Review: Fun and Spunky Heroine
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 25, 2013
Much like the Thief of Hearts trilogy, I found the interweaving of fairytales into the story very well done.  Slayer doesn't follow or pull from any one particular fairytale, though The Princess and the Pea has some weight, but has a little bit of everything from the wicked stepmother, the handsome arrogant prince, the unbreakable laws of the realm that require odd tasks to be performed, and of course a dragon.I adored Breanna right from the beginning.  She is a no-nonsense, independent, strong woman who knows what she wants out of life and isn't about to be cohersed and pressured into something or someone she isn't.  I liked that she thought about things and was analytical about what she saw instead of jumping to conclussions and ignoring facts.  Cahill comes across as intelligent, strong-willed and a bit arrogant, but then he is a prince who seems to have mostly gotten his way in his life.I liked how he had to fight to persuade Breanna to give him a chance and until he finally admits he does need her for more than just a wife, she doesn't give him the time of day.  But with that admittance, they start to see each other as a person and more than a need/distraction.This is a quick moving novella, though it did not feel incomplete or lacking as sometimes can happen with such a short story.