"Once upon a time, in a far off kingdom there lived a beautiful princess who was homicidally insane...This is a fairy tale. There is a princess who is kidnapped, a king who keeps the usurper from stealing the throne and there is a happy ending. This is where the similarities end. The princess discovers she doesn't need a prince to rescue her; the king discovers that he sucks at his job and the happy ending probably isn't what you'd expect. This witty satire follows the adventures of four regular guys and one irregular princess as they change the lives of everyone in this not-so-fairy tale kingdom"--Publisher's description.
The book starts out as light and frothy but it has a real story that will catch you and draw you in to make you cheer for characters you don't expect to. Aside from the fact that I had a difficult imagining Penny without the face of a former schoolmate I really loved the book and enjoyed it I strongly recommend it!!!