Rogue, Prisoner, Princess (Of Crowns and Glory - Book 2) by Morgan Rice

   "17 year old Ceres, a beautiful, poor girl from the Empire city of Delos, finds herself forced, by royal decree, to fight in the Stade, the brutal arena where warriors from all corners of the world come to kill each other. Pitted against ferocious opponents, her chances of survival are slim. Her only chance lies in drawing on her innermost powers, and making the transition, once and for ll, from slave to warrior.
      18 year old Prince Thanos wakes on the isle of Haylon to discover he has been stabbed in the back by his own people, left for dead on the blood-soaked beach. Captured by the rebels, he must crawl his way back to life, find who tried to assassinate him, and seek his revenge. 
      Ceres and Thanos, a world apart, have not lost their love for each other yet the Empire court teems with lies, betrayal and duplicity, and as jealous royals weave intricate lies, they each, in a tragic misunderstanding, are led to believe the other is dead. The choices they make will determine each other's fate.
      Will Ceres survive the Stade and become the warrior she was meant to be? Will Thanos heal and discover the secret being withheld from him? Will the two of them, forced apart, find each other again?"



      Rogue, Prisoner, Princess began with the same level of violence that is found in the first book of the series. With The Killings, battles with the Rebellion, and even a sea monster attack, there are a great number of fight scenes. However, I felt that later on in the book, the amount of violence drastically lowered as each of the main characters embarked on a quest of finding themselves and of uncovering long-lost truths. Once again, the romance and language was kept very clean, making it an enjoyable read, despite the terrible things that were being forced upon those of the lower class.

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