The Betrothed is this first book in the young adult fantasy romance series of the same name by Kiera Cass. I listened to this book on Audiobook and I loved the audio version. I found the narrator to be a pleasant reader and she kept the book just flying along. I listened at 1.5 speed and it was a little fast but not too fast so I couldn't keep up and I flew through this book so fast. 

In The Betrothed, we meet our main character Hollis as she is just at the start of what she thinks will be a fling with King Jameson. She is one of the ladies at court, and the king has been dating all of them for a short period of time. When it is her turn, she never expects it to last, but she seems to catch the kings eye. As the story went on, I easily fell into the story, the excitement and the romance of being wooed by a king that honestly felt like a genuinely good guy. And then Silas came into the picture with his family, and I got swept up in the possibility of a new romance, and both times I felt like I knew where the story was going, and I was thoroughly enjoying the journey. But then something crazy and surprising happened and I found myself totally shocked because I had no idea where the book was going to go from here. And you know what? Even though I hated what happened, I loved that this book surprised me. 

I have a few theories about what is going to happen in the next book but honestly, I am so pleasantly surprised that this book took a different direction than I thought that I am just plain excited to find out what is going to happen next? Is it going to be what I think? Is it going to surprise me again? What on earth is in store for Hollis after the crazy events of book one? I can't wait to see what is in store for us next with the kingdoms of Isolte and Coroa. The Betrothed is a wonderful book for fans of young adult fantasy that is heavy on the court politics. I really enjoyed this one.