Written like a love letter to feminine power, I found this book deeply empowering while also being a genuinely fun read!

Saraya was an incredibly compelling protagonist. Her narration was part of the reason that I just couldn't seem to put down the book. Every time I found myself pushing for just one more chapter.

The twist in Chapter 39 drove me crazy! I was so excited for it! Of course I knew there had to be a loophole to the marriage contract - Saraya was never going to marry Daxian, the arrogant a-hole. I'll have to reread the beginning of the novel again to see if I can find the exact line the foreshadowed it, but when Saraya was first going through the betrothal ceremony and Drake arrived (fashionably) late I was convinced that the humans had faulty information and Drake was actually the eldest prince that Saraya was to marry. When that didn't end up happening at that point in the book I was disappointed but I expected some sort of loophole. I was incredibly excited to learn that not only was I correct that Drake is the real eldest prince (AKA Saraya's real fiancé) but that Drake knew (at one point, at least) and had been trying to see her when he was just a child (which is so cute, I can just imagine tiny-Drake wanting to meet his little human fiancée). Anyways, all that to say I adored the twist!

I don't know when the sequel comes out but I do know I'll be first in line to read it!