This is between a pick and so-so for me, and I‘ll round up simply because I‘m not the intended audience. As others have noted, the pacing isn‘t great, but as this is the first in the series, I‘m hoping they get better. The lessons aren‘t too heavy handed and I love that Princess Rowan recognizes kindness is better than being forceful and demanding. I‘ll read the rest since I have an ARC of book 4 coming and I‘m betting the can‘t be stand-alones.