Young Llama Thoughts
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Adventurous
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Christian Friendly
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Easy Reading
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Humerous
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Youth Appropriate
Overall
Review
I am in love with this Neverland series!!!!! It is full of twists and turns, romance and adventure!!!!!!!!!!! If you are looking for fairytale retellings, Mary Mecham’s books are perfect for you!!!
This book is a retelling of the Goose Girl. Set in a kingdom full of slavery and corruption, Dahlia is a spy set in place as the princesses handmaiden. With her kingdom crumbling to ruin, Dahlia knows the only hope is to overthrow the evil king and princess with the rebellion. So when she sets sail with the princess to her betrothed’s land, Dahlia strikes. Switching places with the princess was the easy part. The hard part will be not falling for Prince Korth who’s loyalty and honestly make Dahlia’s mission extra dangerous…
This was an excellent read, full of suspense, action and adventure at every chapter!!!!! I loved the world building, and the characters were sooooo well written. Plus the Goose Girl is usually about the princess, so reading about the girl playing the princess instead was amazing!!!!!!!!!!! Basically, this book is fabulous and I think young ladies 14 and up would love this series!
Now there is violence and dark topics in the novel. There is mention of slavery, a kingdom being mistreated, a rebellion rising up to stop it. There is mention of whips, scars and people dying. It isn’t gory, but the dark topics are mentioned. Which is why this is a teen book.
Overall, this book was soooo good and one I totally suggest. The Legends of Neverland series is one that adore and I hope you love it too!!!! Happy Readings! -The Young Llama Reader.
Pros
- A wonderful book about betrayal and love!
- Great novel for girls 14 and up!!!
Cons
- Mention of dark topics and violence…
Traitorous spies don’t deserve happily ever afters.
Dahlia has always known her life would end at the bottom of a hangman’s noose. But treason seems a small price to pay if it meant a chance to free her people from the iron grip of their tyrannical king. Dahlia can’t fail the rebellion now.
Dahlia’s time playing the role of obedient handmaiden to Odette, the king’s entitled daughter, comes to an end when Odette is sent to marry her betrothed, and Dahlia strikes without mercy. After a swift mutiny en route to Haven Harbor, she forces the king’s daughter to trade places with her and upon arrival, masquerades in her mistress’s place.
If she can ensure Haven Harbor’s loyalty to her rebellion, the king’s oppressive reign could end. But the princess’s fiancé, Korth, isn’t the man she expected, and her loyalties become torn as she begins to fall for him. Continuing the façade will force Dahlia to betray Korth, but to reveal the truth spells her own treasonous demise.
Is a life of lies better than no life at all?
Betraying Korth is the third book in the Legends of Neverland series but can be read as a stand-alone novel.
