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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
3.5...maybe 3.75. I love twists on classic fairy tales. This was funny but tried too hard in many places. It was a little corny too. However, I do like how the princes and princesses ran the gamut of personalities--brutish, hot headed, cautious, doofy, cunning, daring, gutsy, rude, simple, malicious, dependable. I feel like most kids would be able to relate to at least one of the characters. I think I might give installment 2 a try.
adventurous
challenging
funny
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:
Complicated
This was a very witty take on fractured fairytales. I can see strong readers (male/female) love this series, especially if they are well versed in the origin stories of the main characters.
I really enjoyed this book. I needed a break from the dystopian theme but enjoy fantasy. It was a very entertaining read. I enjoyed the authors sense of humor and the way he talked to the reader. I liked the way he gave not only a different perspective of Princes Charming but also of the princesses. While they're usually portrayed as perfect who knew some were spoiled selfish lying manipulators? Guess you can't judge a book by its cover.
Hilarious, had to keep explaining to people rooms away what was going on. Topped off with beautiful pictures.
I might have slight issues with some of the ending, but I can not let such trivialities bring this great read down at all. Thouroughly recommended.
I might have slight issues with some of the ending, but I can not let such trivialities bring this great read down at all. Thouroughly recommended.
adventurous
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Perhaps I am, at long last, outgrowing children's books. I think this was well-written and engaging for a child. There were humorous parts that I think would go over a child's head, but most of it was amusing enough for everyone.
This is a world of fairy tales, where each Prince Charming was a real prince and they all have real names but the bards won't use them, insisting on calling everyone Prince Charming. The princes from Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty end up accidentally running into each other. Equally accidentally, they discover and become enmeshed in a wild plot from Rapunzel's witch to massacre all five kingdoms. The princes have flaws of cowardice, naivete, arrogance, and bullheadedness. Fortunately they discover their skills of diplomacy/persuasion, out-of-the-box thinking, leadership, and determination. They encounter giants, trolls, bandits, horrible princesses, dragons, mud, and the witch. Will not continue the series at this time, but would recommend to 8-12 year olds.
This is a world of fairy tales, where each Prince Charming was a real prince and they all have real names but the bards won't use them, insisting on calling everyone Prince Charming. The princes from Snow White, Cinderella, Rapunzel, and Sleeping Beauty end up accidentally running into each other. Equally accidentally, they discover and become enmeshed in a wild plot from Rapunzel's witch to massacre all five kingdoms. The princes have flaws of cowardice, naivete, arrogance, and bullheadedness. Fortunately they discover their skills of diplomacy/persuasion, out-of-the-box thinking, leadership, and determination. They encounter giants, trolls, bandits, horrible princesses, dragons, mud, and the witch. Will not continue the series at this time, but would recommend to 8-12 year olds.
Cute and funny...from the Texas Bluebonnet reading list 2015-2016
I'm sure, like me, you have fond memories of some adult in your life reading fairy tales to you when you were but a wee one. Surely you'll remember the tales of the folk in this book.
Frederic, the prince of Harmonia. Raised to be afraid of everything and anything.
Prince Gustav of Sturmhagen, an oaf of a man who could never live up the reputations of his sixteen brothers given how small he was (6'5").
Liam, prince of Erinthia, the greatest hero there ever was -- until he met his horrible bride to be.
Prince Duncan, the quirky man who does things like name animals and is quite surprised to find a woman who actually finds him, well, charming.
Don't remember them? Probably because their stories are most often messed up a bit by those pesky bards. Instead the women are made the focuses of the stories. The men are whittled down to such bit players that they become known as simply "Prince Charming". But of course there was more than one of them. What happened to the "Happily ever after"?
This book answers that for us.
Our heroes meet in the luckiest of ways and set out to save one of the princesses, themselves, and to attempt to make their names known. Along the way the princes face drama with their lovely ladies (Ella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White). Trolls. A giant. Bandits. A witch. A child. A dragon. Basically all of the things you'd expect heroic princes to run into -- including turnips.
The book is a complete story but hints that it will be part of a series. I have to admit that I am for the most part over adding new any new series to my reading habits. It has to be something that sounds really unique or special for me to consider since I end up with some some sick devotion to a series -- that I just have to know what comes next feeling. In this case, well, I'm okay with that. This take on the Prince Charmings, err Princes Charming is just so, yeah I won't even say it -- I just have to continue on with this one and I am okay with that.
Frederic, the prince of Harmonia. Raised to be afraid of everything and anything.
Prince Gustav of Sturmhagen, an oaf of a man who could never live up the reputations of his sixteen brothers given how small he was (6'5").
Liam, prince of Erinthia, the greatest hero there ever was -- until he met his horrible bride to be.
Prince Duncan, the quirky man who does things like name animals and is quite surprised to find a woman who actually finds him, well, charming.
Don't remember them? Probably because their stories are most often messed up a bit by those pesky bards. Instead the women are made the focuses of the stories. The men are whittled down to such bit players that they become known as simply "Prince Charming". But of course there was more than one of them. What happened to the "Happily ever after"?
This book answers that for us.
Our heroes meet in the luckiest of ways and set out to save one of the princesses, themselves, and to attempt to make their names known. Along the way the princes face drama with their lovely ladies (Ella, Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White). Trolls. A giant. Bandits. A witch. A child. A dragon. Basically all of the things you'd expect heroic princes to run into -- including turnips.
The book is a complete story but hints that it will be part of a series. I have to admit that I am for the most part over adding new any new series to my reading habits. It has to be something that sounds really unique or special for me to consider since I end up with some some sick devotion to a series -- that I just have to know what comes next feeling. In this case, well, I'm okay with that. This take on the Prince Charmings, err Princes Charming is just so, yeah I won't even say it -- I just have to continue on with this one and I am okay with that.
Tedious to read. None of the characters were fully developed and it dragged on and on. Great concept but fell flat for me.