The Independent Princess

The concept of a story book that's meant to be colored is genius. I think more publishers should consider it. The art in this book is all suitable for coloring but I'm not a big fan of the style. Mostly due to eye wrinkles. Even the 19-year-old protagonist looks like she's in her early 30s sometimes and older characters look ancient.

The story does not flow well. Things happen like it's a checklist rather than a story. Characters show up out of nowhere. Scotland and England cover a pretty wide area, but somehow everyone knows exactly where Antonia is, though she does not share this power and is always caught by surprise.

Eye roll alert: Her love interest's surname is Claymore and he makes swords.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from a Goodreads giveaway.