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I see potential.... **WARNING SPOILERS**

I see promise in Sarah Carlisle 1st book Tested. I really enjoyed the characters. They had a good balance of being flawed but still trying to do what's right and help others. I loved the quirky Prince Finn with his crocheting amigurumi birds passion. lol The book was very entertaining keeping me engaged for most of it.

The ending was very rushed though. Using a crochet analogy in honor of Prince Finn, not all the ends were woven in. A few tweeks here, a few more details there, would've made it much stronger.

SPOILERS: The twist with Father Piaras was clever. The first thing that needed tidied was Aine's wounds. She was stabbed and sliced with a knife. Jerked and hauled around by her arms and legs. Head cracked into objects as a result. Afterward these injuries do not effect her or Prince Rian's thoughts or actions during the rescue scene at all. They're not even why she decides to obey Prince Rian's command to run to his horse, leaving her unarmed true love to fight the knife welding villain alone. Not even a mention of soreness or healing for the ball that night. The second and third things are entwined. Prince Rian is transformed back into himself right before the rescue. It mentions how being in his normal body feels awkward, and his clothes are so ill fitting they are falling off (good humor to ease the tension) After the brief mention, it wasn't a consideration for the fight scene. But there's the problem, the fight scene was only implied. The author will want to research fighting styles for future fight scenes. It's a let down when you've been waiting for the villain to get theirs and the reader doesn't get to be part of it.

If she keeps striving to improve, I can easily see her books being as popular as the authors that inspired her.