The Princess Trials

A Young Adult Dystopian Romance

Thirty young women. A handsome prince. A battle to the death.

Water is scarce. Deserts have taken over the land. Nuclear war has devastated humanity. Humans live in walled super cities to keep out the irradiated. The land that was formerly known as America is divided into kingdoms ruled by royal elites.

Born into the lowest Echelon of the Kingdom of Phangloria, 16-year-old Zea Calico faces a life of hunger, thirst, and toil. The only way out of this drudgery is revolution, and Zea is desperate to help the cause.

When the palace calls for candidates to compete to marry Prince Kevon, Zea joins the Princess Trials to search the palace for weaknesses.

The trials should be a fairytale of sumptuous meals, ballgowns, and romance, but one misplaced word causes Zea to attract the Prince’s attention. When Zea uncovers the man beneath Prince Kevon’s public facade, she is at risk of falling in love and losing sight of her mission.

But the televised beauty pageant turns deadly, and Zea must fight for survival.

Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Selection, this exciting tale of courage, intrigue, and betrayal will have you listening for hours.

©2020 Cordelia Castel (P)2020 Cordelia Castel

Entertaining

This book kept my attention the whole time. Cute love story with adventure built in. I’m excited to continue the series.

Didn't think I would enjoy at first

This was so much like the selection in the first 10 chapters. After that the story started to remind me much of the red queen. Especially in the class system and the different sectors. But I like that it focused less on romance and more on this Zia's experiences during the selection. Can't wait to see what happens in the next book.

AMAZING

The plot? Amazing. The characters? Amazing. The Narrators? Amazing.

I really loved the narrator, and I think she really fits Zea. I think the beginning was slow but definitely worth the wait. The plot was so entertaining, and I finished it in one day. I think that Zea had a lot of amazing character development and I really liked that about this book.

I love a good rebel story!

I’ll be honest, I almost didn’t get through the first chapter. I wasn’t a fan of the narrator and the story didn’t have an epic attention-grabbing beginning. It’s a lot like the Selection series (which I don’t mind because I loved that series), but it has its own twist to it. Once I got past the first chapter, however, the story started to reel me in. And once I started to enjoy the story, I started to enjoy the narrator too. The book goes back and forth between predictable and unpredictable (I love variety!), though I wish the author had ended the book with a bang to get us excited for the next one. Either way, I can’t wait to keep reading!

Hell of a read

Got this book not realizing it was more on the feminine side as im not normally into books like these. However i thoroughly enjoyed this book and already purchased the remaining books.
The narrator does a fantastic job and id recommend this book to anyone.