Princess In The Opal Mask (2013) - Plot & Excerpts
Goodness. Talk about a 180 degree turn. Sure. I didn't like Elara in the beginning (and the story jumped forward) but God I loved how the story just became better and better and I just couldn't let go of the book. Of course mostly everything was predictable like ***** SPOILERS AHEAD*****- how the squire turned out to be the crown prince- how they came to fall in loveSPOILERS ENDIt was a great fairytale and I can ignore the fact that nobody explained WHY Travers or Lord Finley wanted Elara on the throne instead of Wilha (weird name, that) - I mean they're twins and it's not as if they know one to be better than the other.Did I mention that I love fairytales???I am swooning - just swooning. Give me more! I am craving more. I kind of have to confess that I found some of the chapters with Wilha were a little tiny bit boring but some of them were not. Great fairytale, so once upon a time I fell in love with it... A "fantasy" book that doesn't actually have any magic (at least not so far), just the medieval-Europe-ish type setting with kings and princesses of made-up countries. We need a different name for this genre--if someone thinks of one, let me know!--because I'm finding more and more of them. Pros: Romance is not a major element (which I realize might be a con for some) and what romance there is I found fairly believable. It's mostly about mystery and adventure and girls taking charge of their identities.Cons: Unfortunately, I found the premise on which every plot twist depends quite improbable. I can see why you'd want to make those twists possible: mistaken identities! pretending to be someone else! secret destinies! But, for me, there has to be a believable reason why these things can be set in motion. However, I know there are a lot of readers who are OK with some improbable-ness as long as it leads to a fun story, so I'll still suggest it to those readers.
What do You think about Princess In The Opal Mask (2013)?
Loved it!!! Can't wait for the next book in the series to come out.
—Shrinlah
Part Cinderella, part Prince and the Pauper.
—Chrissy
