Review: Mindless fun romp
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 11 10, 2012
This book falls into the Young Adult (YA) category. But adults can also read and enjoy. It is not deep, but is fun escapism and the bad guys lose.Xandra, the heroine is a teenage girl who turns 17 and suddenly finds out not only is magic real, she is a princess, extremely powerful witch/fairy/angel cross breed. To add to the fantasy a fairy prince who came to teach her how to use her magic has fallen in love with her.Xandra is requested to aid her biological father  the King in settling a dispute between two factions of giants.  The giants are of course large, and also immune to witch magic.  But Xandra seems up to the challenge; although odd things keep happening.  Has Xandra finally come up against creatures who can match her magic might; unfortunately they are evil.  As a bonus Xandra gets to knock around a few mean girls and an overconfident suitor, who probably remind everybody of someone they have crossed at one time.  Can she unravel the mystery and defeat her evil adversaries?This book is rather simple escapism, but that doesn't mean it can't be a fun ride..