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graggirl's review against another edition
3.0
My oldest daughter enjoyed this book. As an adult some kid lit I enjoy and others are just so-so. This fell into that latter category. What I liked about this book were the strong supportive parental figures, the teamwork ethic to solve a problem, and the strong female character without belittling males!
booksnorkel's review against another edition
A light hearted tale of a girl who wants to be a knight. This story is a great bedtime or classroom read. The pictures are beautiful and has everything a person might want and need in a book about magic. Following the story of Ingraine, a girl whose parents are kind magicians who own singing books. Their books are the envy of a wicked man who decides to lay siege to the lovely castle in which they all live. Ingraine has to help her parents who turn themselves into pigs!! Can she find the magic ingreidents, rescue her parents, all in time to save her home?
A delightfully light tale that will leave a smile on your face.
A delightfully light tale that will leave a smile on your face.
tessiekat's review against another edition
4.0
2018 - Book #16 of 100 : Super cute book. I loved the story and Igraine herself is just amazing.
poorashleu's review against another edition
3.0
Originally posted at Nose in a Book (blog)
Can you picture growing up wanting to be a knight? Well, Igraine can. That’s all she has ever wanted to be. A knight.
There is a slight problem with this. Igraine is a girl, and girls can’t be knights. That’s a known fact. Igraine doesn’t listen to people when they tell her this. She is an amazingly strong character who likes ‘non-girly’ things. This is of course uncommon during the story’s setting. Igraine’s family also has a secret. They’re magical. Her whole family is. Another problem is Igraine is horrible at magic, unlike her brother Albert who is amazing at anything magical. Her parents are, too; it is their specialty. They have magic singing books, they play with it; Igraine on the other hand has no interest in playing with magic. All she wants to do is have a sword fight with someone!
Everyone thinks Igraine looks funny in her chain mail and noisy armor, plus, not only are girl knights unheard of, so are knights in general. Igraine’s life takes place in what is known as The Tower. No danger has come to The Tower in well, forever, or at least recent memory! Why would someone want to become a knight when they can play with magic?! Igraine fights this exact question throughout Igraine the Brave and along with fighting this question, she figures out who she truly is.
With the help of a Sorrowful Knight, a battle to fight for The Tower, and the fact that her parents don’t stay human throughout the book, Igraine takes the reader on a really fun adventure.
Can you picture growing up wanting to be a knight? Well, Igraine can. That’s all she has ever wanted to be. A knight.
There is a slight problem with this. Igraine is a girl, and girls can’t be knights. That’s a known fact. Igraine doesn’t listen to people when they tell her this. She is an amazingly strong character who likes ‘non-girly’ things. This is of course uncommon during the story’s setting. Igraine’s family also has a secret. They’re magical. Her whole family is. Another problem is Igraine is horrible at magic, unlike her brother Albert who is amazing at anything magical. Her parents are, too; it is their specialty. They have magic singing books, they play with it; Igraine on the other hand has no interest in playing with magic. All she wants to do is have a sword fight with someone!
Everyone thinks Igraine looks funny in her chain mail and noisy armor, plus, not only are girl knights unheard of, so are knights in general. Igraine’s life takes place in what is known as The Tower. No danger has come to The Tower in well, forever, or at least recent memory! Why would someone want to become a knight when they can play with magic?! Igraine fights this exact question throughout Igraine the Brave and along with fighting this question, she figures out who she truly is.
With the help of a Sorrowful Knight, a battle to fight for The Tower, and the fact that her parents don’t stay human throughout the book, Igraine takes the reader on a really fun adventure.
fiction_gryphon's review against another edition
5.0
A lovely, whimsical tale of knights, dragons and magic, that easily stole my heart!
abigable's review against another edition
4.0
Really sweet and cure story of a brave young girl who wants to be a knight.
lrcyriousreader's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
esppperanza's review against another edition
1.0
I have nothing to say just as soon as I finished it I could not remember anything.