Adrianna is a Princess, but not a very good one. She hasn’t managed to be saved by a Prince and her evil stepmother and stepsister aren’t actually evil. After one of the numerous balls she attended, Prince Charming comes calling but not on her, on her stepmother Petunia. With their storyline in danger of going off the rails, Adrianna must figure out a way to marry a prince or rush her stepsister, Alinore being rearranged. When she finds a stable hand to help her steal a dragon egg, will her storyline have a chance at righting itself or will they all be doomed?
Adrianna is not the typical princess. She enjoys playing, running, drinking wine with her fairy godmother, Mirabelle - all things a princess should never do. She only looks for a prince bc it was what she was born to do. Alinore is the sister who is true princess material, right down to being kind to all living things even spiders. They have a silly, barely functioning castle and no real money on hand. They definitely go against the grain in Once Upon Thyme. But my favorite has to Mirabelle. She is not what you expect a fairy godmother to be. She likes drinking, being bawdy and terrorizing the gardener.
This was a fun twist on fairytales. It pokes fun at and holes into the fairytale theme. What happens after the Happily Ever After? No one knows and sometimes, it seems, it may be better that way! It was humorous and entertaining while adding a dash of danger towards the end. It’s a fast paced book and such a quick and easy read as well. And now that their story story has been rewritten, I wonder what will come next!
