Due to a series of lies and coincidences, 14-year-old Lottie finds herself pretending to be the princess so that Ellie can live a more normal teenage life. I rate it 4/5 stars.Synopsis: When fairy tale obsessed Lottie Pumpkin starts at the infamous Rosewood Hall, she is not expecting to share a room with the Crown Princess of Maradova, Ellie Wolf. However, this middle-grade YA book is an easy, fun, and super cute read that you’ll thoroughly enjoy if you’re into the Fairytale trope/aesthetic and love the occasional nods to some classic favorites such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and even, The Princess Bride. If anything, you’d expect the most prestigious school in existence to have some very imposing authoritative figures, but it doesn’t.
There’s no real authoritative figure throughout the entire book which doesn’t make a great deal of sense.
I’ve always appreciated the fairytale aesthetic and this book is jam-packed with it – as you’d expect! The only letdown is the lack of adult representation as it is very limited. The fairytale backdrop of the prestigious Rosewood Hall is also very pleasing. They really show how great teenage friendships can be, even if their circumstances are more than unusual. They’re polar opposites but their friendship seems to click and make sense. Lottie’s friendship with Ellie is wholesome in some ways. Although, I admit I had a little less of an exciting childhood and wasn’t ever enlisted to pretend to be a princess! I was also ambitious, hard-working, and determined – well, I still am! It was so refreshing to read about a character that was just like me at that age. In some ways, I could see my younger self in Lottie. I’ve always enjoyed a good fairytale, and I love that this book offers strong, young female protagonists that other teenagers can relate to and aspire to be like. ‘Undercover Princess’ is the first installment of ‘The Rosewood Chronicles’ series and it’s a sweet, enjoyable opener that hooks you from the first page.
Princes in disguise, and daring sword fights? Not quite, but an undercover princess trying to be like every other teenager and an ordinary girl who’s desperate to be more has proven to be just as exciting.
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