BLURB: At age eighteen, when they become marriageable, all royal children in the Thousand Kingdoms must either go questing to rescue another royal or be hidden away to await rescue themselves. Some go the traditional route of princes rescuing princesses, but not all princes want to be rescuers…and some would rather rescue other princes.
Then there’s Prince Gerald, who has no interest in getting married at all. When he refuses to choose a role as either rescuer or rescuee, his royal parents choose for him and have him magicked away to a distant tower to await a spouse.
Gerald, however, is having none of it. He recruits his guardian dragon and a would-be rescuer and soon the trio is dashing to all corners of the united kingdoms on a quest to overturn the entire system.
My Review: This was a fun read that didn't mind taking a typical Fairytale setting like that found in Rapunzel and turning it on it's head. This was done by having a protagonist who was more interested in the dragon than any would be rescuers. However it was also a story about how to live with being different than your fellows and not having them understand who you really are inside, then finding that one person who gets you and cares for you just the way you are. I can't really say much more without getting into spoiler territory but I can add that I loved the way Prince Gerald sets about overturning an outdated tradition and bringing his vision of a better way to fruition. Also adding that this was a new to me author and I enjoyed this debut book and am looking forward to any more books coming in the future.
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