Friends, my honest opinion of The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze is that it was a god awful book. On the upside, it is a super quick read — only taking a few hours to get through. However, this dystopian debut did not work for me despite how quickly I zoomed through it.

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2.5 stars - I love just about all dystopian, so this book didn't need a lot to please me. I liked the story, and it was fast-paced and full of action. BUT I felt the book was really rushed, and because of that, I felt it lacked in so much.

I felt everything happened TOO quickly, and the book just skimmed over a scene before jumping to the next. First of all, I didn't get a good idea of what the setting, and the basic description was so vague that I had a hard time determining what the characters More...

I guess with the glut of dystopian recently thanks to the success of that one, eventually one book would emerge crammed with every single common dystopian trope that's ever been thought of, in an action packed mess that defies almost all logic. Well, look no further than The Last Princess. Unexplained global catastrophe that destroys modern society? Check. Wandering cannibals and other post-apocalyptic dangers? Check. Some sort of power hungry villain whose motives are entirely unexplained? Chec More...

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

When you look at this book, you think of a dark, dreary, and dangerous dystopian set in a ruined London. And while it is a dystopian set in England and can be very dark at times, it's also so much more enjoyable and lighter than I expected!

You don't have to worry about being bored with this book — The Last Princess is fast-paced and engaging from beginning to end! But sometimes it's a little too fast that it skims over details and shies away from world-building, leaving More...

Set in a futuristic London when the earth has freaked out and caused mass destruction leaving the world covered in dust, plants dying, water scarce and people fighting amongst themselves, there is a plot to massacre the british royal family by a man named Cornelius Hollister. With his new army he intends to be the new King and to start a new royal line in England. While the royal family is throwing a ball, he invades the castle and kills the king, kidnapping two of his three children, while the More...

I really LOVED the idea of this book. Like just LOVED. And I enjoyed each of the characters and the whole set up of the situation.

But the book just rushed through everything. I wanted it to take it's time and let us see and feel how things were changing. It was very much a tell instead of show book. Went by much too fast.

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Unfortunately I was mostly disappointed. Sigh.

The book had the potential to be all that I was hoping it to be. The prose was decent, the charact More...

This is probably worthy of a 3.5/5. Its hard to categorize a genre. Its not really a dystopian because the alternate government never got full control, and had no hope of ever being disguised as utopian. And its not really post-apocalyptic either since after the world-wide disaster the monarchy was still in power and civilization didnt fall. But still, I guess it was close enough.

So, Eliza, the last princess, was one kick-ass chick. I really liked her, how hard she fought, how far she went for h More...

This was a very good book. I really liked the main character "Eliza". She wasn't a Bella Swan and she was a very strong character. I loved her. The rest of the characters, I liked as well and grew attached to some, which hasn't happened in a while.

"The Last Princess" is a good read, there was nothing terribly complicated and there wasn't over detailing. It reminded me of what I love most about writing, the simple factor. Where you can say just a few things and the reader will instantly be drawn More...

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Dark atmosphere. The beginning started out tragic and so the rest of the following events follow suit. The ending was hanging and did not answer to how the epilogue happened; the author didn't explain. The princess was definitely to be pitied but she still held her ground, determined to fight the evil dictator.

The second in line to the throne of England is kidnapped along with her siblings after watching her father die, escapes, joins the enemy's army and tries to rescue her family only to get herself discovered more than once.

Sounds incredibly interesting to me.

And it was, but as with "Mystic City" it stopped short for some reason. I am not sure why in this case. Honestly, I am not sure of much with this book - such as why the world is in the state it's in or whether or not England is truly alone. I More...

I'm a bit unsure of what I thought about The Last Princess. I want to say I liked it, but my list of things wrong with it is too long to do so.

First off, it moved way too fast. At the beginning I had hopes that it would be okay, because it seemed to jump right into the story. But as it went on, everything just seemed mediocre and rushed.

With the overall plot line, there was a lot that the author could have done with it. But instead, she went with a basic and highly predictable plot. You could More...

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This book...was not how I expected it to be...Not at all. Where do I start off? Well, first of all everything went to fast. Wesley and Eliza? They make me go "wtf". Holy crud, how can you fall in love with someone within a month? Sorry guys, the romance just totally ruined it for me. Honestly, I would've expect it to be a solo-role or maybe there are romance but just thought off later when everything is truly settled down. A mighty princess being a bad-ass with, of course, no r More...

The Last Princess features descendants of today’s royal family. Sixteen year old Princess Eliza and her family are surviving in a dystopian England after a series of natural disasters has cut England off from the rest of the world. Everything is dark and food is scarce and survival is becoming more difficult. There is a plot to overthrow Eliza’s family and created a dictatorship and Eliza is the only one of her family to escape the bloodshed that happens at the Roses Ball. Thrown into survival m More...

After reading April's review of The Last Princess, I was hesitant to start reading and nearly put it in my scrap pile. But then I changed my mind during a readathon a few weeks ago -- I wanted to know if I'd have the same opinion as April.

I did.

The plot is interesting, though I didn't get far enough into it to discover the giant plot holes. The giant world-building holes were enough for me, and that was between all the giant information dumps that were attempting to set up the world.

The writing More...

Comments: Is Anyone done with the heroes always sticking around now its time for heroines!! And this book blew my mind my heartbeat is up and down so crazily while reading this.
PLOT = Her kingdom has been destroyed and she watched her family gets killed in front of her, she only wants revenge but then she met someone that give her hope once again.
Characters = ELiza = she is the main character in this story and this girl is one of the best heroine I ever read, she is not strong at first but at t More...

I'm giving this one star mainly for the premise and for the cover, which I think is spectacular. Perhaps that is harsh but I SO wanted to love this book and really, really didn't. The book is set in the future after seventeen days of unexplained natural disasters has ruined the world and forced England into isolation. (I wish that would be dealt with!) As rebels rise up, the royal family is threatened and Eliza decides she will take revenge for her family and for her country. Really, that is som More...

Audio: I smile very big when I start listening to an audio book and immediately like the reader's voice. I began this audio a few weeks ago and couldn't dedicate the time I wanted to it so I put it to the side in hopes that some free time would come up soon. Well this past weekend I went on a mini weekend trip and it would take 6 hours to get there and back. The Last princess made those 6 hrs go by so fast, even my mom Trudy was listening and was just as engrossed in the story as I was. Leslie d More...

This book was a fast read, meaning it took less than half a day to finish it.

It was an interesting idea and it was that which initially drew me in unfortunately it didn't live up to my expectations.

Most of the book was a series of summaries, which helped contribute to the fast reading part, and there were some times that it was summarized so abrubtly that I though I was missing a page or two (as I was reading it on a kindle.There was also a time that the author hinted at a relationship in the bo More...

My Rating: 2.5


I had high hopes for The Last Princess, starting with its breathtaking cover. It's gorgeous. Just look at it. The front cover shows a girl watching over a castle with the clouds in shades of blue, purple, and orange. The back cover shows the same castle burning and half destroyed. Who can resist checking out a book with a cover like that?


The plot also sounded good enough - A dystopian novel where a princess' brother and sister was captured and she is the only hope on saving them. More...

This story was extremely fast paced and I read it in only a few hours. The beginning was like discovering a new world, post apocalyptic England. It was fascinating and scared me at the same time. The emotion underlying this story is fantastic, however Eliza seems to go between being afraid and lonely to focusing only on getting revenge. Hollister was very underdeveloped for a villian, as was Wesley the main love interest. Which I must say, I did NOT feel a single drop of romance. This girl had a More...

I personally think that the book had lots of potentials but then lost it too. Galaxy Craze, the author, put up a great idea of having a Princess be the Heroine of the story. HOWEVER, while the book was fast to pick up the pace, the transitions were also very much rushed. She was supposedly a PROPER PRINCESS and the suddenly, she turns into a warrior. Quite honestly, that's quite IMPOSSIBLE to happen. Unless it was stated that by some magical powers, she just woke up like that.

But anyway, it was More...

When I first heard about this book I was very excited. A dystopian starring descendants of the current English royalty? Awesome. Royalty in danger, hiding amongst the common people to save their family and retake the throne? It’s like the what I love about fantasy in a dystopian setting. Yes, please.

Unfortunately I was mostly disappointed. Sigh.

The book had the potential to be all that I was hoping it to be. The prose was decent, the characters intriguing, the world building and the setting were More...

Princess Eliza has inherited a desolate world. Ever since a series of natural disasters that wracked the land in the Seventeen Days, food and other resources have been scarce, dangerous groups of cannibalistic criminals roam the forests, and days of sunshine are rare. But as bad as life gets, it’s only about to get worse with the rise of a supposed revolutionary intent on securing the crown for himself. When the royal family is attacked at Buckingham Palace, Eliza is the only one to escape. Desp More...

Regretfully, I am writing a review for this book and it's not going to be happy.

First, a positive note. The story moves quickly and it is an easy read. There is nonstop action and little useless reflection that is all too common in young adult fiction. The story moves from the first page and doesn't stop until the very end.

The first problem I had with the story is the transitions. Although it moves quickly, I missed the transition from pretty princess to hardened and embittered soldier. Princes More...

What a great debut novel by Galaxy Craze. And by the way, how awesome is that name? Love it!!

This novel takes place in Great Britain in the year 2090. A revolution is brewing against the monarchy but the Windsor children, Mary, Eliza and young Jamie have been kept in the dark about that. However, all that changes in an instant when their father is killed and Mary and Jamie are abducted. Eliza escapes and makes a hard decision, to join the turdor army in order to get closer to the enemy and hopef More...

This book had a lot of potential (post apocalyptic world, kickass princess fighting for the survival of her people, poisoned rivers and evil armies and murder and rebellion and faked deaths) but never really does anything with it. The post-disaster world is strangely unspecific yet simultaneously over-the-top, with mutated animals and rivers running silver with mercury and references to nothing green growing. But if things were even half that messed up, they'd have all starved and/or been killed More...

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First Impressions: The Last Princess was one of my most highly anticipated novels of this spring. I love the cover art that depicts a decimated London and I was hoping for an awesome story of survival against all odds. I never heard of the author before (what an original name she has!) but I was excited to be introduced to her writing.

First 50 Pages: I kind of devoured this book! I really didn’t want to put it back down once I star More...

The Last Princess by Galaxy Craze

I should probably start off by saying that as of this moment, I’m no longer speaking to my mother. What was she thinking naming me Jessica when she could have named me Galaxy. I can honestly state that my biggest motivation for buying this book, initially, was because it seemed incredibly cool to have a book by someone named ‘Galaxy Craze’ on my bookshelf. I’m being serious, too.

There’s more, of course, to The Last Princess than just the author’s completely awes More...

What is it about royalty? I did not totally dislike this book. It was readable. But my list of oh please stuff is going to make it sound like I hated it. First, the royal kids are named Mary and Eliza and James, this with a group of villians that call themselves the Tudors. Would this seem like just a bit much to anyone else? Second, the ecological disaster. I can easily believe that stuff, but this one was very arbitrary and inconsistent. Some times and some places the trees are all dead and se More...