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emotional
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lighthearted
4.0
this book is so damn funny! lowry is a very clever writer and i love all the snarky worldbuilding elements. princess pat is pretty wretchedly selfish and snooty, even more so than i fully realized as a child; i actually had to put down this book for a second at several points. still, i was rooting for her and rafe. i appreciated that pat's happy ending was <i>doing</i> something she loves, not merely being with someone she loves, done in such a way that it didn't feel heavy-handed with its messaging. not sure if i'd read this to my kids, because i don't like royalty or stories that use ugliness as a shorthand for wickedness, but definitely enjoyable to reread a childhood fave.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Classism and Animal death
Minor: Domestic abuse and Death of parent
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