Cute book about a tomboy princess who has quite a bit of growing up to do. But she's getting married so that has to wait. I liked the fast pace of the tournament scenes and how it did actually move the plot along as opposed to just being the backdrop as I was nervous about when I first started reading.

The characters were good. I really hated some (Lionel we were supposed to hate, Galinor I just thought was one dimensional and boring. But Pippa liked him so...good for her I guess). Luckily she didn't stay with him. I think she would have been very unhappy after a while. Archer was much more fun and from the beginning it was obvious he was the better choice. Always remember, take the man who can challenge you, not who (in this instance) never come close to beating you in a horse race.