“Benevolence is not your typical princess – and Princess Ben is certainly not your typical fairy tale.”
Princess Ben is the story of a girl who likes being Princess but doesn’t want to be queen. Her father is the king’s younger brother, and her mother is known more for her healing potions than her grace around a ballroom. So when her parents, along with the king, die one tragic day on the way to visit Ben’s grandfather’s tomb, Ben has no choice but to move into the castle under Queen Sophia’s tutelage. She hates it. The queen wants Ben to lose weight, so she restricts what Ben can eat. Ben’s forced into classes in dancing, manners, deportment, and needlework. Ben lashes out by stepping on her dancing teacher’s laces, untying them. When the queen discovers that someone has been sneaking food to the princess, Ben is moved to a little room about the queen’s suite. After one particularly brutal dinner, Ben discovers, quite by accident, a magic portal in her room that leads her to a book of spells. Princess Ben learns magic and, in turn, learns about herself and of what she’s truly capable.
Review by Kathleen
hamiltonteens
VERY good book