Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Publishing

Very enjoyable read. "This princess kills monsters" is funny, well constructed, well written (and researched!) and plays gleefully with various fairy tales while drawing its main inspiration from "The twelve huntsman". Without taking itself seriously, it manages to still reflect on relationships, family, belongings and taking the reins in your life, as well as societal norms.

I tend to struggle with female main characters. I am not proud of it and I am working on it, too. Nevertheless, in this case, I didn't struggle at all. Same goes for the first pov narration, which I like less that a close third pov. It is well done here, usefull to the story and entertaining. Melilot is funny, dry sometimes, with enough confidence in herself despite all her insecurities. I really liked how the author plays with Melilot unreliability sometimes.

The romance is cute and heartwarming. Not a big fuss is made about it and yet, it is still very present without overshadowing the rest of the plot, who takes the front seat. Like saving a kindgdom from weird creatures is clearly the main focus of the story.

Speaking of weird creature, this book has a lot of magic. And a dragon. The magic is very fairy tale like, wild and weird, nonsensical while still holding on a sort of logic. I deeply enoy this kind of magic, who tend to be the best at creating a sense of wonder, asking for a great deal of suspension of disbelief.

Let's not forget about the secondary characters, who manages to be memorable in their own way, even when they don't spend that much time on page. And of course, our villain. They are well constructed, multifaceted, and still honouring the fairy tales inspirations.

Added bonus: it's queer! I need more queer stories like this one, please. And of course, the beautiful cover, fitting so well with the story.

So yes, amazing read, I'll definitely grab a copy once it's out and deeply recommend everyone enjoying fan fairytales to read it.