What the back of the book says: "Aurelia, the crown princess of Tyralt, wants control over her own life. Robert, her former classmate, want Aurelia. And someone wants her...dead. There have been several narrowly escaped attempts to assassinate the princess, but the king has no desire to incite panic by making the information public. Instead, Robert, the song of the king's former royal spy, is allowed into the inner circle to secretly investigate and watch over Aurelia. Robert is determined to help, if only Aurelia would let him! But the princess will not heed the danger around her, and she does not need Robert to save her. Just as their friendship begins to grow into something more, the threat on Aurelia's life becomes paramount. With everything possible on the line - her life, her kingdom, her heart - Aurelia must take matters into her own hands, whatever the cost."
POSSIBLE SPOILER ALERT!!!!
What I have to say about it: Meh. It's okay, as a young adult book. For a young adult reader. It seems jumpy to me, like the author knows what she wants to happen, but kind of just makes it happen without much logic behind it. Or much lead up to it. It was a very shallow book, in my opinion. The characters themselves really seem to act their age (which is around 17ish). Robert bothers me for his lack of insight to his cousin's behavior. Especially at the end (major spoiler) when his cousin tells him this big important setup to reveal who the would-be assassin is has been pushed back an hour. Robert doesn't even wonder at it, he just accepts it! And of course, it's a lie and Aurelia almost ends up dead because of it. Seriously, Robert. You didn't even wonder about it? Or ask why she didn't send him a note, instead of a verbal message? I don't know, I guess that's what I would do. And Aurelia frustrates me. She seems to want the best for her country, but at the end she just walks away. Leaving the country in the (future) hands of the very person who tried to have her killed! Yes, that's exactly what's best for her country.
In conclusion, it's not a bad book (for young adults), but it just wasn't a book I couldn't put down. I'm glad I only paid $1.50 for it at Borders (store closing sale, so sad!), because paying full price would have been a waste. If you want to read it, I'd suggest a library.
I will say that this was Anne Osterlund's first book, so here's to hoping her future books only get better! As I'm sure they will, writing books takes a while to master! At least, that's what Castle said.
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