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    The Last Princess

    Written by Galaxy Craze

    Narrated by Leslie Bellair

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    Happily ever after is a thing of the past. A series of natural disasters has decimated the earth. Cut off from the rest of the world, England is a dark place. The sun rarely shines, food is scarce, and groups of criminals roam the woods, searching for prey. The people are growing restless. When a ruthless revolutionary sets out to overthrow the crown, he makes the royal family his first target. Blood is shed in Buckingham Palace, and only sixteen-year old Princess Eliza manages to escape. Determined to kill the man who destroyed her family, Eliza joins the enemy forces in disguise. She has nothing left to live for but revenge, until she meets someone who helps her remember how to hope-and love-once more. Now she must risk everything to ensure that she does not become . . . The Last Princess.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHachette Audio
    Release dateMay 1, 2012
    ISBN9781611134421
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    • 2/5
      Plot: 2 1/2 stars
      Characters: 2 stars
      Style: 2 stars
      Pace: 3 stars

      There's a lot of potential in this book, but it's not quite there. A lot happens, but it was hard to connect to Eliza, despite everything she goes through. There were a few too many coincidences to make it believable, and things tied into too neat of bows by the end.

      It might work better for maybe a 10 year old.
    • 3/5
      The plot just felt like a heart flatline and it totally needed resuscitation!At the beginning, I really didn't think the book had it. The writing is a little...ummm...not very good. By that I mean, it has a lot of conversation. The world building lacks quite a lot. I mean, it is a setting where world building is key, but Galaxy...well, not very well done. I constantly asked the question: how old are the girls? When I read the book, I felt like they are around 9. They felt kiddish. But as I read on, I started to enjoy the book more, and more. (Funny thing how this reminds me of my After the Snow by S. D. Crockett review, because I had the feelings when I was reading that this book was written from the same level author as S. D Crockett.) That said, I do enjoy I did like how Galaxy didn't go overly crazy about the palace; I always like imagining my own. Yes this sounds like a contradictory sentence comparing to my comment about the setting previously, but this is different. I needed more details about how the world is like, how the sceneries looked. I wasn't sure what to picture when Galaxy described this dystopia London. The setting felt very historic. If I didn't know better, I thought it was set in the 1600-1700. It takes me a moment to realize it is not in the 1600 when I read a "steel street sign". Oh! Right! Not a historical YA fiction...Oops?On to the character...Eliza reminded me of Carys in the Relic Master series by Catherine Fisher. So if Catherine wrote about how Carys became Carys, this book would be it. She was strong and smart. She was also in a...military like of squadron. But Eliza felt one dimensional. Portia is quite the character. I really wanted to punch her. I felt like even though we don't get much time with Portia than Eliza, I felt like Portia had more character. Great job Galaxy for conveying my emotions. :) And as for Wesley...oh Wesley. I just didn't feel my desire for him. I can see he must be a gorgeous guy, but his personality...didn't pull me to him. Guess it is because I don't feel like he is old enough. I personally like older men and with Eliza feeling like 9, Wesley felt like a 10 or 12 years old. Ew? Ha-ha, I did love how the horse was named Caligula! Wooot! Badass!And as for the plot...well...they were predictable. Remember? Resuscitation? Yeah, the plot definitely needed one. I totally saw the thing with Wesley happening and couldn't stop myself from screaming "I KNEW IT!". I did LOVE how short the chapters are. They are the perfect length. I really don't enjoy authors who writes a book with like 6 chapters in them. When I read, I read a small part at a time (since reading is my away-from-homework-break). So the short chapters allow me to "detach" with the book more. Futhermore, I did enjoy like the cover? :) The colours are beautiful and very quite different.I might sound super critical about this book, but I think it is readable. I guess it is easier to write about the flaws of a book than the virtues. There were amazing moments in the book that kept me up reading. This book definitely was good but it didn't have the spark or the shabam like some other books. It just felt more like a MG book instead of an YA. If it is a MG book, I think I would've rated higher based on the fact that it would be more accurate. And I do have my YA standards higher. :P
    • 3/5
      I love a good dystopian/post apocalyptic story... but I have to say, most, if not all of these types of stories that I read take place in the US (or what's left of it). It was interesting to see the action take place somewhere else, in Great Britain specifically (because I mostly think in a British accent anyway).I know I'll do a bad job of summary, so read the summary above which does a really good job of describing the book. Although the plot was intriguing, there was something that just wasn't clicking for me. For one, the time aspect was just so skewed. The novel is supposed to take place in the future, but the language and lack of technology (albeit destroyed) made it seem to be happening in the past. Also, there seemed to be a huge disconnect between the main character's life and the rest of the world. I get that she is royalty, but it is impossible that her position would be able to save her from the apocalypse. It just didn't make sense. I also wish that the story went more into how London became in such ruin.That being said, there were plenty of redeeming qualities in the novel. I was not meshing completely with the main character, but I really appreciated all the supporting roles. I was rooting for Eliza's siblings the whole time. Although a few characters freaked me out and made me cringe (another thing: some scenes are graphic), I loved when they appeared in the pages because they were interesting and unpredictable. Also, there was a great amount of action. Fast-paced, intense, grossly graphic action, which is sometimes just what you were craving (because we're all partly sadists deep down).So should you pick it up? If the plot and action interest you, I'd say go for it... just try to leave your attachments to realism behind.
    • 5/5
      If you love action and a fight that is worth fighting for, read this book. The redemption of the characters, her growth simply amazes me.One thing that I adored about this book is the redemption of Eliza. All her life she was sheltered fro what is really going on. To see her become fierce and strong, to fight for her family, had me rooting for her all the way. The way the author shows her rising from the ashes of war, famine, and death, had me drooling over the awesomeness. I loved watching Eliza take on hard aspects of life and becoming so strong that no one can stop her.You know the saying,"Hell hath no fury on a women scorned.", well that's the plot. Eliza faces hardship after hardship. Learns things the hard way, faces some terrible hurtful moments but rises to the occasion when the time comes. This plot is not pretty. It real and raw with every page turn. When the Eliza finally hits that breaking point of raw feeling, you feel it. In every bone in your body, you just want to stand next to her and fight. Kudos to the author for an amazing plot that blew me away.Of course, the nice balance of hope really hit me in the heart. Love and compassion is poured out in Eliza by an unlikely characters. His kindness alone, gave the reader hope that Eliza will rise again. That her family will rule and the war will end. For me, it is a nice touch in a book that is moving fast.The Last Princess amazes me in so many ways. With bravery that is epic, the moments in this book gives you chills. Highly entertaining, The Last Princess is an awesome story!
    • 4/5
      Eliza Windsor is The Last Princess. In post-apocalyptic Britain, the ruling family is holding on to the throne by the skins of their teeth. The world was devastated by the Seventeen Days, an unspecified apocalyptic event, and global communications were obliterated. The last of the Windsors are struggling to maintain some semblance of normalcy, but revolutionary forces are demanding their heads. When the palace is invaded, Eliza is the only royal who manages to escape. She doesn't know what has happened to her family, but she's determined to find out -- and to avenge them, if necessary.This is the grittiest "princess book" imaginable -- don't expect poofy skirts and court intrigue! Instead, as I remarked to a co-worker, this book has cannibals and death camps. Not that I'm complaining -- it's certainly a valid way of picturing a post-apocalyptic future. I thought that ties to the present day were generally well-done, though I'm perhaps not familiar enough with UK politics to see any gaping plot holes. And, while I found Eliza a little flat in her grim determination to exact revenge, I must admit that a less forceful character would not have survived in the world that the author has created. I would recommend this to fans of dystopian and post-apocalyptic novels, particularly readers who find some recent dystopias just a little too wimpy.
    • 5/5
      After the Seventeen Days destroyed almost all that Eliza - and the rest of England (and likely the world - knew as modern civilization, people are left struggling for things they used to find commonplace. Clean water to drink is now a luxury, nearly all of the animals (save the snakes, worms and leaches) have died out of the forests, a coal powered train had to be brought out of a museum and used for transportation. Electricity is gone. People are scavenging for food.Isolated from the rest of the world and what may or may not be going on there, Britain is a desolate place.Meanwhile, though, Eliza and the rest of her family, the British royal family, is still living relatively well. They have more food than the others. They're still throwing a ball. It will be a far cry from the balls thrown for previous courts, but it's still a ball.And it angers some people. Including the revolutionaries determined to overthrow the royals.When blood is shed in the palace, Eliza is the only one able to escape. Determine not only to rescue her family - whom she hopes are still alive - but also to extract revenge on the man who has caused her grief, Eliza sets out on a journey. A journey that will cause her more pain, lead to more bloodshed and cause her to make choices she never thought she would have to make.A great mix of a young royal - almost like Anastasia with shades or Marie Antoinette - with a bit Joan of Arc thrown in to the mix. With family relationships, friendships and personal struggles mixed in with the violence that comes and the post-apocalyptic Britain, The Last Princess should appeal to a wide audience - in both and gender.With The Last Princess readers get a bit of the royal flavor - that bit extra that Eliza and her siblings enjoy thanks to their father being the King of England - but it's tampered by the book being set after the Seventeen Days. While we never get an exact description of all that the Seventeen Days entailed, it all but destroyed the world. Britain is still reeling from it and trying to recover - and perhaps the King could make a few more concessions than he has.Perhaps it's the way Eliza is forced to go out on her own and feels vengeful but it reminds me almost of Avi's Cripsin series a bit or perhaps of Darren Shan's Larten Crepsley series (just, you know, minus the vampire bit). I will say that Eliza seems stronger than both of those characters. (Likely due to her starting circumstance and the writers goal for the characters.)The characters - Eliza, especially - in this novel are well written and their relationships are strong and not only make sense, but assist the story. The plot was great (a revolution much like the French moved to England after a sort of apocalypse) was incredibly logical and fun to read about. There were things that seemed to not ever get completely explained (like what the Seventeen Days was, who the Roamers were - or how they came to be) that left me wondering a bit and a few things were predictable. Other than that, though, things were greatly enjoyable and the little details (the lamps, the snakes, etc were nice inclusions.While Eliza is a princess - and the title, of course, mentions that - The Last Princess' content should appeal to male YA (and possibly upper MG) readers as well. She's a female main character, but she's a tough one - both physically and mentally - as she fights to make sure she is not, in fact, The Last Princess.Rating: 9/10(egalley received through LBYR and NetGalley)
    • 4/5
      Title : The Last Princess
      Series : -
      Author : Galaxy Craze
      Pages : 295
      Release Date : May 1st 2012
      Publisher : Little, Brown Books for YR / Hachette Book Group Canada
      Format : Hardcover
      Source :
      **A hardcover copy was provided by Hachette Book Group Canada in exchange of an honest review**




      My Opinion :


      The Last Princess is an impressing book. It was great.


      The Last Princess is, correct me if I am wrong, Galaxy Craze's Young Adult novel. I was so happy to receive a pretty finished copy for review, although I knew I was going to get it, I didn't know that the cover would be as beautiful as it was.

      The Last Princess is a dystopian book, but, I don't know why, but at times it felt like a Steampunk novel; probably because it was set in England, and that that there was a dictator. So, it was kind of a Steamtopian... ! Hehe...

      The Last Princess is about Eliza. She's a Princess, and the soon-to-be dictator of England has killed her mother, her father and now he has her younger brother and older sister, but, she doesn't know it. So, she decided to enroll in the dictator's army. And, she meets love. But, she has to kill the the soon-to-be dictator. And, that's when she happens to see her brother and sister. She needs to get them out, or else they will be killed.

      This book is really great. I don't really know how to explain it, but it holds such a great pull on you, so much that you don't want to stop reading the book. It holds your attention all the while you're reading it.

      The Last Princess is magnificent.


      Wesley was the bestest (yes, that'S a word... maybe not, but he is). He was just awesome.... (*giggles* *grins*) I want him, Eliza. You better watch out :D

      Eliza was a great character too; with flashback memories, not too much, though, and she was perfectly buildt.

      The Last Princess is a book you DO NOT want to miss. Seriously.


      By the way... the cover is freaking amazing. Bravo to anyone who made it :D

      And... there was a cliffhanger... and... I hope there's another book, or else.


      RATING

      4 roses!
    • 2/5
      Princess Eliza has just escaped an assassination attempt on her entire family. She joins a group of rebels trying to bring back the greatness of Great Britain (or something like that) and hides her identity to keep her safe. Joining them means getting the opportunity to kill the guy who ordered the hit on her mother ten years back and the one that just got her father killed. The entire premise of this first book is that she thinks she's the only one that escaped, therefore, the last princess of England.Eliza wasn't winy or bratty which I liked. She didn't always make the smartest choices but she was a bit of a know-it-all, oddly enough I gave her a pass because as princess she would totally be raised that way. It wasn't in a mean way but it just happened. Her wannabe love interest was kind of bland though. One minute they were arguing and then she started feeling things for him even though he's obviously hiding something. I would totally spoil what he is but if I had to suffer through the laughable writing so will you.Actually, I'll give you a hint: it happens so quickly the ending was the climax/ending. I will give this book one good point, I was so satisfied with the ending it could almost be a stand alone. Meaning, I won't be reading the next one.