The Princess Search by Melanie Cellier

The Princess Search by Melanie Cellier ISBN-13: 978-0648305132 Kindle: 308 pages Publisher: Luminant Publications Released: May 11th 2018

Source: Rented through Kindle Unlimited.

Book Description from Goodreads:
After a lifetime of rejection, seamstress Evie can't trust Frederic, the crown prince of Lanover—not his words of friendship or the way the warmth in his eyes seems to ask for even more. But when they end up on a tour of his kingdom—one filled with increasing danger—Evie's mistrust might doom them all.

In this spin on the classic fairy tale, an ugly duckling must discover her true worth in order to save her kingdom and maybe even find true love.


My Review:
The Princess Search is a young adult fantasy novel with a romance. Though the fifth in the series, this works as a standalone novel. Evie has been rejected time after time, but she has finally found success as a seamstress in the capital. When Frederick goes on a tour of his diverse kingdom (and takes Evie along to help make sure his clothes reflect the local cultures), it soon becomes obvious that someone is trying to turn the people against their future king. Evie fears that she will encounter people that rejected her since they're visiting places she has lived in the past, but she slowly comes to realize that the experiences that she's had uniquely equipped her to save the kingdom from the secret plot.

The main characters were interesting, engaging, and they reacted realistically to events. Evie and Frederic worked together to save the kingdom, building their trust and friendship in addition to their physical attraction. Evie grew in maturity and healed from past hurts as the story progressed. 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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