Perfect Princess | Max Hatter

Princess Marina has spent her life surrounded by stories bigger than her own.

Her mother crossed worlds for love. Her sister became the bridge between land and sea. Marina, meanwhile, has grown up in the peaceful aftermath-beloved, protected, and quietly afraid that every important adventure in her family happened before she was born.

Then there's Max Hatter.

Clever, charming, and impossible to read, Max sees Auradon's royal children as little more than perfect princesses who inherited everything he was denied. Marina should be exactly the kind of person he cannot stand. Instead, her relentless curiosity, stubborn kindness, and very obvious crush keep drawing them together.

Their new school project forces Marina beyond the polished version of Auradon she has always known, and into the complicated history Max carries with him. As old secrets begin to shift beneath Auradon Prep and the line between family legacy and personal choice blurs, Marina must decide whether seeing the best in someone is an act of courage-or the easiest way to get her heart broken.