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Sassy in the best way. Love Adrienne already! And the shout out to classic female warrior characters was fun.
The quality of the book itself is pretty poor, though. Speech bubbles are constantly cut off at the page edges, which is annoying at best, and frustrating to read at worst.
The quality of the book itself is pretty poor, though. Speech bubbles are constantly cut off at the page edges, which is annoying at best, and frustrating to read at worst.
A very adorable graphic novel for girls of all ages and all races. A seriously wonderful book!
Sparky is the Sam Gamgee of this adventure.
This is a chaotic goofy parody of the traditional princess story. It goes off the rails in a fun way. I like how any character who is in more than a few panels gets some kind of dynamicism, particularly the prince who's recently gotten big into poetry.
The "make armor for warrior women" rant/bit was too long but very funny and had good example references. I don't think young readers would get all the references to Sonya, Diana, and Xena.
The chaos was a lot at once so I read this short book over multiple sitting, but I would like to read more of this series to see where it goes.
This is a chaotic goofy parody of the traditional princess story. It goes off the rails in a fun way. I like how any character who is in more than a few panels gets some kind of dynamicism, particularly the prince who's recently gotten big into poetry.
The "make armor for warrior women" rant/bit was too long but very funny and had good example references. I don't think young readers would get all the references to Sonya, Diana, and Xena.
The chaos was a lot at once so I read this short book over multiple sitting, but I would like to read more of this series to see where it goes.
LOVED this! It's so much fun and exactly what I want from a story about princesses!
This comic is just pure fun! If you’re like me and are critical of the princess-in-the-tower trope, this is a delightful, head-on reversal of that, even if it is a bit on-the-nose.
Things I Liked
1. Women: The protagonist is a black girl! Who teams up with her dragon! (This is important because even if you feel that the tropes in this comic have been used before, it’s still new and refreshing because now we have a black character engaging with them when it’s typically/largely a white character.) And another female friend! There are so many girls in this comic and so many friendships!
2. Critique of Gender Roles: Not only does this comic critique the expectation that women be subservient in fantasy, but also the expectation that men should be manly and wield a sword. Adrienne’s brother is constantly told that he will be useless if he doesn’t learn to fight, and even though he asks if one of his sisters can rule instead, the culture around him refuses. I like that the whole comic isn’t just about dismantling female stereotypes - we get a few male ones, too.
3. Art: The art in this comic is rather fun. It’s stylized, and the dragon doesn’t look like your typical dragon. It has something of an orc face. And it’s pink! And has hair!
4. Issue 3: I laughed so hard at the critique of women’s armor in fantasy!
Things I Didn’t Like
1. Overtness: The messages in this book are REALLY in-your-face. It’s hard to miss that this book is about upsetting traditional gender roles and stereotypes, or that it’s about empowering women to kick butt. I would have preferred it to be a bit more subtle, but since this is an all-ages comic, it also might be necessary for younger readers.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book if you’re interested in fantasy, lady knights, fairy tales, female friendships, and critiques of gender roles/stereotypes.
Things I Liked
1. Women: The protagonist is a black girl! Who teams up with her dragon! (This is important because even if you feel that the tropes in this comic have been used before, it’s still new and refreshing because now we have a black character engaging with them when it’s typically/largely a white character.) And another female friend! There are so many girls in this comic and so many friendships!
2. Critique of Gender Roles: Not only does this comic critique the expectation that women be subservient in fantasy, but also the expectation that men should be manly and wield a sword. Adrienne’s brother is constantly told that he will be useless if he doesn’t learn to fight, and even though he asks if one of his sisters can rule instead, the culture around him refuses. I like that the whole comic isn’t just about dismantling female stereotypes - we get a few male ones, too.
3. Art: The art in this comic is rather fun. It’s stylized, and the dragon doesn’t look like your typical dragon. It has something of an orc face. And it’s pink! And has hair!
4. Issue 3: I laughed so hard at the critique of women’s armor in fantasy!
Things I Didn’t Like
1. Overtness: The messages in this book are REALLY in-your-face. It’s hard to miss that this book is about upsetting traditional gender roles and stereotypes, or that it’s about empowering women to kick butt. I would have preferred it to be a bit more subtle, but since this is an all-ages comic, it also might be necessary for younger readers.
Recommendations: I would recommend this book if you’re interested in fantasy, lady knights, fairy tales, female friendships, and critiques of gender roles/stereotypes.
What this book has :
challenge of gender roles
a dragon
a black princess who has sisters
a female half dwarf with a really big hammer
a dragon
a sword
a boy who loves his sisters
a frog
a dragon
a send up of women warriro chic
grammar jokes
a dragon
government jokes
a send-up of princess stories
and to top off - Adrienne.
challenge of gender roles
a dragon
a black princess who has sisters
a female half dwarf with a really big hammer
a dragon
a sword
a boy who loves his sisters
a frog
a dragon
a send up of women warriro chic
grammar jokes
a dragon
government jokes
a send-up of princess stories
and to top off - Adrienne.
!!! This is soooo great. Everyone should read this! It's appropriate for all ages too, so share with your family! Maybe starting around 10-11 years? This hits everything I think most of my friends are looking for; besides age appropriateness, the central character is a girl/woman of color who thinks that the tradition of princesses being locked up in towers to later be rescued by knights is totally stupid, and sets out to defy that trope herself.
This was alright. It's just that we've seen the whole "I'll beh shootin' for me own hand" thing too many times before. So not only is the plot kind of tired, but the way it's written feels like it's bashing the whole feminist thing into your head. The themes are so heavy handed that it comes off insincere.
But I liked the character design!
But I liked the character design!
I absolutely adored this comic/graphic novel. The art is really cute, the story is great and the characters are compelling. I love Adrienne and Bedelia. They're so goofy but they work well together. Calling out the bland, tasteless tropes of fairy tales and fantasy was nice. I also just love the fact that Adrienne is out to save herself and her sisters and she is a woman of color. It's just a wonderful refreshing change.