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3.99 AVERAGE
3.99 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I really enjoy Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne's Pell books. They're humorous fantasy picking apart some of the common tropes of the genre with wacky pop culture references that just work.
A cursed princess who woke from an enchanted sleep with more facial hair than she laid down with, a dryad who wants to help people by becoming a lawyer, a centaur tea wizard coming to grips with his own abilities, and the least elf-y elf in Pell all join a pirate crew and have nautical adventures while fulfilling prophecy and pillaging a cheap meat empire.
It was a truly fun read.
A cursed princess who woke from an enchanted sleep with more facial hair than she laid down with, a dryad who wants to help people by becoming a lawyer, a centaur tea wizard coming to grips with his own abilities, and the least elf-y elf in Pell all join a pirate crew and have nautical adventures while fulfilling prophecy and pillaging a cheap meat empire.
It was a truly fun read.
Thank you to NetGalley and DelRey for providing me an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed the previous books in this series (Kill the Farm Boy and No Country for Old Gnomes). I knew what I was getting myself into here and knew it would be some much needed levity after reading some heavy non-fiction, fantasy and science fiction titles. The Princess Beard follows the title character, a dryad, a centaur swoleboy, and an un-elfly elf on a piratical journey to buried treasure and to find themselves. This is similar to how the previous books start, but the similarities stop there. If a bearded princess isn't funny enough, this book has something everyone: talking parrot pirate captain, elf butts, a swoleboy centaur with un-swole tea magic, otter balls, humans being assholes, dwarf glutes, and on and on. The book will keep you laughing (and reading) through to the end of the acknowledgements.
The book is somewhat self contained from the previous installments with only a few crossover characters and references.
The book is somewhat self contained from the previous installments with only a few crossover characters and references.
The Princess Beard is another fantastic installment of Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearn's Tales of Pell series. Following the madcap adventures of Lady Harkovrita, who after awakening from a magical sleep sporting a headache and a beard, decides that she has been given the opportunity to escape from a dreadful marriage and runs away from her castle. Along the way, she learns how to become a pirate, makes many interesting friends, and embarks on wacky adventures full of pun-filled goodness. It's wild, it's wacky, and it's absolute wonderful. Highly enjoyable and incredibly funny, The Princess Beard is a great addition to the series.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this title. All opinions are my own.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read and review this title. All opinions are my own.
I was happy to be back in the land of Pell and I think this one brought the puns even harder than the last two! I enjoyed the adventure and the change of scenery that being aboard a ship brought to this story. I enjoyed the main characters and I think it works really well to get to see the story from multiple points of view. The end was cute and I'm always happy to see old characters from previous books!
So ridiculous that I had to start and stop reading over weeks, it's so full of puns and silliness I was busting a gut laughing or trying to figure out the joke the scene was setting up. A delightful read in these weird times <3
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
If you love puns as much as I do, this trilogy is the funniest, most puntastic you can ask for. I freaking love this world of Pell and its crazy citizens.
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Review posted here: https://courtneyreadsromancesite.wordpress.com/2019/12/02/review-of-the-princess-beard-tales-of-pell-3-by-delilah-s-dawson-and-kevin-hearne/(opens in a new tab)