Could it be Destined - Review

"Like the author, I could not really place this story, either in terms of genre or age grouping. The language is very unsophisticated and the opening line is the classic fairy story opening, so one has to assume that this is going towards 7-10 year olds. But do these children read classic fairy stories any more? I can't judge because I am not into children's fiction. Actually, the writing is not that bad, even if it is unsophisticated although the dialogue is quite good. The name of the protagonist does not actually fit the feel of the story, however, He should be called something like Alain de Dandridge. I do like the fact of his coming across his betrothed bride by accident but doing it so early in the story seems to limit your options a bit, I would have thought. I do like the feisty bride-to-be. I hesitate to say it, but the story has the feel of a bit of a parody but that is maybe the way my mind works because I write humour into everything, When the Prince ran away to avoid marrying, my humour button immediately clicked: 'Ah, a member of the LGBT community'. Now, at the risk of offending a few of the more sensitive souls in the world (and no offence intended to members of that community at all), that would be a good story and a real different slant on the traditional fairy story, Obviously, this would lift it to adult readership,. Only the author knows where this story is going, but the language and the, dare I say, somewhat hackneyed storyline definitely slants it towards a children's story,"