Ratings:
Star Rating: ★★★★★
If This Book Was a Movie Rating: PG
Review:
Think a gender swapped Cinderella retelling set in a futuristic space world with an enemies to lovers romance.
YES I LOVED IT. GORGEOUS AND AMAZING.
Le plot (publisher’s summary because I’m really just too lazy for my own good ;)
“A princess fleeing an arranged marriage teams up with a snarky commoner to foil a rebel plot in B.R. Myers' Rogue Princess, a gender-swapped sci-fi YA retelling of Cinderella.
Princess Delia knows her duty: She must choose a prince to marry in order to secure an alliance and save her failing planet. Yet she secretly dreams of true love, and feels there must be a better way. Determined to chart her own course, she steals a spaceship to avoid the marriage, only to discover a handsome stowaway.
All Aidan wanted was to “borrow” a few palace trinkets to help him get off the planet. Okay, so maybe escaping on a royal ship wasn’t the smartest plan, but he never expected to be kidnapped by a runaway princess!
Sparks fly as this headstrong princess and clever thief battle wits, but everything changes when they inadvertently uncover a rebel conspiracy that could destroy their planet forever.”
First off, this book gave me serious Lunar Chronicles vibes, and I was here for every second of it. The book was definitely the most similar to Cinder (the first LC book and my favorite ;)
Anyways, back to this book. The plot was fast-paced (not too fast tho) and full of TWISTS. People the number of plot twists I did NOT see coming because they were that unique and out-of-the-complete-blue was ASTRONOMICAL.
Loved that plot.
The characters were solid, I loved the realistic (and surprisingly NON-TOXIC :) relationships, both platonic and romantic. My favorite relationship, besides that *chef’s kiss* enemies to lovers drama, was most certainly the HILARIOUS dynamic between our main girl Delia and her sister Sheila. As a sibling myself, I give them Ye Royal Sibling Stamp of Authenticity because OMIGOSH Y’ALL they were sooo perfectly snarky and bossy and loving can I just join their sister gang? Please?
Speaking of Delia, that girl is going places. She’s smart, skilled, independent, AND knows that loving a guy definitely does NOT mean her world centers around him. Like, what more can we ask for in a YA heroine? *cries in relief while glaring at the dumb helplessness named Bella Swan*
Furthermore, it was ridiculously refreshing to read about a heroine who loved the culture and history and heritage of her people more than money or building an unbeatable army!
I mean really, hats off to the girl. She does not know how much of an anomaly she is.
(those legends were perfection btw)
However, this review would not be complete without me putting in a good word for our main guy Aiden. Aiden is the perfect complement to Delia. Aiden is really just the most adorable little cinnamon roll who uses sarcasm as a defense mechanism (ha relatable) and melts into an ecstatic puddle of goo and yeaning whenever Delia smiles at him. He is so protective and gentle and caring of Delia it actually gives me hope for humanity.
So basically I love Aiden and he deserves a very excellent happily ever after.
Which he did get.
BUT ONLY after working through the walking plot twist that is HIMSELF. His identity that is so importantly secret, not even AIDEN knows who he really is.
OK I’LL STOP AHHHH
So before I explode (or implode, I still don't understand the difference) please go read this twisty, adorable, sci-fi Cinderella.
I promise it’s worth it ;)
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Recommendations If You Liked This Book:
Cinder (and the rest of the Lunar Chronicles series) by Marissa Meyer
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