Okay, I know I’m spoiled. After all, I am THE Princess of the galactic-wide Hoganthan Empire.
But. . . just because I embarrassed the son of an arrogant House, why did my parents authorize my execution? Hmm? They even made my brother sign the decree!
I thought that was. . . poor.
After all, the elite son did make unwanted advances, so I recorded it and published my unflattering rejection across the known galaxy. The vid was the real deal, not like some space opera you see on the channel threads.
So what.
Now? I’m running for my life and there is only one place safe to go - but will the Warrior Academy even allow me to set foot on Haden? Well, I’ll make sure they know it’s me arriving and not some elite twit.
As my mentor, Tor Benet, has said, I do like to make an entrance. . . of sorts. Well, crash landing a stolen pirate ship may qualify.
And then. . . what?
Well, that doesn’t stop others from trying to kill me anyway - like sending assassins. But I learn to handle that along the way and send them on to meet our maker as quickly as I can.
They want to kill me? Then they’ll need to prepare to die because I don’t give up. Ever.
Yeah, I know I’m brash and have attitude. I’m fifteen for Lor’s sake, give me a break. Attitude? Yeah, I got lots of attitude and more to spare. Deal with. . .
Well. . . wait one.
I guess. . . I guess. . . I need to reign it in a bit for the warrior academy instructors since they control my life and destiny. As tough space marines - they are all so. . . scary competent.
Hmm, maybe there really is something to becoming an elite Warrior anyway. I’m not trying to get metaphysical or visionary here, just . . . well, there may be something to the Creed and the life journey that it makes for each of us.
I guess I need to think about that now, since I have no where else to go.
Grab your copy now, check out my story to find out what and why. . . and the tough lessons I learn along the way.
It will surprise you. I know it did me, as painful as it was to learn those lessons.
Warrior Princess is the first book in this space opera series, though I wouldn't put the epic label on it, no matter how you slice this one, but then again, Aragon was supposed to have an epic love story in it, and I didn't consider that one even the slightest bit epic either, so perhaps that one's on me. Regardless, I had no problems with the story, Just teens doing what teens do, only with galactic consequences, which of course, is something most teens never have to worry about. This kind of thing is typical of teens these days, if the things my daughter tells me are to be believed, so I can't find any fault there. However, through (some) fault of her own, this princess finds herself in a particularly nasty predicament. No surprise though, considering who she angered. The story is one that's been told before, but if it's a well done story, the fact that it's been told before really doesn't matter, and this one is done well enough that I can give this one a recommendation easily. I already have the second book in the series downloaded, and ready to go just as soon as I'm done leaving this review. If you're a scifi fan, or even if you aren't, if you just like spoiled brats getting in oover their heads, then this one might appeal to you.
The youth of the main protagonist makes this a YA read. Elith is a very likable and sympathetic character chafing under the restrictions and expectations of royalty. She has hard lessons to learn when what seems to her to be clever if nasty prank balloons into something completely different and beyond her control.
The story concept is decent. The author rends to uselessly rattle on, forcing me to speed read through portions. However, the concept of this being a feline race is simply dumb. It adds zero to the story. I'm undecided if i will continue the series, but for this book....3 stars for the concept.
Easy to read and follow the story line. The only disappointment with this author is that her next book in the series is no available. I searched everywhere and apparently it has either not been written or not released.