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nokas_castro's review against another edition
5.0
This book was recommended to me by a friend. At first, I thought I wouldn’t like it and that it was just another story about a princess and a pauper that switch places because they didn’t feel good where they are.
However, I LOVED this book with all my heart. It’s so easy to read, because you get addicted to it.
Furthermore, the characters’ personalities are just incredible which make you even more attached to the plot and to all the mysteries and adventures that happen.
This is, beyond all that Disney and Harry Potter world, a story of true friendship. A story where girls support girls, where the fact that you are different from everyone makes you special since you’re not an hypocrite, mean, dishonest... A story of self-discovery, and having love from the humankind.
And a motto that I will never forget and will carry forever in my life: be kind, be brave, be unstoppable.
P.s- If you need a scape from the toxic environment of our world, BUY IT. You won’t regret it, I promise.
Good reads.
However, I LOVED this book with all my heart. It’s so easy to read, because you get addicted to it.
Furthermore, the characters’ personalities are just incredible which make you even more attached to the plot and to all the mysteries and adventures that happen.
This is, beyond all that Disney and Harry Potter world, a story of true friendship. A story where girls support girls, where the fact that you are different from everyone makes you special since you’re not an hypocrite, mean, dishonest... A story of self-discovery, and having love from the humankind.
And a motto that I will never forget and will carry forever in my life: be kind, be brave, be unstoppable.
P.s- If you need a scape from the toxic environment of our world, BUY IT. You won’t regret it, I promise.
Good reads.
charliec562's review against another edition
4.0
*4.5 I really enjoyed this! The writing didn't start off great but it definitely got better by the end and didn't read like a typical 'youtuber book'. I really loved the characters and I thought the plot was interesting!! Can't wait for the next oneee
smitchy's review against another edition
3.0
This had a lot of potential but I felt it never quite achieved it. The beginning was promising but the plot holes appeared thick and fast fairly early on. I expected something along the lines of The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot but this lacks the charm and the fun.
I was disappointed Ollie only appeared at the start and then disappeared for the rest of the book. Lottie is a bit too goody goody for my taste and never really gets fleshed out. Ellie is an archetype ´rebel without a cause’. Jamie could have been interesting but he is portrayed as so flat he could be a dinner plate.
Lottie is a scholarship girl who wants to be a princess (she seems to be stuck at mental age about 6 with the whole princess thing) in an AMAZING coincidence she made roomie with Ellie who is a real life princess !! Ellie resents the fuck out of being a princess and when a rumour starts that Lottie is the real princess both girls roll with it happily. It’s never quite explained how everyone seems to know this top secret information at the exclusive Rosewood Academy. Jamie turns up and he is Ellie’s ´trained from birth’ bodyguard ( those are exceedingly common and totally don’t contravene the Geneva convention on the rights of the child in the upper crust world apparently ). Suddenly Ellie and Jamie convince Lottie to take on the role of Ellie’s ´Portman’. Lottie accepts because , why not? A Portman is someone who pretends to be the royal in public so that the actual royal won’t be a target.
Throughout the book there are various vaguely threatening messages to Lottie and several incidents, a lot of red herrings, and a few plot points that just sort of peter off into nothing like Glynn just forgot about them. Apart from all of that there is the weird dynamic between Ellie and Lottie. They go from kinda disliking each other to being instant best friends to odd moments of intimacy that totally portray Ellie as a repressed lesbian. Nothing wrong with that in y’a lit but I feel like this is the wrong audience. As a bookshop worker the tone and writing in this book lend it to 9-12 year old audience. Most of whom are not really into the romance yet. Especially if they’re wanting ‘princess’ books. But the undertones of the story are more 13+ and quite frankly I don’t think it will appeal to many.
This is Connie Glynn's first book and she is apparently somewhat famous as a youtuber. I have a feeling this book is more one for the fans than for anyone else.
I was disappointed Ollie only appeared at the start and then disappeared for the rest of the book. Lottie is a bit too goody goody for my taste and never really gets fleshed out. Ellie is an archetype ´rebel without a cause’. Jamie could have been interesting but he is portrayed as so flat he could be a dinner plate.
Lottie is a scholarship girl who wants to be a princess (she seems to be stuck at mental age about 6 with the whole princess thing) in an AMAZING coincidence she made roomie with Ellie who is a real life princess !! Ellie resents the fuck out of being a princess and when a rumour starts that Lottie is the real princess both girls roll with it happily. It’s never quite explained how everyone seems to know this top secret information at the exclusive Rosewood Academy. Jamie turns up and he is Ellie’s ´trained from birth’ bodyguard ( those are exceedingly common and totally don’t contravene the Geneva convention on the rights of the child in the upper crust world apparently ). Suddenly Ellie and Jamie convince Lottie to take on the role of Ellie’s ´Portman’. Lottie accepts because , why not? A Portman is someone who pretends to be the royal in public so that the actual royal won’t be a target.
Throughout the book there are various vaguely threatening messages to Lottie and several incidents, a lot of red herrings, and a few plot points that just sort of peter off into nothing like Glynn just forgot about them. Apart from all of that there is the weird dynamic between Ellie and Lottie. They go from kinda disliking each other to being instant best friends to odd moments of intimacy that totally portray Ellie as a repressed lesbian. Nothing wrong with that in y’a lit but I feel like this is the wrong audience. As a bookshop worker the tone and writing in this book lend it to 9-12 year old audience. Most of whom are not really into the romance yet. Especially if they’re wanting ‘princess’ books. But the undertones of the story are more 13+ and quite frankly I don’t think it will appeal to many.
This is Connie Glynn's first book and she is apparently somewhat famous as a youtuber. I have a feeling this book is more one for the fans than for anyone else.
lightning_05's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
forever_day's review against another edition
3.0
This was a fun, easy read, with a lot of potential that it just didn't quite reach for a lot of things (i.e. engaging plot situation - with some major plot holes/illogical events/randomness, fun characters - that were a bit 2D, etc). Basically, I just want her to refine her craft a bit & I will probably end up reading the next ones.
emma_dng's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
mysterious
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? It's complicated
3.0
kittymamers's review against another edition
4.0
ma ei oska seletada, mis selles raamatus NII põnevat oli, aga ma üsna sõna otseses mõttes ei pannud teda käest, kuni läbi oli (ja jah, see tähendas seda, et ma ei pannud teda raamatukogus kotti, vaid hakkasin tänaval lugema, lugesin teel poodi ja kassasabas ja teel koju ja kodus niikaua, kui söögitegemist enam edasi ei saanud lükata; siis söögitegemise kõrvale ja söögi kõrvale ja siis õhtul voodis lõpuni, kaugelt üle mu normaalse uneaja. ja siis nägin unes, et õppisin internaatkoolis ja olin õppeaasta avaaktusele hilinemas, aga mingit paanikat ei olnud, rohkem nagu "ma olen üsna kindel, et see algab alles kell veerand üksteist, sinna on kümme minutit, ma jõuan vabalt duši alla").
muidugi internaatkooliraamatud on mu suur nõrkus elus. teismeline printsess glamuurses internaatkoolis, õhkõrnade viidetega võlukunstile ja üleloomulikkusele... jah, miks ma üldse arvasin, et ma selle loo kõrvalt midagi muud tehtud peaks saama? kiunusin vaimustusest, kui Rosewoodis ka tõepoolest lacrosse'i mängiti!
päris huvitav on vaadata, kuidas selle iidse žanri enamvähem kaasaega toomiseks peab kõigis koolides kehtestama range reegli, et mobiiltelefonid tuleb terveks semestriks käest anda ja ligipääs arvutitele on rangelt piiratud. no tõesti, ei saa ju eeldada, et kedagi need koolidraamad väga huvitaks, kui nad samal ajal kojujäänud sõpradega sidet saaks hoida. või klassikaaslase identiteedi teadasaamiseks veidi googeldada.
kui kooliaasta alguse pidulik kõne algas teatega, et ühele alale kooli territooriumist on ränga karistuse ähvardusel rangelt keelatud minna, siis ootasin küll, et keegi tegelastest mõne Harry Potteri ja Keelatud metsa viitega lagedale tuleks. kahjuks see hea võimalus jäi kasutamata, aga õnneks rohkem Potteri-seoseid ei tekkinud ka.
muidugi internaatkooliraamatud on mu suur nõrkus elus. teismeline printsess glamuurses internaatkoolis, õhkõrnade viidetega võlukunstile ja üleloomulikkusele... jah, miks ma üldse arvasin, et ma selle loo kõrvalt midagi muud tehtud peaks saama? kiunusin vaimustusest, kui Rosewoodis ka tõepoolest lacrosse'i mängiti!
päris huvitav on vaadata, kuidas selle iidse žanri enamvähem kaasaega toomiseks peab kõigis koolides kehtestama range reegli, et mobiiltelefonid tuleb terveks semestriks käest anda ja ligipääs arvutitele on rangelt piiratud. no tõesti, ei saa ju eeldada, et kedagi need koolidraamad väga huvitaks, kui nad samal ajal kojujäänud sõpradega sidet saaks hoida. või klassikaaslase identiteedi teadasaamiseks veidi googeldada.
kui kooliaasta alguse pidulik kõne algas teatega, et ühele alale kooli territooriumist on ränga karistuse ähvardusel rangelt keelatud minna, siis ootasin küll, et keegi tegelastest mõne Harry Potteri ja Keelatud metsa viitega lagedale tuleks. kahjuks see hea võimalus jäi kasutamata, aga õnneks rohkem Potteri-seoseid ei tekkinud ka.
lynn_xoxo's review against another edition
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75