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3.88 AVERAGE
3.88 AVERAGE
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
I can't be the only reader who picked up this book without reading the summary, because who needs to when there's another book about Bamarre?! It had been years since I last read Two Princesses, which ended up not being a problem--this book is in the same world but a different time, so not remembering plot points or characters isn't disruptive.
As for the book itself... what an adventure! With a dynamic heroine and Levine's usual mix of unique and fable-inspired magical touches, this is a worthy addition to the middle grade fantasy canon.
(Didn't start and finish today; updating from the summer)
As for the book itself... what an adventure! With a dynamic heroine and Levine's usual mix of unique and fable-inspired magical touches, this is a worthy addition to the middle grade fantasy canon.
(Didn't start and finish today; updating from the summer)
I appreciate what she was trying to do, but after awhile the book just felt tedious. Enjoyable, but nowhere near as much fun as Two Princesses of Bamarre or Ella Enchanted.
*from Edelweiss e-arc
*from Edelweiss e-arc
I didn't particularly enjoy this book, but people who love the author's other work might. Recommended for middle grade readers who enjoy adventure.
I liked this!
Peregrine strives to live up to the ideal of her people, the Latkis. They are all about strength and war and nothing about the arts and the comforts like those STUPID Bamarres. They have concurred those weak-minded worthless people and have made them their servants and have put them in their spots: under their feet.
Peregrine has grown up this way and has never thought about those with the green tassels on their heads. All she has known is her Latki father Lord Tove and her Latki mother Lady Klausine. She does whatever she can to please them. Need her to run the fastest? done.
She never gave much though to Annett, her Bamarre maidservant, or the other Bamarre servants until she is visited by a fairy named Halina. Which is completely weird to Peregrine because only, and rarely to begin with, Bamarres are visited by fairies. So why was she being visited by one?
It's because she was kidnapped as a child from her Bamarre family along with her sister Annett to join Lady Klausine as her daughter. The Fairy tells Perry that she is the key to freeing her people (which happen to be the Bamarre) out from under the feet of their oppressors (which happen to be Latki).
But what side is she going to be on? The side of her lineage or the side that she grew up believing?
If you have loved Gail Carson Levine's story telling so far, this book won't disappoint. If you loved the previous book, which actually happens after this book in the actual time line and not in the written time line, you will like this book well enough.
The Seven-Leagued Boots and The Good Tablecloth make an appearance too which I think I screamed about for ten minutes straight each time they were talked about. Like reliving my childhood over here!
I always will read anything by Gail Carson Levine!
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NEXT WEEK?!
THE FIRST BOOK BROKE MY HEART.
I EXPECT NOTHING LESS.
Peregrine strives to live up to the ideal of her people, the Latkis. They are all about strength and war and nothing about the arts and the comforts like those STUPID Bamarres. They have concurred those weak-minded worthless people and have made them their servants and have put them in their spots: under their feet.
Peregrine has grown up this way and has never thought about those with the green tassels on their heads. All she has known is her Latki father Lord Tove and her Latki mother Lady Klausine. She does whatever she can to please them. Need her to run the fastest? done.
She never gave much though to Annett, her Bamarre maidservant, or the other Bamarre servants until she is visited by a fairy named Halina. Which is completely weird to Peregrine because only, and rarely to begin with, Bamarres are visited by fairies. So why was she being visited by one?
It's because she was kidnapped as a child from her Bamarre family along with her sister Annett to join Lady Klausine as her daughter. The Fairy tells Perry that she is the key to freeing her people (which happen to be the Bamarre) out from under the feet of their oppressors (which happen to be Latki).
But what side is she going to be on? The side of her lineage or the side that she grew up believing?
If you have loved Gail Carson Levine's story telling so far, this book won't disappoint. If you loved the previous book, which actually happens after this book in the actual time line and not in the written time line, you will like this book well enough.
The Seven-Leagued Boots and The Good Tablecloth make an appearance too which I think I screamed about for ten minutes straight each time they were talked about. Like reliving my childhood over here!
I always will read anything by Gail Carson Levine!
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NEXT WEEK?!
THE FIRST BOOK BROKE MY HEART.
I EXPECT NOTHING LESS.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I'm SCREAMING LMAO gail carson levine wrote a prequel 16 years later and recast the male-centered legends* in two princesses of bamarre (a book I LOVE) into a female-centric story that deals well with oppression of and prejudice against an entire people, digs into adoptive, biological, and found families, all narrated by a girl with a sword that didn't feel second-wave at all. NICE
* so much so that I literally whisper-screamed DRUALT BARELY DID SHIT at the end, though I know he'll go on to kill dragon moms, etc., but I can't believe the fairies were like U CAN BE IMMORTAL AND HAVE A FAIRY PRINCESS WIFE at the end of the other book. UR JUST A KID UR SISTER IS THE REAL FUCKING DEAL perry forever
* so much so that I literally whisper-screamed DRUALT BARELY DID SHIT at the end, though I know he'll go on to kill dragon moms, etc., but I can't believe the fairies were like U CAN BE IMMORTAL AND HAVE A FAIRY PRINCESS WIFE at the end of the other book. UR JUST A KID UR SISTER IS THE REAL FUCKING DEAL perry forever
3.5/5
I love Gail Carson Levine’s books and was so excited to see this “prequel” to The Two Princesses of Bamarre. The Rapunzel-like base to the story was very well done and with a unique spin on the classic tale, in good Levine fashion. The Lakti/Bamarre conflict was intriguing (if a little heavy handed) but it felt like the plot was broadened a bit too much in order to account for the theme. Perry was an intriguing heroine, but it seemed like we hardly ever saw her true personality due to the constant rebukes she encountered from all sides and every single parental figure.
I love Gail Carson Levine’s books and was so excited to see this “prequel” to The Two Princesses of Bamarre. The Rapunzel-like base to the story was very well done and with a unique spin on the classic tale, in good Levine fashion. The Lakti/Bamarre conflict was intriguing (if a little heavy handed) but it felt like the plot was broadened a bit too much in order to account for the theme. Perry was an intriguing heroine, but it seemed like we hardly ever saw her true personality due to the constant rebukes she encountered from all sides and every single parental figure.
This was a super cute story. It's obviously geared towards a younger crowd, but I couldn't pass up the chance to read a story set in (or near) Bamarre, since it was a favorite of mine growing up. The ending was a bit rushed and a bit convenient, but the characters were well developed and the story leading up to the end were entertaining. Overall, a great prequel.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes