Review: interesting ideas.... slow progression
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 26, 2014
I've enjoyed the books but as it's a trilogy I would have liked to see the main character progress more in this second book.  The last half felt rather repetitive once you realized what was happening to the protagonist.  I can't avoid worry the final book has too much revelation and solution needed to tie up they story in a rewarding manner.I didn't review the first book but was also bothered by the princess ability to so quickly fall in love the second time, basically trading her love for 10,000 troops made her seem insignificant as a person after build up.  It seemed intended to make her appear selfless, instead it made her seem to take the easiest most predictable path, marriage, sex, love for a desired political gain.  Perhaps if the decision had been made to seem harder, if her angst in the "sacrifice" given voice it would have made her a more heroic figure, it wasn't ... didn't.  This issue is compounded by the time taken counting steps and describing meals.  Perhaps a bit less food description, a little more insight into motivations.All in all the books are worth reading, worth the cost and I'll buy the 3rd to see what happens.