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The Princess Trials: A young adult dystopian romance Kindle Edition

by Cordelia K Castel (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 4,509 ratings
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Thirty young women. A handsome prince. A battle to the death

Water is scarce. Deserts have taken over the land. Nuclear war has devastated humanity. Humans live in walled super cities to keep out the irradiated. The land that was formerly known as America is divided into kingdoms ruled by royal elites.

Born into the lowest Echelon of the Kingdom of Phangloria, sixteen-year-old Zea Calico faces a life of hunger, thirst, and toil. The only way out of this drudgery is revolution, and Zea is desperate to help the cause.

When the palace calls for candidates to compete to marry Prince Kevon, Zea joins the Princess Trials to search the palace for weaknesses.

The trials should be a fairytale of sumptuous meals, ballgowns, and romance, but one misplaced word causes Zea to attract the Prince’s attention. When Zea uncovers the man beneath Prince Kevon’s public facade, she is at risk of falling in love and losing sight of her mission.

But the televised beauty pageant turns deadly, and Zea must fight for survival.

Perfect for fans of The Hunger Games and The Selection, this exciting tale of courage, intrigue, and betrayal will have you turning pages.
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Cordelia K Castel is the author of the Princess Trials series, a dystopian romance set within a future world.

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Manjit
5.0 out of 5 stars I bought theese and read them in 3 whole days!
Reviewed in Canada on May 13, 2023
I bought the series for Christmas as a gift for my friend, but instead of giving it to her, I kept it to myself because of how good the characters were! I got her something else though. (I know a bit selfish but I couldn't help myself!) The writing got my vocab up, and the characters were so cool! Zea shows girl strength and Kevin (or should I say PRINCE Kevin) Showed so much love to her and she dares not cheat on him with someone else. Zea is an externality girl and deserves the world. I know there may be some girl hate in there but not all girls are nice. (I'm sorry for saying it even though I am a female) These were my first ever series that got me into a romance! One thing I didn't like about the book was

⚠️SPOILER ALERT!⚠️

When Zea became queen she chose (I don't remember her name let's assume she was Emily) Emily to be her lady at arms over a friend of hers she had for life! I know Zea HAD met her before but I feel like its just me..?
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Divine kure
3.0 out of 5 stars interesting
Reviewed in Canada on June 13, 2023
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It was interesting but not intriguing I have read a lot of books with the same story line so it got boring at some points. I got all the plot from the beginning there was not really a surprise in the story. It’s still a good book but I’m not sure I will finish the series right away.
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sztjane
5.0 out of 5 stars Harsh future
Reviewed in Canada on May 14, 2020
After the nuklear war. Water is a big commodity and carefully given out to Harvester and each section of Harvester are encouraged to compete for most produced of food, the winners get more water than the others.This and guards violating Harvester's girls. Creates an underground rebellion.
Zea is part of the rebellion and when she saves a Harvester girl from being violated brings her attention to Rhys. Rhys is son to the head of the rebellion and Zea has a crush on him. He promises he wants her to be his girlfriend if she volunteers to be in the Princess trials and does anything to stay in trials to discover the Palace underground entrances. Is he being truthful in wanting her to be his girlfriend?
It is alot harder and dangerous to stay in the trials. Also the Prince is willing to cange things for the better.
Zea life is in danger many times.
The other contestants are more violent than they seem.
Will Zea survive the trials?

If I was her, I would let the other contestants know Ingrid is set up to win, threaten them with the blow dart and see if there is a herbal garden. Then put diarrhea, sleepy and other herbs in their meals.
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Joy Whiteside
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing
Reviewed in Canada on April 10, 2021
This is an amazing book that once you start reading there will be no stopping. I found I had to take it everywhere and read every time I had a few seconds. It is amazing. You will fall in love with these characters and no matter what happens you want to be there for them. the story will grab you and keep you reading till the end and once you finish you need to know what is going to happen next. This book needs to be on your TBR list.
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emily
5.0 out of 5 stars Hold Your Breath
Reviewed in Canada on May 4, 2020
Wow. Ok so I was offered an ARC copy of The Princess Trials in exchange for an honest review and let me tell you I LOVED it! A mix between the Hunger Games, the Red Queen, and the Selection, this book is one twist and heart-pounding mystery after the next. I read this in a matter of 2 days and I could NOT put it down. The characters, the world settings, and the plot was all beautifully crafted in a way that made me crave more the more I read. There is a lot of information to ingest, however, and so sometimes all the names and places did get a little tiny bit confusing, but there was enough that I didn't have blank spots in my imagination or puzzled brows at some of the scenes. Overall, Castel has done amazing and I can't wait until her next book is released! 11/10 would recommend.
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Olivia
2.0 out of 5 stars The purchase was fine. I did NOT like this book
Reviewed in Canada on August 27, 2023
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Ok... I had high hopes for this book. As a fan of some YA books that everyone else has talked about like "The Selection," "The Hunger Games" "Red Queen" Etc I was really anticipating this book as a more adult geared book. But alas, the crown did not fit.

The plot... well, it didn't exactly set my world on fire. It lacked that special spark, leaving me feeling more meh than amazed.

The characters. *Sigh* They just didn't stick with me. They lacked that certain oomph, you know? It's like they were missing that sprinkle of personality that makes them jump off the page. They were a bit like plain toast—edible, but nothing you want seconds of. Maybe it would have helped if they didn't feel like complete rip offs of "The Selection" characters.

And the contests... Oh boy. I hated the "bucking bronco" and other roles. The whole thing just made me feel second-hand embarrassment. Not only just that too but the contest where they had to walk in the desert.... I almost stopped reading right after that chapter.
It kinda felt like they threw ideas into a blender without much thought. It left me with more questions than answers, and not in the good way.

Alright, here's the kicker: I made it about 75% through the book before waving the white flag. It just wasn't doing it for me. Life's too short to struggle through a story that doesn't click.
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Paula Pike
5.0 out of 5 stars Wow!
Reviewed in Canada on May 16, 2020
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I must say, it’s been awhile since I’ve enjoyed a book this much. It was just soooooo good! The best way to describe it is to compare it to The Selection series. That series was tea parties and petty rivalry, while this one is anger, murder, revenge and bad girls gone psychotic! It was so real in its depiction of a possible future for the world, and the characters were so vibrant and endearing. I loved every single word and read it in record time. A definite must read! Killing me to wait for the next book!!!
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MDL
5.0 out of 5 stars Princess Trials
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2024
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This book had a very interesting story line. It was similar to the Hunger games, but instead of killing each other all the girls were after one in particular. The classes of people were separated in different groups and had access to different things. The story is good and your feelings are up and down. You will be rooting for Zea.
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BlueBelle
5.0 out of 5 stars The Princess Trials book 1
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2023
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This is a new genre for me and I have enjoyed reading this book very much. This is a thriller, of plots and betrayal, murder attempts and conflicts of conscience.
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Kindle Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
Reviewed in Australia on January 12, 2024
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Despite having the least desirable name for a prince ever, this book is thoroughly enjoyable. I hate that his name is Kevin though. Blergh.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Definitely spot on with the description being a mix between the Selection and Hunger Games
Reviewed in the United States on April 17, 2021
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Definitely spot on with the description being a mix between the Selection and Hunger Games (I would also like to throw in there divergent.

Although I would like to note that it is not as good as any of those books... that being said it is a lot to live up to. It is like a person on American idol auditioning with a Whitney Houston song, very hard to execute. Not bad although not many questions were answered. I think the world Castel created was interesting enough and unique in its own right.

My problems:
The names of literally all of the characters were TERRIBLE and many of them flowed together.... Sargent Silvers. The character descriptions were not very clear for instance upon introduction Sargent Silvers came across as a middle aged man ... the boom 20 yr old. But probably my biggest issues was that every female characters had one of 3 personas. whippy, catty or manly. Bertha was such a huge part of the book, but such a detestable character. Also why couldn't Zea keep a secret this lady almost told everyone she was a spy 29 times over. Also the author loves the phrase "snatched my gaze away" ... She used it probably 8+ times.

The good parts of the book:
I loved the unique world that it was set up in. Perfect amount of description given so that I could envision it. She also took the time to developed the prince and Zea's relationship. It wasn't wake up in love. It was a fondness that continued to grow. Plot was well thought out and enticed my interest. 4.5 stars
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Morgan
4.0 out of 5 stars Confused.com
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 30, 2022
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Can’t say that I did or did not enjoy the book as half the time I didn’t understand what was going on. Will probably have to read again.

Also the girl on fire joke made my day
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