This is a fun read. At first it doesn’t really challenge you much, and that’s okay. It’s a simple story of a princess and her prince.
But where it switches it up is that the true protagonist is the princess’s maid. It’s a classic fairy tale (actually, Maid Maleen by Brothers Grimm) of a prince and princess separated by family and a giant tower. When Lady Saren refuses to marry the warlord Khasar, she is locked in the tower with her maid, Dashti.
Saren has seen some horrible secret of Khasar’s and requires Dashti to pretend to be her. This protects Saren from Khasar but also hides her from her betrothed.
Cases of mistaken identity and loyalty versus class differences provide fun, all told through a fairy tale tone. What really adds to the story are Dashti’s songs. It’s set in a fantasy world where songs have a little ability to heal, so Dashti knows different songs for different situations. The lyrics to these provide a fun flow to the narration. It’s also told in journal format, capitalizing on voices like Princess Mia.
But the part that really got me was that Khasar was no longer human.
(Yeah, you gotta read it.)
The author mentions heifer.org to help out real-life people just like the muckers.
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