I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review

Everyone in this world has had their roles reversed. What a nice switch up for the old knight in shining armor tale. Princess Amaltea, the youngest daughter, is sent out by her mother to go rescue a prince and marry him. Once she returns him to his homeland, she will become queen and receive half their lands. Besides the prince being rescued, the bandits in the book are women and the barmaid is a man.

Amaltea is a hard-headed, princess who is always try to prove herself due to always being in her sister's shadow. Everyone else around her tends to be folly for jokes, but are really fun characters. The prince is weak and has a pretty face, the three bandits are kind of dumb and never seem to get it right, and the barmaid is a super pretty boy who is looking for an easy out. Also the inner dialogue from the horse is probably my favorite moments.

All of this works well because the book manages to find its humor in the reversal. It likes to poke fun at tropes from in which this type of story originated. The artwork is well done, the characters are fun, and it never takes itself too seriously. I had a lot of fun in this first volume, and I look forward to checking out volume 2.