Five years have passed since Rapunzel, Cinderella and Sweet Pea defeated the Evil Queen Mallory, and everything has changed. The Princess Company has disbanded, each to their own kingdom or to their own penance and only Beauty still keeps watch in Mallory’s old castle on the mountain. But for Rapunzel, nothing has changed. Mallory still has her son. Mallory still keeps her prince trapped in dog form. Mallory still needs to be killed. Now, Rapunzel sets out on a daring plan to find Mallory and put an end to her evil. A plan that will bring her up against her most dangerous enemies; her own former Princess Company comrades! ****NOTE**** This book has a lot of strong language (the word f*** shows up, on average, more than once a page) and occasional bloody violence. Be advised. Read responsibly!
In general I enjoyed this book--the author shows a lot of imagination and the pacing is good but seems like ever third or fourth word uttered by one of the characters is the f-bomb. This lack of originality in vocabulary made the characters seem less intelligent than they'd have to be in order to accomplish the feats that they do. It also undermines one of the main plot threads--that these are queens and princesses fighting to restore their countries. (They really end up sounding like people who were raised in abject poverty, with no education or regard for good manners.)