Review: Another Winner!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 18, 2012
Another Winner!Sara King has yet again wowed me with her mind-blowing new worlds and her real-life characters.  Princess Bound is the fourth book I've read of King's, and I thoroughly enjoyed my trip.  Like Readers Frenzy wrote in her review, it was a character-driven love story that left me crying in parts, laughing in others, holding my breath a good portion of the time, and generally enjoying every moment I had with Victory and Dragomir.  I'd have to say that Dragomir is one of my favorite male leads in a long time, not your general run-of-the-mill rugged manly man, but strong and compassionate nonetheless--a healer and not a fighter (though he'll fight when he needs to, lol!).  I really love the idea of ramas and gi lines, and the author obviously did some research on Eastern chakra theories in writing the book.  The idea of having an Empath for a hero just really sang to me, 'cause isn't that what every girl wants?  Someone who understands her completely, even on her worst days, and can put up with her occasional BS, but won't let her walk all over him, and can help her heal through whatever crap Life has dragged her through before he got to her?  Maybe it's just me, but I really liked that idea  :O)I absolutely adored the book, and I really want to see more books in this world!  The ideas contained in Princess are just begging to be continued.  Loved the Emps and Shi and Psis.  Just really grew attached to Dragomir from the very first page--a tragic hero, one of the last Empaths in a world where they're killed on sight for being a 'danger' to society.  And Victory's transformation in his arms...  A princess falling in love with a pauper.  This wasn't the stereotypical "Rich Guy Marries Woman Without Means To Give Her A Life Of Luxury."  This turned that theme on its ear.  A true love story!  I almost want to write King and beg (cajole, plead??) to put out another Terms of Mercy book, but I've heard that Outer Bounds is going to be even better, so I'll just hold off to see, lol.A word to the wise, like it said in the foreword, this book was a lot more 'romance' than King's other books.  If you're not a fan of romance, I'd probably suggest waiting for one of her sci-fis.