4/5 Stars 

Princess Floralinda turns the princess in a tower tale on its head in the best possible way. I always love a story about women rescuing themselves. 

The book does a great job tackling concepts surrounding gender expression and gender roles, as well as demonstrating that people can change in the act of survival. Floralinda's change from a goody-two-shoes princess in distress to a morally grey warrior woman was particularly enjoyable to read. The grittier she got, the more I enjoyed her character.

There were a few moments where the scenes dragged for me pacing wise, particularly as most of the book's pacing was quick, but otherwise it was paced well and it was a quick read for certain.

The ending earned a laugh from me, and I loved the final forms of all the involved characters. 

Overall I'd recommend this to anyone who grew up reading fairytales and is or was waiting on their prince to come. Don't wait for him, just pick up the sword yourself instead.