This Princess Kills Monsters: The Misadventures of a Fairy-Tale Stepsister: A Novel

by Ry Herman

“Logic and magic don’t exactly go hand in hand. And a good thing, too.”

Magic doesn’t merely defy logic; it doesn’t behave in any orderly, reasonable manner. Casting a spell is more like trying to ride a bolt of lightning than it’s like mixing measured ingredients to make a medicinal tincture.

“Trust me, it only takes one or two impossible quests before you become a firm advocate of victory by pragmatic technicality.”

Once upon a time, a woman found herself trapped in the once upon a time.

time would tell soon enough whether it was heroism or foolishness. Often the only difference is how the story ends.