The Princess

I received a copy of this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review

This was absolutely fabulous. It flew by! I expected it to drag a bit or actually feel it's length (500+ pages), but I was very much enthralled.

Romance is the primary focus of the book, but there is also so much else going on that I wanted to know what would happen. Although, I did forget about the mystery revolving the murders about halfway through the book, but thankfully just as I recalled it as a potential loose thread, the author brought it back up and solved it nicely.

Isabel is an interesting main character. She is a princess who has been damaged in the past and had to learn how to be strong in order to protect herself. She leads her people well and is loyal to them, and truly isn't a bad person. Faulke... seems like the usual romantic hero, but he had a few differences which I enjoyed. He really is a sweet person and a bit more open about his feelings. He is just the right amount of sweetness, kindness, and protective for Isabel. While there is some insta-attraction, I did like to see that their love does and there are reasons behind why they like each other.
The side characters are also enjoyable, but not as memorable.

Learning about the characters and reading them open up to each other while dealing with unpleasantness in their lives, is really what this book is about. She's an abandoned princess and he is cursed. Murders surround them as well as enemies both hidden and in plain sight. I honestly didn't think I'd enjoy this as much as I did and I do plan on going back and reading more of this series.