The Cup and The Prince by Day Leitao || Review

I received an ARC from Netgalley, that doesn’t affect my opinion of the book, all my thoughts are my own and honest.

One prince wants her out.

Another wants her as a pawn.

Someone wants her dead.

Zora wants to win the cup and tell them all to screw themselves.

Zora is representing Dark Valley, in the legendary Blood Cup competition. She lied her way into competing to prove everyone that women can attain glory without the help of men. But it won’t be as easy to win as she first thought.

The Cup and The Prince was about a girl proving men wrong.

Zora is a very strong female protagonist. She is stubborn, smart and doesn’t like men telling her what she can and can’t do. She has had a very difficult childhood living in the Dark Valley, where anywhere dark might summon shadows to kill you. It was very interesting to follow her throughout the book, her thought process, and how she dealt with overcoming challenges.

Leitao’s writing style was straight forward while being descriptive, she kept you engaged the whole way through. She also managed to make me confused as to who the love interest could be, but I really enjoyed the outcome.

This book was full of mystery, royalty rivalry and interesting characters that sometimes surprised me by not acting as I thought they would. The plot was great and engaging. There was a cliffhanger at the end that will be making me pick the second book when it comes out.

Thank you to NetGalley, Day Leitao and the publishers for approving me a copy.

4 ⭐️

This book comes out on the 15th of October 2020