Reviews

The Princess Beard by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson

elusivesue's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

5.0

amandabgreenway's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

musicalpopcorn's review against another edition

4.0

Wacky and fun, The Princess Beard tells the story of a group of oddballs in the weirdest fantasy setting you can imagine.

I will admit, it took me a while to come around on the style of this book, having not read the first two Pell novels. I was however, eventually hooked and interested to find out how the Puffy Peach fared in the quest to find treasure and fight capitalists along the way. The jokes are corny, but this book is definitely interesting and worth the read if you are a fan of the fantasy genre.

thedizzyreader's review against another edition

4.0

No fantasy fandom is safe from ridicule and no trope goes unchallenged in this series. Absolutely love it!

sbrads's review against another edition

2.0

It had a really hard time holding my attention. I listened to the audiobook and while the narration was well done, I had a really hard time staying focused. It was an effort to actually pay attention. Factor in the overly abundant thinly veiled pop culture references and it just wasn't for me.

cinderrunner's review

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-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

4.0

The level of camp and self aware humor is amazing. Im obsessed with all the cultural references.

i didnt catch on to the captain morgan thing til the very end and i lost it when the authors put it together

However, it did feel like the actual plot and stakes were lacking at times, like the humor was focused on so much that the plot well to the wayside. The book says you can read the Pell novels in any order but i would recommend you read them in publishing order, so circle back to this one after you read the first two. I started with this one and it felt clear there were references and moments that didnt land without the context of the past novels.

khoar's review against another edition

5.0

This third installment of the Tales of Pell is once again filled with rollicking fun and fantastically narrated by the wonderful and talented Luke Daniels.

(NETGALLEY BOOK –  I RECEIVED A COMPLIMENTARY ADVANCED READER COPY OF THIS BOOK THROUGH NETGALLEY. OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN THIS REVIEW ARE COMPLETELY MY OWN.)

abundanceofbooks's review against another edition

4.0

Humour in books is so hard to do. This definitely won't work for everyone, but it really worked for me.
But, this entire review has to be dedicated to the most incredible of audiobook narrators, Luke Daniels. Every single character had a unique, easy to discern voice, and he flipped back and forth like nobody's business. Characters that felt only 60% realized on page became 110% realized because of his narration. The parrot voice is a particular favourite of mine.
There are so many jokes in this that I'm sure I didn't catch them all (shout out to that one chapter that was just a really long period joke), but the charm and fun are evident. So glad I finally got around to this.

karak's review against another edition

4.0

This is a great series of twisted fairy tales.

victoryforthereads's review against another edition

5.0

Very funny. Enjoyable through all the bad puns and pirate adventures.