History Literature / ThePrincessSeries

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Danielle is beautiful, kind, compassionate, brave, and forgiving. Her husband Armand is handsome, loyal, understanding, and caring. The two go at it like rabbits the moment the wedding is over.

%%* BastardBoyfriend: Prince Gustan to poor Lirea.

* KnifeNut: Talia is skilled in hand to hand combat and can use many weapons well but knives tend to be her primary weapon of choice, next to her zaraq. Also, each book makes a point of noting that Talia routinely carries enough weapons hidden about her person to arm a battalion of knights.

* WhipItGood: Talia, when she's not using [[KnifeNut knives]].

* IncestIsRelative: At the end of ''The Mermaid's Madness.'' [[spoiler:Lirea is still technically the queen]], but has been [[MindRape Mind Raped]] far beyond the ability to rule by this point. Her [[spoiler:little sister Lannadae is named her consort and thus is allowed to rule in her stead]]. It isn't revealed if they actually do anything, so it may just be IncestSubtext, but it is officially recognized and accepted as normal by [[spoiler:the undine]].[[note]]If you're wondering ''why'' they even need to do this, it's because the scent of a royal mermaid is needed in order for the tribe to breed, and [[spoiler:Lirea]] no longer produces that scent by the end, all their other royalty is dead, and [[spoiler:Lannadae]] is too young to really rule.[[/note]]

* InstantArmor / ElementalArmor: A couple of times in ''The Snow Queen's Shadow'', Snow uses her magic to create an ice-armor for herself.

* AnAxeToGrind : Varisto.

* BastardBoyfriend: Prince Gustan to poor Lirea.

* TheChessmaster: The Duchess.
* CompellingVoice: Stacia gets this ability.

* EyeScream: One of the author's favorite tropes, apparently.
** How Talia subdues Charlotte.
** What happened to Danielle's stepmother.
** A mirror shard lodges in Snow's eye, which then heals over.

* MeaningfulAppearance: Hephyra, who is a dryad, has vivid green eyes.

* HandsomeLech: Snow is a female example.

* ToThePain: Stacia to Danielle.

* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: [[spoiler:Snow]]

* PowerTrio: Danielle, Snow and Talia.

* BadDreams: Snow had a lot of these as a child caused by her proximity to her mother's evil magic. Prince Jacob has these whenever something is wrong.

* SuddenlySexuality: When [[spoiler:Talia]] shows her feelings for [[spoiler: Snow]] it comes as a surprise.

* MeaningfulName: A few. [=Danielle's/Cinderella's=] maiden name is De Glas, like the glass slipper (plus her father was a glass worker). The mermaid princess's name from ''The Mermaid's Madness'' is Lirea, an anagram for [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].

* SignificantAnagram: Lirea's name [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid is no accident]].

* AmbiguouslyBrown: Unlike her [[Disney/SleepingBeauty Disney depiction]], Talia is dark, and has a vaguely middle eastern sounding name (Talia Malak-el-Dashat).

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: The three main characters are the princesses Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White. Also in the second book they fight against a mermaid princess Lirea with the help of her sister and fellow princess Lannadae.

* AppropriatedAppellation: Due to her EmbarrassingFirstName Snow prefers to be called by her famous nickname rather then by her given name.

* CurseEscapeClause: TrueLovesKiss is known to break some otherwise very powerful curses. ([[spoiler:Even when it's the [[LoopholeAbuse "kiss"]] of a blade containing the spirit of a mother that truly loves you.]])

* GreenEyes: Hephyra, who is a dryad, has vivid green eyes.

* AbsurdlySharpBlade: Danielle's glass sword.

* IncrediblyLamePun:Snow likes to throw these out.

* MeaningfulName: A few. Danielle's/ Cinderella's maiden name is De Glas, like the glass slipper (plus her father was a glass worker). The mermaid princess's name from ''The Mermaid's Madness'' is Lirea, an anagram for [[Disney/TheLittleMermaid Ariel]].

** [[spoiler: Gerta]] later mentions that Snow considered taking a love potion for [[spoiler:Talia after Faziya left Lorindar.]]

* FriendToAllLivingThings / SpeaksFluentAnimal: Danielle's main ability. She can talk to and command animals. Turns into a very useful ability as she has different creatures attack enemies, help friends, or assist her in other ways. It's not just birds and mice either. She also pulls this trick with ''[[EverythingsEvenWorseWithSharks sharks]]'' and seas serpents.

* CurseEscapeClause: TrueLovesKiss is known to break some otherwise very powerful curses. ([[spoiler: Even when it's the [[LoopholeAbuse "kiss"]] of a blade containing the spirit of a mother that truly loves you.]])

* ActionGirl: All three of the princesses, though in different ways. Talia is the fighter and Snow is the magic wielder. Danielle does not have much at the beginning except determination and control over animals. One magic sword and some lessons from Talia later and she is able to hold her own.

* BadassPrincess: [[MathematiciansAnswer Yep]].

** May also apply to when Snow, Danielle, and Talia [[spoiler:are shapeshifted into mermaids and have to swim through a mermaid tribe in the midst of their spawning. This is more due to Lirea's royal pheremones than attractive undines, though.]]

A book series by Creator/JimCHines. In short, it's the Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/CharliesAngels'' with Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty as the main characters.

A book series by Creator/JimC.Hines. In short, it's the Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/CharliesAngels'' with Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty as the main characters.

A book series by Jim C Hines. In short, it's the Franchise/{{Disney Princess}}es [[XMeetsY meets]] ''Series/CharliesAngels'' with Snow White, Cinderella, and Sleeping Beauty as the main characters.