Besotted (The Fairest Maidens #3)
By Jody Hedlund
Published by Northern Lights Press
Publication Date: November 17th, 2020
Description:
In a land where being the fairest maiden is a curse . . .
A young queen trying to stay alive until she comes of age to rule, and a prince turned into a pauper.
Queen Aurora of Mercia has spent her entire life deep in Inglewood Forest, hiding from Warwick’s Queen Margery, who seeks her demise. As the time draws near for Aurora to take the throne, she happens upon a handsome woodcutter. Although friendship with outsiders is forbidden and dangerous, she cannot stay away from the charming stranger.
Only two months away from completing his royal testing, Prince Kresten of Scania is ready to be finished with the poverty and hardships of being a woodcutter. When he meets a beautiful peasant woman, he doesn’t plan to fall in love, especially when he must soon leave and return to his homeland.
As Queen Margery’s forces close in, Aurora finds herself in mortal danger. Kresten knows a future with Aurora is impossible, but he is desperate to save her and bring an end to the queen’s threat. To do so, he joins the ultimate battle against the evil queen, risking everything, including his chance at true love.
Review:
This book started out a little slow for me; I didn't connect with the characters right off the bat. Aurora seemed like a pretty bland character for the first half of the book and Kresten was kind of irritating because he was arrogant. Of course I wanted to see how things played out in the series, so I kept reading, and I did enjoy seeing Aurora and Kresten change, with her becoming more confident and him becoming more selfless. There was a cool twist on the Sleeping Beauty story, and I also enjoyed the ending and seeing how things played out for the three princes of Scania. This book wasn't my favorite of the series, but I did like it and think other readers will as well.
I read an ARC provided by the author; all opinions are my own.
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