Before Helen of Troy became "the face that launched a thousand ships," she was a gangly, tomboyish Spartan princess, at least in this retelling. Determined to make her own destiny, Helen secretly studies the masculine arts of fighting. The book is rather episodic; Helen meets up with and hears about many characters from famous Greek myths as she bounces from story to story, including Theseus, Atalanta, Meleager, Jason, the Calydonian Boar, and the Oracle at Delphi (who becomes close friends with Helen. More character development would have been welcome, particularly on the relationship between Helen and her twin Clytemnestra, who essentially disappears halfway through the story. The book is a bit preachy on the idea of following one's heart and also heavyhanded in its promotion of girl power, but Nobody's Princess is fun read overall. A historical note at the end gives interesting facts about Bronze Age Greece that are alluded to in the book, such as the fact that money had not been invented yet, and a map at the front gives geographical context to these semi-mythical places.