kbye's Reviews

This series caught my attention because of its unique premise. With just the two free to read chapters, readers are given plenty of mystery, palace intrigue, and drama to set the stage for future events. Our leading lady carries the story, giving readers plenty of reasons to cheer for her and pity her. Subjected to a marriage she doesn’t want, being taken away from her quiet and happy life and effectively relegated to being the subject of scorn, gossip, and outright being ignored and hated by her betrothed. We aren’t given many, if any at all, reasons to like our leading man in the first two chapters, so readers will feel the heroine’s wariness, her willingness to make things work, and later her despair as she is killed simply for the crime of being the prince’s destined partner. With our heroine’s reincarnation over 200 years after her death and appearing nearly identical to her former self, the story is set up to be a fascinating twist of the reincarnation genre. I’m excited to see where things go from here, especially if the prince is actually responsible for her death or even feels guilty for how he treated her, and to see if our heroine is able to escape fate’s clutches and claim this second chance for herself and her dreams.