Damsel - A twisted and dark fairytale

Damsel

by Elana K. Arnold
Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden
Audiobook: 7 hours
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

After ripping his heart out of his chest she ought to have said: Fuck you I'm a dragon!

This book was most likely written to mimic and ridicule a world dominated by men who think they have the upper hand over the weaker sex like they are nothing but a vessel. Hmph. However, I'm not bothered because Ama remembers what she really is before she ties the knot with King Emory, the gross egotistical LIAR! UGH!

Publisher Summary:

A dark, twisted, unforgettable fairy tale from Elana K. Arnold, author of the National Book Award finalist What Girls Are Made Of 

The rite has existed for as long as anyone can remember: When the king dies, his son the prince must venture out into the gray lands, slay a fierce dragon, and rescue a damsel to be his bride. This is the way things have always been. When Ama wakes in the arms of Prince Emory, she knows none of this. She has no memory of what came before she was captured by the dragon or what horrors she faced in its lair. She knows only this handsome young man, the story he tells of her rescue and her destiny of sitting on a throne beside him. It's all like a dream, like something from a fairy tale. As Ama follows Emory to the kingdom of Harding, however, she discovers that not all is as it seems. There is more to the legends of the dragons and the damsels than anyone knows, and the greatest threats may not be behind her, but around her, now, and closing in.