Defy (Defy, #1)

by Sara B. Larson

[tweetybugshouse]

There’s a lot to love about Defy. Tough girl who has to pretend to be a boy, hot prince who has to pretend to be obnoxious, evil sorcerers, misunderstood magic, and a kingdom in peril. It’s not what I would consider action-packed, but the story clips along at a good pace. This story has a lot of negative reviews and i can see why that is with the elements that are in the story. I feel that the elements that those negative reviews are dwelling are included to shape the characters in the story. I have read similar stories that have the same elements in them and they did not deter me from finishing the story.

I rated the story as a 3 as it did not keep me hanging on the edge of my seat, the love triangle was intriguing and good aspect of the story. I think one thing that did hurt it is everyone was expecting mulan and when they did not quite get that they immeditaley walked away. Sometimes expecting something and getting a totally different thing can be good. The series has potentional and since it a debut novel i am willing to see where the rest of the series goes.