Rings of Fate

A prince comes to town looking for a bride. A barmaid with no interest in becoming a princess hopes to get the prince interested in one of her sisters. Unfortunately, her sisters have eyes for other people, and the prince only has eyes for her. A series of circumstances forces Aren (the barmaid) and Dietan (the prince) on an adventure to save the kingdom, stop some pretty monstrous creatures, and overthrow a mad king.

I enjoyed this a lot. The back and forth banter between Aren and Dietan was very good, and I enjoyed that we got alternate points of view. I also liked that things were wrapped up neatly and there wasn't a cliffhanger. As this is marketed as the "Curses and Crowns" series, I wasn't sure what to expect. While I enjoyed the show more book, I did think there was a lot of traveling and not enough action. The climax of the book seemed to be so rushed at the end. But I enjoyed the story, and I eagerly await the next installment in the series. show less

I wanted something for a plane flight that would suck me in, and this worked. It’s not quite a fairy tale and not quite enemies to lovers, but it’s engaging. I did wish that the heroine would trust the prince sooner, but I suppose she couldn’t for her reaction to work later in the story.