Description
Having grown up in the palace, the daughter of two senior staff members, Bayley Lorbera knows all about palace life. Like where the best leftovers are stored after hours, and which forks go with which courses, and the quickest way to make an escape from any room in the castle. And the fact that she’s definitely not princess material. Princesses are supposed to be elegant, outgoing, and effortlessly charming. Not shy, average-sized, glasses-wearing, purple-haired girls more comfortable in fictional worlds than the real one. Bayley is perfectly content playing backup in a ballgown to the royal family while she works her way through the list meant to turn her into the kind of person she wants to be.
Hence the laughter when her best friend, Prince Cameron of Peverell, proposes. He can’t possibly be serious, can he? Marriage? Love? No way. Because seriously—not princess material. But Cameron is determined to win her, and she’s just as determined to prove to him how unsuited she is to the role, and find him someone who is. Easy, right?
Tracie Heskett –
Hannah Currie’s The Princess List checks all the boxes: original, fun, light-hearted, entertaining, realistic characters, inspirational, delicious treats, silly details, and best friends trope. The author weaves faith in through the main characters more than other royal stories I’ve read. Aside from the castle, ball gowns, and Bayley not having a real job, the characters seem like real people in a real setting, not royals. The Queen is a charming character, and I would have liked to meet her earlier in the novel. Bayley’s emotions are a little overdone, but we like her enough to engage with her story. It’s intriguing (and thought provoking) to read a story where the villain is the heroine herself. And what’s not to like about Cam?! John is the perfect friend, and he needs his own story. When I was halfway through the book, I didn’t want to put it down (although life dictated I had to). I wanted to stay in the story world and keep reading.
I received a complimentary copy of this book. All opinions expressed are mine alone.