the princess search a retelling of the ugly duckling

I mean, come on! He was layer upon layer of fun. Yeah, she messed up and she felt guilty and remorseful, but she also recognized that she messed up and sought to prevent it from trapping her for the rest of her life. Evie didn't fight the changes that her journey brought. Evie was still strong and brave, she admitted that the smile was just a mask sometimes, but she also was willing to grow and learn. I can relate to her mistrust and pain and I loved that Cellier didn't shy away from that. I liked Evie, the bottle of insecurities and fears that she was. (It wasn't mushy or cheesy or anything truly, it was just well-done!) I really liked the romance in this book, a lot. The first half of this beautiful book had me giggling and sighing, clapping my hands, and gushing over the sweet factor.

She writes well and her plots keep me engaged. Gah! The internal struggle! I really, really want to give this five stars! And, at first, the book truly felt like a five-star book to me. i'm not sure if i want to read the rest of cellier's books because i want to see where she goes from here or never read a fantasy/fairytale retelling ever again because this book has ruined me for them. Overall, this was such a fun reading experience and i absolutely adored every moment of it. characters with depth, an intriguing plot, details and settings that i could easily picture, and a romance that had been grinning to myself while i was listening to this book (usually i am poker-faced while reading absolutely anything, so i hope you see why this is significant). The princess search quite literally has it all. having somehow made it this far, i actually find myself sad that there aren't more books specifically catered toward what these characters are doing. Is it strange to be proud of an author? i feel incredibly proud of melanie cellier, having seen how much her books have improved just in the span of this series. To think that i started reading this series on a dare from my friends, who all quit after how horrendous the very first book was, and here i am.

The princess search a retelling of the ugly duckling