The Princess Fugitive by Melanie Cellier

I really enjoyed my time with this story. Will she be able to gain enough support to save her kingdom from downfall, or will she be the one to fall? For one, Ava's family is even more horrible than she could have imagined, particularly her brother, next up to rule as King.Įven though they need to stay hidden, Ava feels compelled to do something to help the citizens of her kingdom, but she cannot do it alone. I couldn't help but feel sympathy for her because of that.ĭuring their exile, Hans and Ava discover more about their kingdom than they knew before. Also, since she failed at her mission in the first book, she is forced to flee from her harsh family, bringing only her personal bodyguard, Hans, with her.

Here we learn the motivations behind Ava's earlier behaviors though. She was a bit of a twat, going against the interests of my favorite character in that book, Alyssa. I wasn't crazy about Ava in the first book. This story follows Princess Ava, who we got to meet in the first book in this series, The Princess Companion: A Retelling of The Princess and the Pea. In spite of that, I still really enjoyed my time with this book. What I do know of the story of Red Riding Hood, I have gotten solely through television and movie adaptations. I'll admit that I have never read the original source material for this classic fairy tale. The books in this series are all fairy tale retellings, this one focusing on the story of Little Red Riding Hood. The Princess Fugitive is the second book in Melanie Cellier's The Four Kingdoms series. The books in The Four Kingdoms series can be read as stand alone stories, however, for greatest enjoyment, they should be read in order. In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Little Red Riding Hood, the girl in the red hood has been swallowed up by the wolf and must decide if she’s willing to fight for her freedom, no matter the cost. Can one fugitive save her people, her kingdom and, hardest of all, herself? The catch? She'll have to ally herself with the very people she blames for her downfall.īut in a game of life and death where the stakes are an entire kingdom, winning over her enemies will only be the beginning. Hans claims to know the real Ava but she finds that hard to believe – after all, she’s been the villain so long that she can’t remember anything else.īut deep in exile, Ava learns her kingdom needs a hero and she might be the only one who can save it. Only her personal bodyguard, Hans, remains loyal. But when she fails at her most important task, she’s forced to flee from her own family. Princess Ava used to be a weapon - sharp, strong and beautiful.

The Princess Fugitive by Melanie Cellier