Thank you to The Fantastic Flying Book Club and the publishers for letting me be a part of this tour. I received an eARC of The Cup and the Prince by Day Leitao as part of this blog tour but all the opinions are my own and this is a spoiler free review.
You can find the rest of the tour schedule on the FFBC website and here. There is also a giveaway going on so be sure to check that out! Make sure to check out the other posts on the blog tour!
You can find the rest of the tour schedule on the FFBC website and here. There is also a giveaway going on so be sure to check that out! Make sure to check out the other posts on the blog tour!
The Cup and the Prince
Written by Day Leitao
Genre: Young Adult/Fantasy
Publisher: Sparkly Wave
Release Date: October 15, 2020
Pages: 256
Source: eARC from Publisher
Source: eARC from Publisher
Places to Get this Book: Amazon Barnes and Noble Book Depository
Recommended Age: 13 and up!
Summary:
One prince wants her out.
Another wants her as a pawn.
Someone wants her dead.
Zora wants to win the cup and tell them all to screw themselves.
Yes, 17-year-old Zora cheated her way into the Royal Games, but it was for a very good reason. Her ex-boyfriend thought she couldn't attain glory on her own. Just because she was a girl. And he was the real cheater. So she took his place.
Now she's competing for the legendary Blood Cup, representing the Dark Valley. It's her chance to prove her worth and bring glory for her people. If she wins, of course.
But winning is far from easy. The younger prince thinks she's a fragile damsel who doesn't belong in the competition. Determined to eliminate her at all costs, he's stacking the challenges against her. Zora hates him, hates him, hates him, and will do anything to prove him wrong.
The older prince is helping her, but the cost is getting Zora entangled in dangerous flirting games. Flirting, the last thing she wanted.
And then there's someone trying to kill her.
One prince wants her out.
Another wants her as a pawn.
Someone wants her dead.
Zora wants to win the cup and tell them all to screw themselves.
Yes, 17-year-old Zora cheated her way into the Royal Games, but it was for a very good reason. Her ex-boyfriend thought she couldn't attain glory on her own. Just because she was a girl. And he was the real cheater. So she took his place.
Now she's competing for the legendary Blood Cup, representing the Dark Valley. It's her chance to prove her worth and bring glory for her people. If she wins, of course.
But winning is far from easy. The younger prince thinks she's a fragile damsel who doesn't belong in the competition. Determined to eliminate her at all costs, he's stacking the challenges against her. Zora hates him, hates him, hates him, and will do anything to prove him wrong.
The older prince is helping her, but the cost is getting Zora entangled in dangerous flirting games. Flirting, the last thing she wanted.
And then there's someone trying to kill her.
"Nothing is more dangerous than a woman scorned."
A royal competition? A strong female MC? Political intrigue? This book essentially has it all.
The Cup and the Prince is the first book in a new Fantasy series which follows a 17-year-old girl named Zora who is from a place called the Dark Valley, which has been sentenced to isolation because of the shadow monsters within its walls. When she finds out her boyfriend is cheating on her, she takes revenge by taking his place in the royal games, representing the Dark Valley for the first time in a long time. All she wants to do is win the competition and prove herself, however, she gets a lot more than she bargained for.
The main character, Zora, is a girl who knows how to fight for herself in all senses of the word. She is a strong female character who is determined to get what she came for and not let anyone get in the way of that. She has constant determination and resilience throughout the book and is dedicated to proving herself. I really liked her as a character. The other characters didn't have too much development and it mostly focuses on Zora.
The plot was fairly fast-paced as we jump right into the story which I really liked. There were several plot twists that I really didn't see coming and I loved being surprised at every turn. I also loved how this book didn't have too much romance and that the romance can be slowly developed over the course of the series.
Overall, this was a solid start to the series and I am both excited and curious to see what happens next with Zora and this world.
Trigger/Content Warnings: sexism, cheating, violence
My Rating: 3.5 out of 5 Crowns
This sounds really good! I love Day Leitao's writing. ^_^
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like a great & exciting read!
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