I am so glad I got this in the kindle free store. It's not a bad idea, but the author tells instead of shows. There is little to no characterization, the world is 2 dimensional, and there were serious issues that were just glossed over. When a young woman loses her rank as princess and is being told that she's to marry a common man it should be a conversation between mother and daughter not a brief paragraph with no feeling or connection. I honestly didn't care about any of the characters because they were not real to me, the story has promise but reads more like a detailed outline than an actual finished work. Sorry, but I was only able to get through it because it was short and I like finishing what I start.