365 Days of Books

The Ordinary Princess is Amethyst, seventh daughter of the king and queen of Phantasmorania. Seventh princesses are usually extremely gifted, beautiful, and sweet tempered. Amethyst starts out that way but, against her father's wishes, her mother and the leaders of the realm plan a grand christening with fairies invited. The Queen assures the King that all fairies have been invited and there will be no "Sleeping Beauty Incidents". Ah well, the best laid plans of Kings and Queens gang aft astray. On the great day traffic is horrible and this annoys the greatest fairy who is grumpy when she arrives and reads the list of normal and magical gifts given to the 7th princess. She gifts (or curses) the princess with being ordinary.

An ordinary life suits Amy and she makes the most of it until all her older sisters are married and gone and it becomes her turn to get married. Horrified at the plan to rent a dragon to trash the countryside and thus lure in a Prince to save the country and win her in marriage, Amy runs away.

Amy lives in the woods until her clothing starts to fall apart. She makes her way to a town and gets a job in the kitchen to earn enough for a new dress. Can there be a future outside of kitchen wench for Amy? Will she meet people who can be her friends? Someone to love? At least people expect a kitchen wench to be ordinary.