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okapi's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
sunniek's review against another edition
5.0
I was so excited to see a return to the Four Kingdoms. I felt the story was not over with the Princess of Wind and Wave. We continue the Four Kingdoms with Princess Giselle’s story, a retelling of the goose girl.
Giselle was always so quiet in the previous stories and to see her character develop was good. She didn’t feel like she should be a princess but felt her obligation to her people. When Sierra decided to take her life over.
We get to see the fiery side of Giselle and what she will do to save not only her kingdom but that of her allies.
Giselle was always so quiet in the previous stories and to see her character develop was good. She didn’t feel like she should be a princess but felt her obligation to her people. When Sierra decided to take her life over.
We get to see the fiery side of Giselle and what she will do to save not only her kingdom but that of her allies.
bookishworm2016's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
lizbeth12's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
divensar's review
adventurous
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
bunnerz's review against another edition
3.0
It was an interesting retelling of the Goose Girl fairy tale with plenty of unpredictable twists, but I felt that the romance was quite insta-love and shallow, and our princess FMC Giselle/Elle was pretty TSTL at times. Even though the FMC was 19 years old, the romance was clean and YA.
lovelybird's review
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
pinkpanda15's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
katherinejensen00's review against another edition
5.0
Giselle is the youngest princess of Eldon who is determined to prove herself as she embarks on a royal visit to the Four Kingdoms. Things go awry and dangerous plots start to appear. Giselle is determined to play the hero rather than a tag along as she works to uncover the nefarious plans against the kingdom of Arcadia and save herself in the process. Phillip, a kind and helpful man who mysteriously appears wherever the action is, offers to help. Thus begins Giselle's very own adventure.
Giselle is clever, passionate, caring, determined, and gracious. She is also relatable insecure as she is growing up and finding her own worth. She is trying to prove herself as well as prove her suspicions of the treacherous schemes. Her adventure can be a bit slow at times, but the characters are engaging and there are plenty of secrets to be revealed along the way. The ending is incredibly satisfying and fun to read. A Secret Princess is a good start to the Back to the Four Kingdoms series and it has great tie-backs to the previous two series. This book is likely to be enjoyed by those who liked any of Melanie Cellier's other books, Goose Girl retellings, coming of age stories. mysteries, mysterious motives, clean romance, exciting but short and non-gory fight scenes, humorous animal side-kicks, and happily ever afters.
Giselle is clever, passionate, caring, determined, and gracious. She is also relatable insecure as she is growing up and finding her own worth. She is trying to prove herself as well as prove her suspicions of the treacherous schemes. Her adventure can be a bit slow at times, but the characters are engaging and there are plenty of secrets to be revealed along the way. The ending is incredibly satisfying and fun to read. A Secret Princess is a good start to the Back to the Four Kingdoms series and it has great tie-backs to the previous two series. This book is likely to be enjoyed by those who liked any of Melanie Cellier's other books, Goose Girl retellings, coming of age stories. mysteries, mysterious motives, clean romance, exciting but short and non-gory fight scenes, humorous animal side-kicks, and happily ever afters.
alexandrasramblingreviews's review against another edition
4.0
I really enjoyed going back into the world of the Four Kingdoms. These books are just such comfort reads for me when I'm mentally having a tough time - a fantasy but not too heavy of a fantasy that my brain can handle and a comfortable predictablity.
I really liked Giselle as a main character and her growth and Arvin was good comic relief. I do feel the romance was a little underdeveloped.
It took me a bit longer to get into this book, but only because it's been 2 years since I binge read 'The Four Kingdoms' and 'Beyond the Four Kingdoms' series, I was busy trying to place characters that had their previous stories already told, once we really got into Giselle's adventure it was a breeze, and if you have never read the other series or have read them more recently me than me (or just have a better memory) this probably wouldn't be a problem for you.
I really liked Giselle as a main character and her growth and Arvin was good comic relief. I do feel the romance was a little underdeveloped.
It took me a bit longer to get into this book, but only because it's been 2 years since I binge read 'The Four Kingdoms' and 'Beyond the Four Kingdoms' series, I was busy trying to place characters that had their previous stories already told, once we really got into Giselle's adventure it was a breeze, and if you have never read the other series or have read them more recently me than me (or just have a better memory) this probably wouldn't be a problem for you.