, Layla Dione has learned to fend for herself in the slums of Mitier’s … in the slums of Mitier’s capital city. As a fae, she’s a second-class citizen who has fought for everything she has. But, when the king sends his soldiers to find the missing princess, her life is thrust into chaos.
The more she discovers about her past, the more questions she has…and unlocking her family’s secrets could cost her the one friend she values most.
Fans of Marissa Meyer, Sarah J Maas, and Veronica Roth will love this fairy tale retelling with a modern twist that’s packed with action and romance.
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This book is consistent in good storytelling. Loved how the author just ran with this story. Layla was a fae with no family but was working at a bar. She had a PEA or personal electronic assistant in her body as a baby to protect her identity and a guide to life also. Soldiers was taking blood samples to find the princess of the King and Queen of the fae and were after Layla as King Renard wanted all the fae killed. All hell breaks loose from here and gets very exciting! Good reading, now where is the next book?
I love stories of royalty. I used to be hooked on historical romances but after many years you can only read about those people in all sorts of situations until you feel like not again….so since the creation of new worlds with new royalty I now have lots to read and this one has me waiting for her next book.
I really enjoyed this retelling of Princess and the Pea. I thought the story was well written with great characters. The story had a great flow and grabbed your interest. If you love fairy tale retellings then you will love this book. I would recommend.
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This was a pretty good Princess and the Pea retelling. I enjoyed that this book was more about the set up and backstory of Layla instead of heavily being fixed on romance even though I do expect it to play a larger role as the series continues. The world building was amazing and vivid- SA did a great job developing it within such a short amount of pages.
I really liked Penny, Layla’s PEA, and The Fairy Godmothers. We don’t get to see too much of the other characters personalities except for the concept if they’re the good guys or bad guys. I’m intrigued enough to see what happens next!
*I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
This was an interesting take on the Princess and the Pea fairy tale and I enjoyed it. It’s not super heavy on the romance but it’s perfect for the story. The characters suck you in and there is some humor as well, which I loved.
In the interest of transparency, this is not my preferred genre (fantasy/sci-fi) but I’m a sucker for a story re-telling and I’ve really enjoyed other books by this author many of which are set in this same universe. I’m not a reliable source to rely upon to compare this with books in similar genres by other authors.
This was an original and interesting take on the Princess and the Pea story – Layla and Penny are both great characters. The story was well-paced and engaging with very little down time dragging the story. I will say the other characters get a little muddled but I’m guessing that’s because this is the first in a series so it’s an introduction to them. I love the details in the story that make the universe seem vaguely familiar but with fresh faces and complexities.
The one thing that this author is able to do consistently in her writing is vivid imagery and description – the story and settings really come alive and the characters (eventually) get rich backstories – all of which is very important to my personal reading preferences. I’m really looking forward to the next book in the series!
Btw – I hope the humans end up being the “unmitigated villain” in this saga because…we are pretty awful and I can totally see us double-crossing and oppressing elves and fae 😉