A review by sophirv19
The Princess Knight by Cait Jacobs

adventurous challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

What, it's like, hard? Go off Clía. 

The Princess Knight is a loose retelling of Legally Blonde in a Medieval setting and boy does it work. I found this to be a really fun read, even through all the knight training and swords.

I found the world building brilliant, it was descriptive and rich and I could imagine exactly what kind of buildings they were in (living around a lot of castles does help with this!). I liked the characters, they all had their own distinct personalities that stood up well against one another and meshed together with ease. It felt like everything was done with purpose and with finesse. 

I do think the first half of this was a lot stronger than the second half and would have maybe worked better as a duology with the build up being the first book and the second half being a more fleshed out second book. But with this in mind, I think this was a really promising debut and Cait Jacobs has a promising career ahead of her. 

Thank you to Netgalley and Harper Collins for this eARC in exchange for an honest review!