by B.R. Myers
Published on January 21, 2020 Format: ARC, Audiobook
Pages: 304
Genres: Science Fiction, Young Adult
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.
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Yet another example of a perfectly mediocre book. Rogue Princess was a super fast, easy read, with just enough to keep me interested, but with definite flaws if I look too hard. Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it, but I’m glad I read it.
I never really thought I needed a gender-bent Cinderella retelling in my life, but it now exists and that alone makes Rogue Princess worth a read. In the oversaturated world of YA retellings, this one is just different enough to stand out. The story is fun, with great nods to its source material. If retellings are your jam, you’ll really enjoy this one.
The characters are probably the best aspect. Delia and Aidan are the point-of-view characters, and I liked both of them well enough. Aidan’s story was a little more interesting to me, but they both were solid main characters with distinctive voices. I also really enjoyed Delia’s sister, Shania, as she was pretty much the only side character that had a decent amount of depth, and she was just funny.
The story itself was a little bumpy. The book kicked off strong, with immediate action. After that it seemed to come in waves. Honestly, if I hadn’t been listening to the audiobook for parts of this one then I probably would have set it aside a lot more, because some sections of the book bored me. Things ramped up a lot toward the end, with some great surprises. Everything wrapped up nicely, so as a standalone I definitely recommend this one.
Overall, I recommend Rogue Princess. The world building is definitely lacking, and that was probably my biggest issue with it. But it’s definitely a fast, easy read, with enough going for it that I think a lot of YA readers will enjoy it. If you want a throwback to The Lunar Chronicles then this is the book for you.
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