The Elf and the Princess
Anna del C. Dye
Outskirts Press, Inc
ISBN: 978-1-4327-1335-5
Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

On her sixteenth birthday, Adren’s mother asked her what she wanted for a present. Adren’s asked for sword fighting lessons. Adren was a natural. So for two years, the young girl trained day and night as a warrior.

Throughout her childhood Adren had always known she was different. Her mother told her she was special and on her eighteenth birthday she would learn the truth of her past. Unfortuantely, her mother passed before that could happen. So upon her mother’s death, Adren was sent on a mission to find her real father. Adren knew she was a princess, the last of the realm of Menarm. However, she had no idea of her connection to the elves. Suddenly all the missing pieces of her past would fall into place leaving her elated and completely lost.

The Elf and the Princess has all of the aspects needed for a good story, which it is. The characters are interesting, their backgrounds are mysterious, and there are some very good action scenes. Some of the transitions are a little rough and at times the characters react in ways that don’t seem to suit their nature.