The Princess Pact by Melanie Cellier

The Princess Pact by Melanie Cellier ISBN-13: 978-0648080176 Kindle: 280 pages Publisher: Luminant Publications Released: February 7th 2018

Source: Rented through Kinle Unlimited.

Book Description from Goodreads:
Marie, the dutiful princess of Northhelm, chafes under the rigid protocol that governs her life. Then a growing darkness threatens the kingdom and uncovers the lie at the centre of her whole life - a single pact, made by her mother, that changes everything.

Throwing off convention, she joins Rafe, a handsome, charming newcomer, on a quest to save her kingdom. Except he doesn't know she has a mission of her own - to discover the truth about her identity. Increasingly drawn to Rafe's strength and good humour, Marie is torn by her double purpose. With time running out and death and destruction looming, Marie will have to unravel the bargains that surround her and choose where her true allegiance lies.

In this twist on the classic fairy tale, Rumpelstiltskin, a hidden identity is just one of the things Marie will have to unravel.


My Review:
The Princess Pact is a young adult fantasy novel with a romance. Though the third in the series, this works as a standalone novel. When Marie learns that she's adopted and that it's her true father who threatens the kingdom by using a magic item to raise a rebellion, she's confused and feels betrayed by her adoptive parents. Her adoptive brother goes missing after being thwarted in his desire to join the mysterious Rafe in scouting out the rebel camp, so she decides to go to the rebel camp to find her brother, sort out what's going on, and figure out who she truly is.

The main characters were interesting, engaging, and I cared about what happened to them. Marie and Rafe worked together to save the kingdom, building their trust and friendship in addition to their physical attraction. Marie grew in maturity and skill throughout the story. The world-building was light, mainly a medieval feel but with curses and godmother magic items. There was no sex or bad language. Overall, I'd recommend this fantasy to fans of fairytales and heroic fantasy.


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