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The Kingdom Chronicles #3
Identity
Anwen's uncanny resemblance to Princess Lavena has been a curse since the moment she entered her service, as the spoiled princess has frequently used it to her advantage by forcing Anwen to switch places with her. But Princess Lavena’s latest scheme is her worst—and most dangerous—yet: compelling Anwen to take the princess’s place in her marriage to her loathed fiancé, Prince Liam.
Bound by an enchanted contract not to reveal the charade, Anwen is forced to go through with the masquerade and endure a marriage to a man who despises the woman he believes her to be. As time goes on, Anwen struggles not only to maintain her identity, but to fight her deepening feelings as she begins to fall in love with her new husband, a man who not only isn't hers to keep, but who has no idea who she really is.
Inspired by “The Goose Girl”
Bound by an enchanted contract not to reveal the charade, Anwen is forced to go through with the masquerade and endure a marriage to a man who despises the woman he believes her to be. As time goes on, Anwen struggles not only to maintain her identity, but to fight her deepening feelings as she begins to fall in love with her new husband, a man who not only isn't hers to keep, but who has no idea who she really is.
Inspired by “The Goose Girl”
376 pages, Kindle Edition
First published June 24, 2019
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Camille Peters
34 books558 followersCamille Peters was born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah where she grew up surrounded by books. As a child, she spent every spare moment reading and writing her own stories on every scrap of paper she could find. Becoming an author was always more than a childhood dream; it was a certainty.
Her love of writing grew alongside her as she took local writing classes in her teens, spent a year studying Creative Writing at the English University of Northampton, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in English and History. She’s now blessed to be a full-time author.
When she’s not writing she’s thinking about writing, and when’s she’s not thinking about writing she’s…alright, she’s always thinking about writing, but she can also be found reading, at the piano, playing board games with her family and friends, or taking long, bare-foot walks as she lives inside her imagination and brainstorms more tales.
Her love of writing grew alongside her as she took local writing classes in her teens, spent a year studying Creative Writing at the English University of Northampton, and graduated from the University of Utah with a degree in English and History. She’s now blessed to be a full-time author.
When she’s not writing she’s thinking about writing, and when’s she’s not thinking about writing she’s…alright, she’s always thinking about writing, but she can also be found reading, at the piano, playing board games with her family and friends, or taking long, bare-foot walks as she lives inside her imagination and brainstorms more tales.
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January 20, 2023I know authors aren’t supposed to have favorite book children, but this book is currently mine (shh, don’t tell the others). The idea struck me hard one night, and as a result, I scarcely got any sleep as I kept writing down ideas. At the time, Pathways was already outlined and waiting to be written, but I couldn’t even start working on it until this book was finished, meaning it was born before my debut novel was. This book is so special to me; I absolutely love the characters and the journey they experience together. I hope you do as well!
June 26, 2019
First off, I have to begin my review by saying to those of you who have been reading this series, you're going to LOVE this one! I think there were several who didn't care much for Rosie's story (book #2) but I can't urge you enough to grab this one and read it! It was fabulous! I didn't want to set it down. I giggled and laughed and swooned and sighed. Oh, my heart! I think I might have highlighted whole chapters because I just loved the scene so much. I wasn't intending to highlight that much but there were some interactions that just made me want to highlight it all. This book is going into my category of, "pretty much highlighted the whole thing!" *shrugs, giggles, blushes* It's the truth! I can't deny it!
I've always been a fan of The Goose Girl fairy tale. Especially after reading Shannon Hale's version. I loved how Camille Peters created her own twist on this great tale of mistaken/hidden identity. The opening chapter, wow! I didn't know how she was going to spin this one and make it work, but that opening chapter was very creative. And it just kept going from there.
Prince Liam has been one of my favorites from the very beginning of this series. And I think he just took the number one spot for being my favorite in this series! Oh heavens. His smirk and his comments. Just love him! Especially when he makes comments regarding how he's working at being a good husband. He's so sweet and thoughtful and always leaving sweet gifts for Anwen...I mean Lavena.
Anwen was such a fabulous character as well. She was so well written and developed. Especially with her inner struggle at trying to be true to who she was and still having to portray Lavena. I really want to tell you more about that but if I do, I'll spoil it. And I'm a no spoilers kinda gal. So I have to seal my lips...errrr ummmm, stop my fingers from typing. Lol!
This title is the PERFECT title for this book. Honestly, the theme of this book was so well woven into the story and characters. *happy and contented sigh*
I can't recommend this book enough! If you haven't read any of the other books, you'd be just fine reading this one. The author wrote it in a way to make it a stand alone. There are previous characters in the series, main and secondary ones, who show up but they're explained enough to make it work. As much as I loved book one, Pathways, this one is my favorite in the series so far! If you love fairy tale retellings and hidden identities and sweet, clean romance, grab this one now. Make it your summer read!
Content: Clean. There is kissing but nothing further.
My own personal copy.
Happy Reading!!!
I've always been a fan of The Goose Girl fairy tale. Especially after reading Shannon Hale's version. I loved how Camille Peters created her own twist on this great tale of mistaken/hidden identity. The opening chapter, wow! I didn't know how she was going to spin this one and make it work, but that opening chapter was very creative. And it just kept going from there.
Prince Liam has been one of my favorites from the very beginning of this series. And I think he just took the number one spot for being my favorite in this series! Oh heavens. His smirk and his comments. Just love him! Especially when he makes comments regarding how he's working at being a good husband. He's so sweet and thoughtful and always leaving sweet gifts for Anwen...I mean Lavena.
Anwen was such a fabulous character as well. She was so well written and developed. Especially with her inner struggle at trying to be true to who she was and still having to portray Lavena. I really want to tell you more about that but if I do, I'll spoil it. And I'm a no spoilers kinda gal. So I have to seal my lips...errrr ummmm, stop my fingers from typing. Lol!
This title is the PERFECT title for this book. Honestly, the theme of this book was so well woven into the story and characters. *happy and contented sigh*
I can't recommend this book enough! If you haven't read any of the other books, you'd be just fine reading this one. The author wrote it in a way to make it a stand alone. There are previous characters in the series, main and secondary ones, who show up but they're explained enough to make it work. As much as I loved book one, Pathways, this one is my favorite in the series so far! If you love fairy tale retellings and hidden identities and sweet, clean romance, grab this one now. Make it your summer read!
Content: Clean. There is kissing but nothing further.
My own personal copy.
Happy Reading!!!
March 2, 2025
2.5 stars ✨ Clean Fiction - Fairytale Retelling
Even though I haven’t loved the first two books, I’m still trying this series as I’m curious about some of the characters, but this was the one I was the most hopeful for because of Liam.
Unfortunately, it fell a bit flat for me with how repetitive it was. This is probably because we only get her POV, but a lot of things were said multiple times and harped on a lot. I felt for Anwen, but at the same time, she frustrated me.
I have to admit that I found Liam to be exhausting. You could tell he was definitely raised as the spare and not the heir, but he was just very full of life in a little boy kind of way. Which I, unfortunately, do not mean as a compliment. That said, I still found myself smiling at him and Anwen and how cute and cheesy they ended up being together at times. Not that I don’t worry for his country when it comes time for him to lead because the man is stacking his toast as breakfast into a structure—but hopefully she can help him become a good king. Probably. Maybe. Honestly not sure because they acted like children playing pretend with their adventures. I’m going to add “Long live the current King” though because heaven help the country if Liam has to rule anytime soon.
As the book continued, I started to dread the reveal because I didn’t think he would react well. But it actually wasn’t too bad, it just took forever to get there. 😬 See, my brain goes to the “if the ring is causing her to not be able to tell the truth and when she attempts to, there’s major pain” why not cut off the finger? More pain but at least she’s free to tell the truth? Perhaps that’s a bit morbid, but it’s a thought.
Listen, I can appreciate the butterflies and the dragonflies and the bees—but Anwen was a little too much of a bug lover for me. Just a heads up for those who can’t stand spiders or bugs in general. 😅
I didn’t like some of the drama at the end and thought some details were wrapped up too easily, which was a bummer after how long it took to get things wrapped up. I have no idea if that made any sense as I’m being vague for spoilers.
My final note is yes, I found Anwen and Liam cute at times so I was going to give this an overall rating of 3 stars, but they honestly kissed and cuddled a lot. Like, a lot a lot. And even though it wasn’t detailed kisses, because they were married and longing for each other, it felt like at times I was intruding on their honeymoon and I didn’t care for that. 😅
Technical note:
With some of these fairytale retellings I've been reading lately, sometimes when I have to do other things, I listen to the audiobook when I can, but I always go back to my Kindle to highlight anything I need a note content wise for my review. (Basically I read every audiobook twice if you count listening to it.) If I can I really like doing them together and that’s what I did for some of this book—but this book had a lot of differences between the e-book showed and what the audiobook was saying. Nothing major, but different sentences would be completely rearranged or sentences would be left out, so it got to be very confusing. I have to say that I liked the majority of the books part better which made me not really want to continue with the audiobook. It didn’t necessarily add or subtract from the audiobook but it was very distracting as someone who is comparing the two however indirectly. I’m pretty sure this is probably due to the e-book being updated, but it felt so weird and makes me question of think perhaps I missed something or noted too much of something that got removed in the prior version of audiobook seems to be in my content review. This happened a lot in Chapter 7.
Main Content-
Only magic content is Lavena’s enchanted ring she puts on Anwen to make her unable to tell anyone about her real identity; The ring causes pain when Anwen tries to tell the truth and can only be removed by Lavena; *Major Spoilers* Lavena puts the ring on Anwen with another order to stay away from Liam to where she can’t even say his name, but Anwen is able to break it by realizing she’s the one that is giving it power and almost gaslights the ring into believe she is free from it’s powers *End of Spoilers*.
Liam is convinced that certain items in the palace are haunted (including a settee having the spirit of a prior king lingering around it) so he and Anwen go off to figure out which ones are (this includes him tossing her as a “sacrifice” to some settees); Someone says that he curses fate for causing something.
A couple mentions of Anwen praying (not said to Whom); A mention of churches.
No major language, “blasted” and “wench” are used; ‘Thank heavens” and “oh my heavens” are also said; A few mentions of curses (said, not written, including by Liam); Liam calls a woman a name in a letter, but blots it out; Eye rolling & Sarcasm (most of it meanly said/done); Anwen curses Princess Lavena; Anwen lies (sometimes due to the ring and other times because she doesn’t want to tell the truth about her emotions); Anwen eavesdrops.
Pain (up to a handful of sentences); Anwen has a nightmare were she is hung (very realistic and mentions the life draining out of her when the action is complete); Anwen is concerned that she could be imprisoned or hang if she’s discovered impersonating the princess; Anwen tries not to have a panic attack.
Lavena and Liam hate each other and have traded insults for years (Anwen becomes subjected to Liam’s cruel words and glares & cries because of it until a truce is formed; Prior to that, Liam and others talk about the two of them murdering each other); Lavena says her parents don’t care for her (and it seems to be true which pains her in rare glimpses of her true personality); Anwen talks about bugs (including spiders) and finds them fascinating (we get told more than I personally care for and I’m not sensitive to bugs, so heads up for those who are).
Mentions of the death of a sibling; Mentions of Anwen thinking she will be hung when everything is found out (including feeling like a noose is around her neck and having a nightmare of it); Mentions of pain (including Anwen calls the ring “sadistic” a few times because it seems to enjoy causing her pain); Mentions of fires & a family losing everything; Mentions of lies, lying, & deceit; Mentions of hatred; A couple mentions of alcohol & drinking (at dinners and after dinner); A mention of a potential war.
Lots of fingers/hand/palm kisses (20+),
18+ forehead/head kiss,
3 nose kisses,
14 cheek kiss,
5 almost kiss (up to 5-7 sentences);
1 kiss with no details,
8 kisses lasting a sentence,
5 kisses lasting a couple sentences,
4 kisses lasting a few sentences (including one with a mention of groaning),
3 kisses lasting 5-8 sentences (including one with a mention of groaning and another with her hair becoming undone).
Staring at lips (up to a few sentences); Remembering kisses (up to a few sentences); Wanting to kiss/be kissed (up to a few sentences); Liam stares longingly at Anwen when she stops kisses from happening or them going to the bedroom together; Liam asks Anwen if she’s ready for more in their relationship and she clarifies he means “being together” and says she’s not ready yet (though she longs to say yes; He says the next day that he’ll wait for her); He kisses her once in her room and looks longingly at her bed; Liam sees Anwen in her nightclothes and quickly looks away with a gulp.
Lots of touches, embraces, cuddling/snuggling, hand holding, shivers, warmth, running fingers through another’s hair, nearness, smelling, & noticing (up to a handful of sentences or a bit more at each scene); Wanting to touch, embrace (up to a few sentences); Lots of blushes, winks, & flirting.
Anwen is concerned at first that Liam will want to have the same room, but nothing happens on their wedding night as they have separate rooms (Anwen says that he’s a man so she was thinking they would be together, but Liam replies “Not so much so that I’d ever consider…I mean, I’ve waited this long, I’d rather wait longer so it might at least be bearable” and that he’ll need an heir eventually); Anwen and Liam quickly start to be lovey-dovey, sharing longing looks, wanting to be touching, yearning for more, being tempted by the other, and being affected by the other is mentioned and felt; Liam and Anwen have connecting rooms and she wonders how long she could keep the connecting door closed; Liam tells his sister to stop sniggering when he says that he and Anwen/Lavena are going to rest.
Princess Lavena sneaks out to meet different men and Anwen has to cover for her; Lavena plans to keep meeting men even after being married to Liam (which Anwen says is wrong); Lavena has a reputation for having many relationships with different men & taking too much interest in her male servants; Liam says that he will be faithful to their vows and Anwen says she will be as well and that she has not had “exploits” before Liam (as Lavena); *Spoilers* .
In a bonus scene on the author’s website set towards the end of the book, *Spoiler* .
A couple mentions of mushy looks & mooning; A mention of spiders almost always consuming their mates in reproduction; A mention of a queen bee controlling the sex of the eggs in her hive.
Even though I haven’t loved the first two books, I’m still trying this series as I’m curious about some of the characters, but this was the one I was the most hopeful for because of Liam.
Unfortunately, it fell a bit flat for me with how repetitive it was. This is probably because we only get her POV, but a lot of things were said multiple times and harped on a lot. I felt for Anwen, but at the same time, she frustrated me.
I have to admit that I found Liam to be exhausting. You could tell he was definitely raised as the spare and not the heir, but he was just very full of life in a little boy kind of way. Which I, unfortunately, do not mean as a compliment. That said, I still found myself smiling at him and Anwen and how cute and cheesy they ended up being together at times. Not that I don’t worry for his country when it comes time for him to lead because the man is stacking his toast as breakfast into a structure—but hopefully she can help him become a good king. Probably. Maybe. Honestly not sure because they acted like children playing pretend with their adventures. I’m going to add “Long live the current King” though because heaven help the country if Liam has to rule anytime soon.
As the book continued, I started to dread the reveal because I didn’t think he would react well. But it actually wasn’t too bad, it just took forever to get there. 😬 See, my brain goes to the “if the ring is causing her to not be able to tell the truth and when she attempts to, there’s major pain” why not cut off the finger? More pain but at least she’s free to tell the truth? Perhaps that’s a bit morbid, but it’s a thought.
Listen, I can appreciate the butterflies and the dragonflies and the bees—but Anwen was a little too much of a bug lover for me. Just a heads up for those who can’t stand spiders or bugs in general. 😅
I didn’t like some of the drama at the end and thought some details were wrapped up too easily, which was a bummer after how long it took to get things wrapped up. I have no idea if that made any sense as I’m being vague for spoilers.
My final note is yes, I found Anwen and Liam cute at times so I was going to give this an overall rating of 3 stars, but they honestly kissed and cuddled a lot. Like, a lot a lot. And even though it wasn’t detailed kisses, because they were married and longing for each other, it felt like at times I was intruding on their honeymoon and I didn’t care for that. 😅
Technical note:
With some of these fairytale retellings I've been reading lately, sometimes when I have to do other things, I listen to the audiobook when I can, but I always go back to my Kindle to highlight anything I need a note content wise for my review. (Basically I read every audiobook twice if you count listening to it.) If I can I really like doing them together and that’s what I did for some of this book—but this book had a lot of differences between the e-book showed and what the audiobook was saying. Nothing major, but different sentences would be completely rearranged or sentences would be left out, so it got to be very confusing. I have to say that I liked the majority of the books part better which made me not really want to continue with the audiobook. It didn’t necessarily add or subtract from the audiobook but it was very distracting as someone who is comparing the two however indirectly. I’m pretty sure this is probably due to the e-book being updated, but it felt so weird and makes me question of think perhaps I missed something or noted too much of something that got removed in the prior version of audiobook seems to be in my content review. This happened a lot in Chapter 7.
Main Content-
Only magic content is Lavena’s enchanted ring she puts on Anwen to make her unable to tell anyone about her real identity; The ring causes pain when Anwen tries to tell the truth and can only be removed by Lavena; *Major Spoilers* Lavena puts the ring on Anwen with another order to stay away from Liam to where she can’t even say his name, but Anwen is able to break it by realizing she’s the one that is giving it power and almost gaslights the ring into believe she is free from it’s powers *End of Spoilers*.
Liam is convinced that certain items in the palace are haunted (including a settee having the spirit of a prior king lingering around it) so he and Anwen go off to figure out which ones are (this includes him tossing her as a “sacrifice” to some settees); Someone says that he curses fate for causing something.
A couple mentions of Anwen praying (not said to Whom); A mention of churches.
No major language, “blasted” and “wench” are used; ‘Thank heavens” and “oh my heavens” are also said; A few mentions of curses (said, not written, including by Liam); Liam calls a woman a name in a letter, but blots it out; Eye rolling & Sarcasm (most of it meanly said/done); Anwen curses Princess Lavena; Anwen lies (sometimes due to the ring and other times because she doesn’t want to tell the truth about her emotions); Anwen eavesdrops.
Pain (up to a handful of sentences); Anwen has a nightmare were she is hung (very realistic and mentions the life draining out of her when the action is complete); Anwen is concerned that she could be imprisoned or hang if she’s discovered impersonating the princess; Anwen tries not to have a panic attack.
Lavena and Liam hate each other and have traded insults for years (Anwen becomes subjected to Liam’s cruel words and glares & cries because of it until a truce is formed; Prior to that, Liam and others talk about the two of them murdering each other); Lavena says her parents don’t care for her (and it seems to be true which pains her in rare glimpses of her true personality); Anwen talks about bugs (including spiders) and finds them fascinating (we get told more than I personally care for and I’m not sensitive to bugs, so heads up for those who are).
Mentions of the death of a sibling; Mentions of Anwen thinking she will be hung when everything is found out (including feeling like a noose is around her neck and having a nightmare of it); Mentions of pain (including Anwen calls the ring “sadistic” a few times because it seems to enjoy causing her pain); Mentions of fires & a family losing everything; Mentions of lies, lying, & deceit; Mentions of hatred; A couple mentions of alcohol & drinking (at dinners and after dinner); A mention of a potential war.
Lots of fingers/hand/palm kisses (20+),
18+ forehead/head kiss,
3 nose kisses,
14 cheek kiss,
5 almost kiss (up to 5-7 sentences);
1 kiss with no details,
8 kisses lasting a sentence,
5 kisses lasting a couple sentences,
4 kisses lasting a few sentences (including one with a mention of groaning),
3 kisses lasting 5-8 sentences (including one with a mention of groaning and another with her hair becoming undone).
Staring at lips (up to a few sentences); Remembering kisses (up to a few sentences); Wanting to kiss/be kissed (up to a few sentences); Liam stares longingly at Anwen when she stops kisses from happening or them going to the bedroom together; Liam asks Anwen if she’s ready for more in their relationship and she clarifies he means “being together” and says she’s not ready yet (though she longs to say yes; He says the next day that he’ll wait for her); He kisses her once in her room and looks longingly at her bed; Liam sees Anwen in her nightclothes and quickly looks away with a gulp.
Lots of touches, embraces, cuddling/snuggling, hand holding, shivers, warmth, running fingers through another’s hair, nearness, smelling, & noticing (up to a handful of sentences or a bit more at each scene); Wanting to touch, embrace (up to a few sentences); Lots of blushes, winks, & flirting.
Anwen is concerned at first that Liam will want to have the same room, but nothing happens on their wedding night as they have separate rooms (Anwen says that he’s a man so she was thinking they would be together, but Liam replies “Not so much so that I’d ever consider…I mean, I’ve waited this long, I’d rather wait longer so it might at least be bearable” and that he’ll need an heir eventually); Anwen and Liam quickly start to be lovey-dovey, sharing longing looks, wanting to be touching, yearning for more, being tempted by the other, and being affected by the other is mentioned and felt; Liam and Anwen have connecting rooms and she wonders how long she could keep the connecting door closed; Liam tells his sister to stop sniggering when he says that he and Anwen/Lavena are going to rest.
Princess Lavena sneaks out to meet different men and Anwen has to cover for her; Lavena plans to keep meeting men even after being married to Liam (which Anwen says is wrong); Lavena has a reputation for having many relationships with different men & taking too much interest in her male servants; Liam says that he will be faithful to their vows and Anwen says she will be as well and that she has not had “exploits” before Liam (as Lavena); *Spoilers* .
In a bonus scene on the author’s website set towards the end of the book, *Spoiler* .
A couple mentions of mushy looks & mooning; A mention of spiders almost always consuming their mates in reproduction; A mention of a queen bee controlling the sex of the eggs in her hive.
April 18, 2022
3.5 stars
Okay.
Okay. So. If y'all have been following along on my GR updates, you should know that I was very, very eager to read about Prince Liam's story in the Kingdom Chronicles series. Liam is a favorite of mine from the previous two books, so when the author mentioned ARCs, naturally I leaped at the chance to grab one.
And whew, just gotta take a quick breather because Identity was quite possibly one of the sweetest romances I've ever read.
*drums fingers* Let's keep this a short one, shall we?
~ CHARACTERS ~
Anwen~ *hums* Not bad, not bad at all. Her fascination with entomology and arachnids was really cool. *nods in approval* But I just feel like... Anwen had kind of a wishy-washy personality? She just wasn't my favorite. Her emotions were like: despair, horror, relief, anxiety, romantic, REPEAT. It was a never-ending cycle that always concluded with "ohhh he's such a sweet and kind and good man but I'm not supposed to fall in love with him" DESPAIR AGAIN. *nods* But she was relatable and connectable, so that's good.
Liam~ He was supposed to get 5 outstanding stars in the previous two novels, but Liam was kinda lacking in his usual fun personality in this one. I don't know. But like, the other two books he was referred to as "charming" and "mischievous" and "fun" while in this one pretty much the only word Anwen uses to describe him is "sweet." Oh, and "kind." And "good." Not very creative, and it quickly got old.
Lavena~ Now here is an interesting character. Lavena is a spoiled, temperamental, childish brat of a princess, but quite a dimensional one at that. I look forward to reading her story... too bad it's literally like the last one in the series. xD
Nolan~ HELLLLLOOOOO EVERYONE I HAVE A NEW CINNAMON ROLL PRINCE PET HERE Liam, you were cute and all BUT NOW YOU'RE MARRIED SO now I shall wait on pins and needles for a couple years 'till Nolan gets his own story. *heart eyes*
Archer~ He also needs his own story, but I'm a little more confused on his role in future books, so I'll just be patient and wait. :)
~ STORY ~
Excellent, as far as stories go. There aren't many "Goose Girl" retellings out there, but I'm fairly pleased with this one (look at me, speaking like a fairytale retelling connoisseur or something). (In my honest opinion, I would probably be more excited if this were Lavena's story, but heyyy... xD) Anyway, it was pretty well done and not boring at all. That's saying a lot, peoples. I get bored with plots a lot.
~ ROMANCE ~
I literally have no exp. when it comes with romance IRL, but I got plenty with YA fiction romance. *coughs* (insta-love. love triangles. hate-to-love. bad boy) Honestly, Liam and Anwen's romance felt a little too rushed for my comfort. Sweet and all, but sometimes... a little... too much sweetness. It feels kind of unrealistic for there to be so many roses and peach blossoms around, but that's just my personal opinion. :D Just me over here.
~ CONCLUSION ~
3.5 stars, I think, would be the right rating from me. :)
*I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. A positive review was not required. All views and opinions expressed are my own.*
Okay.
Okay. So. If y'all have been following along on my GR updates, you should know that I was very, very eager to read about Prince Liam's story in the Kingdom Chronicles series. Liam is a favorite of mine from the previous two books, so when the author mentioned ARCs, naturally I leaped at the chance to grab one.
And whew, just gotta take a quick breather because Identity was quite possibly one of the sweetest romances I've ever read.
*drums fingers* Let's keep this a short one, shall we?
~ CHARACTERS ~
Anwen~ *hums* Not bad, not bad at all. Her fascination with entomology and arachnids was really cool. *nods in approval* But I just feel like... Anwen had kind of a wishy-washy personality? She just wasn't my favorite. Her emotions were like: despair, horror, relief, anxiety, romantic, REPEAT. It was a never-ending cycle that always concluded with "ohhh he's such a sweet and kind and good man but I'm not supposed to fall in love with him" DESPAIR AGAIN. *nods* But she was relatable and connectable, so that's good.
Liam~ He was supposed to get 5 outstanding stars in the previous two novels, but Liam was kinda lacking in his usual fun personality in this one. I don't know. But like, the other two books he was referred to as "charming" and "mischievous" and "fun" while in this one pretty much the only word Anwen uses to describe him is "sweet." Oh, and "kind." And "good." Not very creative, and it quickly got old.
Lavena~ Now here is an interesting character. Lavena is a spoiled, temperamental, childish brat of a princess, but quite a dimensional one at that. I look forward to reading her story... too bad it's literally like the last one in the series. xD
Nolan~ HELLLLLOOOOO EVERYONE I HAVE A NEW CINNAMON ROLL PRINCE PET HERE Liam, you were cute and all BUT NOW YOU'RE MARRIED SO now I shall wait on pins and needles for a couple years 'till Nolan gets his own story. *heart eyes*
Archer~ He also needs his own story, but I'm a little more confused on his role in future books, so I'll just be patient and wait. :)
~ STORY ~
Excellent, as far as stories go. There aren't many "Goose Girl" retellings out there, but I'm fairly pleased with this one (look at me, speaking like a fairytale retelling connoisseur or something). (In my honest opinion, I would probably be more excited if this were Lavena's story, but heyyy... xD) Anyway, it was pretty well done and not boring at all. That's saying a lot, peoples. I get bored with plots a lot.
~ ROMANCE ~
I literally have no exp. when it comes with romance IRL, but I got plenty with YA fiction romance. *coughs* (insta-love. love triangles. hate-to-love. bad boy) Honestly, Liam and Anwen's romance felt a little too rushed for my comfort. Sweet and all, but sometimes... a little... too much sweetness. It feels kind of unrealistic for there to be so many roses and peach blossoms around, but that's just my personal opinion. :D Just me over here.
~ CONCLUSION ~
3.5 stars, I think, would be the right rating from me. :)
*I received an Advanced Reader's Copy of this book from the author in exchange for an honest review. A positive review was not required. All views and opinions expressed are my own.*
April 11, 2022
This was a sweet retelling of The Goose Girl, which is a story I always enjoy. I thought this had a fresh and entertaining take. I was quickly sucked into the story, I always enjoy a marriage of convenience story and thought this had a fun twist. Anwen was a likable heroine, forced to pretend she is someone else and take on the role of princess was overwhelming, but she makes the best of it. While this is a High Fantasy novel, it had a regency feel to it.
Content:
Clean romance, no language or violence
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Content:
Clean romance, no language or violence
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June 29, 2019
(4.5 Stars) First off, this series has some of the most beautiful covers I've ever seen! Secondly, this series is great! I wasn't in love with the last book, but this one had my heart swooning in a snap.
Anwen has been the diva princess's servant for years and they look almost identical to one another. When Princess Lavena places a curse on Anwen, forcing her to take her place in an arranged marriage with Prince Liam, a whole new world opens up.
Anwen has the heart of a saint and is one of the most good, kind, and generous souls around. It takes a minute, but her true self starts breaking down the walls surrounding Liam's heart. I absolutely adored Anwen and didn't envy her situation one little bit! As the chemistry ignited, I found myself falling in love with this union as the characters battled their emotions and the lies and enchantment that swirled around them.
Liam is one of the most charming, attentive, and attractive men to grace the screen of my Kindle, but I was slightly disappointed that love turned him into a sappy pile of mush. Don't get me wrong, I loved that, but I wanted to see some of the mischievous antics that he was known for in the previous books emerge here and there, because that's what really caught my attention. I know that love can change and soften a person, but I wanted him to retain that thread of truth to himself too.
This is a story that mainly focuses on love and for a loophole for love to conquer all and that sang straight to my heart. I loved getting to know some of the other characters better, along this journey to happily ever after, and I'm crossing my fingers that Nolan and Archer get stories eventually. I also adored Liam's sisters and would love stories of them too. Wow--if I get my way, I'll be busy reading for the next little while. 😉
Content: mild+ romance (swoony, light innuendo, kissing)
*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*
Anwen has been the diva princess's servant for years and they look almost identical to one another. When Princess Lavena places a curse on Anwen, forcing her to take her place in an arranged marriage with Prince Liam, a whole new world opens up.
Anwen has the heart of a saint and is one of the most good, kind, and generous souls around. It takes a minute, but her true self starts breaking down the walls surrounding Liam's heart. I absolutely adored Anwen and didn't envy her situation one little bit! As the chemistry ignited, I found myself falling in love with this union as the characters battled their emotions and the lies and enchantment that swirled around them.
Liam is one of the most charming, attentive, and attractive men to grace the screen of my Kindle, but I was slightly disappointed that love turned him into a sappy pile of mush. Don't get me wrong, I loved that, but I wanted to see some of the mischievous antics that he was known for in the previous books emerge here and there, because that's what really caught my attention. I know that love can change and soften a person, but I wanted him to retain that thread of truth to himself too.
This is a story that mainly focuses on love and for a loophole for love to conquer all and that sang straight to my heart. I loved getting to know some of the other characters better, along this journey to happily ever after, and I'm crossing my fingers that Nolan and Archer get stories eventually. I also adored Liam's sisters and would love stories of them too. Wow--if I get my way, I'll be busy reading for the next little while. 😉
Content: mild+ romance (swoony, light innuendo, kissing)
*I received a complimentary copy. All opinions expressed are my own and were voluntarily given.*
November 16, 2019
'Identity' is the third book in the Kingdom Chronicles, a series focusing on the retelling of fairy tales. And this time we have The Goose Girl. Prince Liam is one of the characters I loved in the first book and here also he doesn't disappoint a bit. The funny, easy-going boy has not changed at all. We also get to see some of the characters from the previous books, and that was another boost. Don't fret if you haven't touched the other books, this can perfectly be read as a standalone.
While the first book -- 'Identity' -- is still my favourite, this story has its plus points. Narrated from the view of Anwen, the maid of Princess Lavena (she is as scary as before), we are introduced to a slow-burning romance that will keep you in angst just like the original fairy tale. We get to see a bunch of splendid characters, including Liam's sisters and Anwen's brother. I really hope that the author has a story planned for each of them because this is a series I hate to say goodbye.
Now to the things that I didn't love. For one, the plot could have been more complex since it had all the elements necessary and a very 'good' villain. Another thing is the way the author gave out the insecurities enveloping Anwen during her false charade. This became too tedious and repetitive as the story progressed. Good editing and revision could have produced better results. Anyway, these are just my thoughts.
If you are a fan of fairy tale retellings, then this is a series not to be missed. Even with the minor blemishes I truly enjoyed the story and would love to see it extended.
While the first book -- 'Identity' -- is still my favourite, this story has its plus points. Narrated from the view of Anwen, the maid of Princess Lavena (she is as scary as before), we are introduced to a slow-burning romance that will keep you in angst just like the original fairy tale. We get to see a bunch of splendid characters, including Liam's sisters and Anwen's brother. I really hope that the author has a story planned for each of them because this is a series I hate to say goodbye.
Now to the things that I didn't love. For one, the plot could have been more complex since it had all the elements necessary and a very 'good' villain. Another thing is the way the author gave out the insecurities enveloping Anwen during her false charade. This became too tedious and repetitive as the story progressed. Good editing and revision could have produced better results. Anyway, these are just my thoughts.
If you are a fan of fairy tale retellings, then this is a series not to be missed. Even with the minor blemishes I truly enjoyed the story and would love to see it extended.
July 23, 2019
First, I need to say how much I love this cover. Not only is it beautiful but it represents perfectly what is found inside.
This is the third book in the Kingdom Chronicles series and it is easily my favorite so far. I loved how sweetly the friendship and romance developed between Anwen and Liam. Because I just really loved both of these characters, it made it easy to become invested in their story and their happiness. Anwen has to be the kindest person ever. Her gentle personality was so refreshing. And Liam? He is fun, adventurous and so desperately wants to be accepted and loved. Anwen is the perfect fit for him.
This book (and this series) is the perfect fit for even the younger readers in the YA spectrum. It has that spark of magic, romance and the perfect happily ever after. I really enjoyed it!
- I picked up this book through Kindle Unlimited
This is the third book in the Kingdom Chronicles series and it is easily my favorite so far. I loved how sweetly the friendship and romance developed between Anwen and Liam. Because I just really loved both of these characters, it made it easy to become invested in their story and their happiness. Anwen has to be the kindest person ever. Her gentle personality was so refreshing. And Liam? He is fun, adventurous and so desperately wants to be accepted and loved. Anwen is the perfect fit for him.
This book (and this series) is the perfect fit for even the younger readers in the YA spectrum. It has that spark of magic, romance and the perfect happily ever after. I really enjoyed it!
- I picked up this book through Kindle Unlimited
April 22, 2020
This story had some of my favorite elements and the bones of it were good. The idea was great. The believe-ability was not. The prince and his family had known this girl all her life. They were engaged for 7 years, there is no way he or his mom and sisters, who were her friends would mistake this girl for the princess. Their was also lots of repetitive thoughts, we only get her POV and she repeats the same thoughts over a over. She cries a ton and it just started to wear on me. Just too many holes and I had to stop reading at 60 percent. I just didn't care anymore.
July 5, 2023
I tried really hard to get into this book.
I really liked the idea of the ring binding Anwen to secrecy and the idea of "becoming" Lavena through having to take on her identity. However, I never felt that Anwen was ever being anyone but herself. That's the problem. I find it much too strange that no one would notice the switch, especially Liam. I love Liam's willingness to forgive "Lavena" of her past transgressions, but it came on so quickly. I just can't see someone being that quick to get over years of fighting with another person. I am also not the type to read this much romance, which made it hard to read about the two leads during their honey-moon. They are constantly saying sweet nothings to each other and relishing in each other's slightest touch. It just wasn't for me. I prefer to have other things happening between romantic moments. Anwen's emotions were quite fickle, too. It felt like Rapunzel after leaving her tower, flip-flopping between despair and utter bliss. She could not make up her mind about how she felt about her situation. I did enjoy how pure her heart was. Out of their romance, I did enjoy how Liam and Anwen would play along with little silly ideas like finding ghosts. I would have liked to have seen more background descriptions: the locales, the rooms, the hallways. The moments between conversations. I really loved the basis of the story, but it isn't my favorite in this series so far.
I really liked the idea of the ring binding Anwen to secrecy and the idea of "becoming" Lavena through having to take on her identity. However, I never felt that Anwen was ever being anyone but herself. That's the problem. I find it much too strange that no one would notice the switch, especially Liam. I love Liam's willingness to forgive "Lavena" of her past transgressions, but it came on so quickly. I just can't see someone being that quick to get over years of fighting with another person. I am also not the type to read this much romance, which made it hard to read about the two leads during their honey-moon. They are constantly saying sweet nothings to each other and relishing in each other's slightest touch. It just wasn't for me. I prefer to have other things happening between romantic moments. Anwen's emotions were quite fickle, too. It felt like Rapunzel after leaving her tower, flip-flopping between despair and utter bliss. She could not make up her mind about how she felt about her situation. I did enjoy how pure her heart was. Out of their romance, I did enjoy how Liam and Anwen would play along with little silly ideas like finding ghosts. I would have liked to have seen more background descriptions: the locales, the rooms, the hallways. The moments between conversations. I really loved the basis of the story, but it isn't my favorite in this series so far.
August 29, 2019
Fairy tale re-tellings are some of my favorite types of books! I love the way this author does hers. They are full of great plots, and great characters. I really just love everything about them!
This book is all told through the perspective of Anwen. She’s Princess Levena’s handmaiden. The only problem is, Princess Levena put a spell on her with a ring and made her pose as the princess herself. I loved the craziness that brought to Anwen’s life. She is forced to marry the princess’ fiance, Liam. A man the princess can’t stand, but the feeling is mutual.
I loved the Prince Liam was back in this one. It would have been kind of fun to have seen a few things from his perspective. It was fun to imagine what he would have been thinking when his wife wasn’t at all what he expected her to be.
I loved the plot of this one. It’s just fun with lots of twists and turns. And beloved characters from the author’s other books pop in throughout it. I didn’t want to put it down!
This book is all told through the perspective of Anwen. She’s Princess Levena’s handmaiden. The only problem is, Princess Levena put a spell on her with a ring and made her pose as the princess herself. I loved the craziness that brought to Anwen’s life. She is forced to marry the princess’ fiance, Liam. A man the princess can’t stand, but the feeling is mutual.
I loved the Prince Liam was back in this one. It would have been kind of fun to have seen a few things from his perspective. It was fun to imagine what he would have been thinking when his wife wasn’t at all what he expected her to be.
I loved the plot of this one. It’s just fun with lots of twists and turns. And beloved characters from the author’s other books pop in throughout it. I didn’t want to put it down!
May 2, 2022
I have adored this series, but this book is by far my favorite so far! It turns out I am a sucker for arranged marriage stories, but this one adds another twist by having a forced identity swap on top of the arranged marriage, and I am so down for it!
The love story is so adorable, as it goes from hatred (on the part of the prince who has good reasons for hating the person he thinks he married) to love.
This book is a light Goose Girl retelling (it has the princess and servant swap, though in this one the princess is the evil one, not the servant. But that is about it for clear similarities). Even though it is a very loose retelling, it still had a lot of the feel of the fairy tale, and I adored how this retelling played out!
I listened to the audiobook version, and the narrator does an amazing job once again!
The love story is so adorable, as it goes from hatred (on the part of the prince who has good reasons for hating the person he thinks he married) to love.
This book is a light Goose Girl retelling (it has the princess and servant swap, though in this one the princess is the evil one, not the servant. But that is about it for clear similarities). Even though it is a very loose retelling, it still had a lot of the feel of the fairy tale, and I adored how this retelling played out!
I listened to the audiobook version, and the narrator does an amazing job once again!
November 13, 2019
Such a refreshingly new take on the goose girl book. While some things remain the same, the geese and the goose girl, the rest of the book is an adventure worth the read. Anwen is forced to take princess Lavena's place and is married to Liam, who hates Lavena. While trying to hold her heart back from having any feelings for Liam, they start to spend time together and fall in love. Lavena shows back up to ruin everything as Anwen knew she would and is heart broken. Should she go back to her geese? Should she fight for Liam? Can she?
You should read the book it is a great one!!
You should read the book it is a great one!!
October 15, 2025
Content:
Profanity: None.
Violence: Mild? I think the worst that happens is magical pain being inflicted through a magic object. There are some goose bites? Those do hurt.
Sexual: Low Moderate. Too many to count: playing with fingers, kissing fingers, caressing cheeks/arms/back/hair, cheek/head kisses, snuggling, hugging, kissing with fingers in hair and described as 'deep' and 'passionate' (but doesn't get so descriptive I'd call it spicy or even steamy). There is one moment where a husband asks his new wife if she's 'ready for more' at her bedroom door. There is another moment in a bedroom where a husband, while passionately kissing his wife, undoes his wife's hair from an up-do and she stops him and it says he "looks longingly at the bed" before he leaves.
First things first: my lower rating for this book is due mainly to my own preferences, but also because of some plot issues and unnecessary drama stemming from those issues.
I thought I'd love this book. Boy, it was hard to read. It centers almost exclusively around Anwen, who is magically bound to take the place of the princess she serves in her arranged marriage. Anwen, the opposite of the selfish egotistical and disloyal princess, is stuck pretending to be someone she isn't, or she gets blasted with magic pain.
The first 30-40% of the book was fun, it was a slow story of growing affection between two people forced to marry...with one of them not being who the other thinks she is.
But the longer I read, the more I just thought...is this all this is going to be? There was so much twitterpated touching, blushing (seriously, so much blushing), and it started to make me want to check to see if my blood sugars were high with how saccharine it was. I don't mind affectionate characters, but these two were over-the-top, so much so that it felt unbelievable because so much of the plot was overtaken by their occupation with each other. There was little else to the plot besides the whole switcharoo that everyone knew was going to get discovered eventually.
It was 360 pages of the two main characters cuddling, kissing, and the girl saying no to 'more' because she was pretending to be someone else, and hurting the guy who keeps getting rejected. I bet there are maybe 20 pages in total where other things were mentioned not having to do with their romance. TOO MUCH.
The plot of the switch also had some crazy holes to me, or plain logic issues. Here come some spoilers: This entire thing made it feel so very YA genre, that I was rolling my eyes soooo much. Just because you're a teenager (she's 19 I think?) doesn't mean you have to be angst ridden and make bad choices.
And then there's the whole ending where I don't appreciate villains with so little depth, and being the obvious place holder to create tension for the sake of tension. She needed an actual character. Nobody is that one dimensionally selfish without reason. I needed the reason.
Those were my two biggest beefs with the story, but there were a slew of smaller ones. There was just an overarching issue with tension in this, as in, there was no logical reason the people who created the tension would do what they did...except 'for the plot'. Aveline's snotty moment
Honestly, I'm being gracious giving this three stars, because the writing was good. But my frustration level was on mild-moderate consistently throughout my read. It was exhausting, and annoying. I think this author may just not be for me. It's got way too much of that YA angsty/drama feel that has not appealed to me since discovering clean adult romantasy books.
I'm still debating on whether to try one more book in the hopes I'm wrong about the author in general...but it might be a bit so I can recover from my irritation.
P.S. I did not tag this as clean because it went overboard for me personally. It's still 'clean' I just don't enjoy any mention of sexual intimacy whatsoever, so when it went there, the clean romance tag went out the window.
Profanity: None.
Violence: Mild? I think the worst that happens is magical pain being inflicted through a magic object. There are some goose bites? Those do hurt.
Sexual: Low Moderate. Too many to count: playing with fingers, kissing fingers, caressing cheeks/arms/back/hair, cheek/head kisses, snuggling, hugging, kissing with fingers in hair and described as 'deep' and 'passionate' (but doesn't get so descriptive I'd call it spicy or even steamy). There is one moment where a husband asks his new wife if she's 'ready for more' at her bedroom door. There is another moment in a bedroom where a husband, while passionately kissing his wife, undoes his wife's hair from an up-do and she stops him and it says he "looks longingly at the bed" before he leaves.
First things first: my lower rating for this book is due mainly to my own preferences, but also because of some plot issues and unnecessary drama stemming from those issues.
I thought I'd love this book. Boy, it was hard to read. It centers almost exclusively around Anwen, who is magically bound to take the place of the princess she serves in her arranged marriage. Anwen, the opposite of the selfish egotistical and disloyal princess, is stuck pretending to be someone she isn't, or she gets blasted with magic pain.
The first 30-40% of the book was fun, it was a slow story of growing affection between two people forced to marry...with one of them not being who the other thinks she is.
But the longer I read, the more I just thought...is this all this is going to be? There was so much twitterpated touching, blushing (seriously, so much blushing), and it started to make me want to check to see if my blood sugars were high with how saccharine it was. I don't mind affectionate characters, but these two were over-the-top, so much so that it felt unbelievable because so much of the plot was overtaken by their occupation with each other. There was little else to the plot besides the whole switcharoo that everyone knew was going to get discovered eventually.
It was 360 pages of the two main characters cuddling, kissing, and the girl saying no to 'more' because she was pretending to be someone else, and hurting the guy who keeps getting rejected. I bet there are maybe 20 pages in total where other things were mentioned not having to do with their romance. TOO MUCH.
The plot of the switch also had some crazy holes to me, or plain logic issues. Here come some spoilers: This entire thing made it feel so very YA genre, that I was rolling my eyes soooo much. Just because you're a teenager (she's 19 I think?) doesn't mean you have to be angst ridden and make bad choices.
And then there's the whole ending where I don't appreciate villains with so little depth, and being the obvious place holder to create tension for the sake of tension. She needed an actual character. Nobody is that one dimensionally selfish without reason. I needed the reason.
Those were my two biggest beefs with the story, but there were a slew of smaller ones. There was just an overarching issue with tension in this, as in, there was no logical reason the people who created the tension would do what they did...except 'for the plot'. Aveline's snotty moment
Honestly, I'm being gracious giving this three stars, because the writing was good. But my frustration level was on mild-moderate consistently throughout my read. It was exhausting, and annoying. I think this author may just not be for me. It's got way too much of that YA angsty/drama feel that has not appealed to me since discovering clean adult romantasy books.
I'm still debating on whether to try one more book in the hopes I'm wrong about the author in general...but it might be a bit so I can recover from my irritation.
P.S. I did not tag this as clean because it went overboard for me personally. It's still 'clean' I just don't enjoy any mention of sexual intimacy whatsoever, so when it went there, the clean romance tag went out the window.
July 24, 2019
Loooooved it! Camille Peters is now one of my new favorite authors. Such a great story, loved every second of it.
Moral Note: Clean, mild talk of infidelity before and after marriage.
Moral Note: Clean, mild talk of infidelity before and after marriage.
October 22, 2023
I loved this book and I am so glad that Liam got his book! I loved both of the main characters and their personalities! They are perfect for each other and their relationship is so adorable!
April 1, 2021
5 stars
Notables:
-read the whole thing in one sitting
-excuse me while I flail for a moment, because Liam and Anwen are ADORABLE. 😍 the romance is a mix of arranged marriage and sort of enemies to lovers, so you know it's amazing 😉 there's quite a bit of fluff (and oof, drama, too) but I loved it 💕
-Anwen and her bugs... 😂 Etymology is definitely... not a common hobby for princesses in fantasy, but it worked, and I loved how it wasn't treated as just a random quirk but was actually presented as a believable passion.
-The theme of identity doesn't sacrifice the story for the message but is woven in very nicely.
- The antagonist is very well done- extremely unlikable BUT there are still the occasional glimpses of humanity.
Content: basically just kissing. there was a lot of mild kissing. but nothing intense or above PG level. Also a few mentions of a married couple staying in separate rooms, and that sort of thing. No violence or language to speak of. also there was a lot of kissing.
Recommended for fans of: The Goose Girl, arranged marriage trope, bugs, mistaken identity, and fairytale retellings by K.M. Shea, Melaine Cellier, Kenley Davidson, and A.G. Marshall*.
*Speaking of A.G. Marshall- if you're familiar with her book Princess of Secrets, Liam/Anwen and Stefan/Carina have a similar dynamic. Both Liam and Stefan are sweet, adorable goofballs with depth, and Anwen and Carina both have an adventurous streak and hide secrets. Of course, the similarities taper off after that, and the plots of the two books are nothing alike, but seeing as S/C are one of my OTPs I personally enjoyed that.
**Also! This is apparently the third book in the series. I haven't read any of the other books in the series yet but I had no trouble diving into the world so it worked very well as a stand alone.
Notables:
-read the whole thing in one sitting
-excuse me while I flail for a moment, because Liam and Anwen are ADORABLE. 😍 the romance is a mix of arranged marriage and sort of enemies to lovers, so you know it's amazing 😉 there's quite a bit of fluff (and oof, drama, too) but I loved it 💕
-Anwen and her bugs... 😂 Etymology is definitely... not a common hobby for princesses in fantasy, but it worked, and I loved how it wasn't treated as just a random quirk but was actually presented as a believable passion.
-The theme of identity doesn't sacrifice the story for the message but is woven in very nicely.
- The antagonist is very well done- extremely unlikable BUT there are still the occasional glimpses of humanity.
Content: basically just kissing. there was a lot of mild kissing. but nothing intense or above PG level. Also a few mentions of a married couple staying in separate rooms, and that sort of thing. No violence or language to speak of. also there was a lot of kissing.
Recommended for fans of: The Goose Girl, arranged marriage trope, bugs, mistaken identity, and fairytale retellings by K.M. Shea, Melaine Cellier, Kenley Davidson, and A.G. Marshall*.
*Speaking of A.G. Marshall- if you're familiar with her book Princess of Secrets, Liam/Anwen and Stefan/Carina have a similar dynamic. Both Liam and Stefan are sweet, adorable goofballs with depth, and Anwen and Carina both have an adventurous streak and hide secrets. Of course, the similarities taper off after that, and the plots of the two books are nothing alike, but seeing as S/C are one of my OTPs I personally enjoyed that.
**Also! This is apparently the third book in the series. I haven't read any of the other books in the series yet but I had no trouble diving into the world so it worked very well as a stand alone.
July 14, 2019
First, I really enjoyed a Goose Girl retelling that involved an unwilling servant being tossed into the role of princess/future queen. I thought that plotline was executed very well!
Issues: It seemed weird that as Lavena's handmaid that NO ONE had seen Anwen. Like, with visits to see Liam's family, was Anwen NOT accompanying Lavena? Did the servants never see her? I don't know. "Like, NO ONE has noticed the place-swapping" seemed unlikely.
Also, this is definitely a younger YA type read. I mean, they spent a month long honeymoon thrilling at the slightest touch, and later in the book a chaste kiss was the HIGH point of physical togetherness. I get it, but it felt pretty unrealistic for such a long period and especially later in the book.
On the whole, it was an enjoyable read, but I wish it'd been about half the length. :/
Issues: It seemed weird that as Lavena's handmaid that NO ONE had seen Anwen. Like, with visits to see Liam's family, was Anwen NOT accompanying Lavena? Did the servants never see her? I don't know. "Like, NO ONE has noticed the place-swapping" seemed unlikely.
Also, this is definitely a younger YA type read. I mean, they spent a month long honeymoon thrilling at the slightest touch, and later in the book a chaste kiss was the HIGH point of physical togetherness. I get it, but it felt pretty unrealistic for such a long period and especially later in the book.
On the whole, it was an enjoyable read, but I wish it'd been about half the length. :/
August 2, 2019
Okay, it was a worthy effort and I liked how the author really worked to make the protagonists fall in love with sincerity and not just the passage of time and the convenience of proximity. But there was so very little danger or conflict in this book that I grew bored of hearing how much the two main characters loved each other and how they were going to work really hard to figure out a way to be together. I wanted more misunderstandings, more drama, more of the villain getting her way and almost destroying everything good that had been built up. It read like the author was afraid to create too much conflict when really it needed more than it had. Too much saccharine romance, not enough denouement.
February 4, 2023
This book was SO FREAKING CUTE. Probably my favorite book I’ve read so far this year. I love this series and I love this fairytale world.
December 15, 2024
I am really enjoying this series so far! This one I didn't love as much as book 1 or 2 but this was still a sweet story and loved the underlining message of being who you are no matter what others think or want you to be. All I will say is I wanted to throw hands with Lavena...she's an entitled brat who needs to be humbled.
I do recommend this series. It is a closed-door romance, no bad language fairytale retelling series.
I do recommend this series. It is a closed-door romance, no bad language fairytale retelling series.
July 25, 2020
Underwhelming
I've always loved the fairytale about the goose girl, so I was excited to read this retelling. It started off strong with plenty of banter and I liked that the Heroine had a reason for why she couldn't reveal herself to the Hero. But after a few chapters the witty banter continued and that was all the entire book was. It was pure fluff with practically no plot. Every challenge the characters faced was resolved within a few pages and ended with Liam waxing poetic about Lavena. It was just so repetitive. This was the first book I tried in this series, and from that introduction I don't think I'll be continuing on.
I've always loved the fairytale about the goose girl, so I was excited to read this retelling. It started off strong with plenty of banter and I liked that the Heroine had a reason for why she couldn't reveal herself to the Hero. But after a few chapters the witty banter continued and that was all the entire book was. It was pure fluff with practically no plot. Every challenge the characters faced was resolved within a few pages and ended with Liam waxing poetic about Lavena. It was just so repetitive. This was the first book I tried in this series, and from that introduction I don't think I'll be continuing on.
April 16, 2020
4.5 stars
I really enjoyed this one! I read the first book of this series and it was just okay. I wasn’t very interested in moving on but I read a few reviews and everyone said this was their favorite... I could see why! I loved the two main characters and I loved how their relationship felt real. I just kept turning pages and couldn’t wait to see how it was all going to turn out.
If you like a good fairytale retelling, then you should pick this one up. It’s loosely based on “The Goose Girl.”
I really enjoyed this one! I read the first book of this series and it was just okay. I wasn’t very interested in moving on but I read a few reviews and everyone said this was their favorite... I could see why! I loved the two main characters and I loved how their relationship felt real. I just kept turning pages and couldn’t wait to see how it was all going to turn out.
If you like a good fairytale retelling, then you should pick this one up. It’s loosely based on “The Goose Girl.”
July 31, 2019
Ooooh, this is my FAVORITE book in the series so far!! Anwen is my favorite! She is such a sweet and lovable character. And LIAM! Hahah, he is THE most dashing Prince ever!! :) This is such a fun and adorable story!! Also, the geese scenes were the cutest scenes I have read in my entire life!!!! LOVE!
March 9, 2021
An original premise and overall an interesting plot-line but I would have liked this more if it were shorter and less repetitive in terms of character thoughts.
December 27, 2021
I wanted to like this, but the middle was so BORING I basically skimmed it all. The ending was sweet, but not sweet enough for two stars.
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February 27, 2021This book is straight up romance. A very sweet romance. So sweet my teeth almost hurt at times. 🤣 That's not to say I didn't enjoy it. It was a really fun fluffy read.
Since I was wondering but couldn't find the answer I'll mention. This is book three in the series but it is a completely standalone novel.
Since I was wondering but couldn't find the answer I'll mention. This is book three in the series but it is a completely standalone novel.
January 17, 2021
This was a fun book combo of Frog Prince with goose girl. I really enjoyed the winning over as well as the struggles that were portrayed well.
July 12, 2021
My first Camille Peters book but not my last! I absolutely loved this retelling of the Goose Girl fairytale! The touch of magic was just right for the story!
January 30, 2024
They're so cute together it makes me want to scream.
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