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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
Is your school filled with children singing “Let it Go” and wishing they could be Queen Elsa or Princess Anna?
If so, this new graphic novel series, Princeless, is for girls who are looking for a new heroine who is fun, spunky, and can save herself. Princess Adrienne has old fashioned parents that believe the best way to find a future husband for their daughter is to lock her away in a stone tower guarded by a dragon and wait for a prince to rescue her. Adrienne is tired of waiting for this prince to come along and decides she can be her own hero and free herself and her other six sisters, who are all guarded by their own mythical monster. Adrienne recruits the dragon that had been guarded her tower, names her Sparky, and begins her adventure to rescue her sisters.
However, there are a few obstacles that she runs into along the way. She winds up having her Father’s army hunting the lands for a short knight and a dragon, who he believes killed his daughter Adrienne. While Adrienne is attempting to get new armor, the blacksmith, Bedelia, is excited because she can finally show someone her “female” armor sets which are filled with outfits like chain-mail bikinis and really don’t cover much. Adrienne is completely against wearing anything like this and asks Bedelia, “Why not make real armor, which would actually be effective in a fight, for a woman warrior?” Bedelia is inspired by this train of thought and makes Adrienne her armor set, which you see on the cover. As a result, Adrienne gains a blacksmith partner.
Adrienne is an easy-going, fun, and feminist character who girls can look to for finding their own path and not waiting for some boy to come along and “rescue” them. I really enjoyed Adrienne’s interactions with characters and her natural spunkiness and determination to rescue her sisters and not wait around for those princes to save the day.
If so, this new graphic novel series, Princeless, is for girls who are looking for a new heroine who is fun, spunky, and can save herself. Princess Adrienne has old fashioned parents that believe the best way to find a future husband for their daughter is to lock her away in a stone tower guarded by a dragon and wait for a prince to rescue her. Adrienne is tired of waiting for this prince to come along and decides she can be her own hero and free herself and her other six sisters, who are all guarded by their own mythical monster. Adrienne recruits the dragon that had been guarded her tower, names her Sparky, and begins her adventure to rescue her sisters.
However, there are a few obstacles that she runs into along the way. She winds up having her Father’s army hunting the lands for a short knight and a dragon, who he believes killed his daughter Adrienne. While Adrienne is attempting to get new armor, the blacksmith, Bedelia, is excited because she can finally show someone her “female” armor sets which are filled with outfits like chain-mail bikinis and really don’t cover much. Adrienne is completely against wearing anything like this and asks Bedelia, “Why not make real armor, which would actually be effective in a fight, for a woman warrior?” Bedelia is inspired by this train of thought and makes Adrienne her armor set, which you see on the cover. As a result, Adrienne gains a blacksmith partner.
Adrienne is an easy-going, fun, and feminist character who girls can look to for finding their own path and not waiting for some boy to come along and “rescue” them. I really enjoyed Adrienne’s interactions with characters and her natural spunkiness and determination to rescue her sisters and not wait around for those princes to save the day.
What an outstanding start to an adventure! I can't wait to see where these characters go.
I've said it before and I will say it again. Princeless is priceless. Oscillating between funny and serious, light-hearted and poignant, this tale of a Princess points out the absurdity of and the damage that comes with stifling gender roles. I can't wait to see more of this story that had me laughing and inspired.
Good read, but some of the material was obviously written by a man. In an industry dominated by men there are issues with a female-empowerment book written by a man -- especially one with hidden sexism. :/
Wow! I read that really quickly :)
I really liked this! Seemed to be written for a younger audience, but it was entertaining enough for me, as well. It's a story about a young princess saving herself, instead of just waiting in her tower for some prince to rescue her. There's a lot of blatant stuff in here about men underestimating women, gender roles, heteronormative ideals, presumed ideas about masculinity. It's a little on the nose at times, but I still enjoyed it.
The bit about the ridiculous differences between male armor and female armor was pretty good. Why would a woman wear an armored bikini when she could get stabbed in her stomach, thighs, shoulders, calves, etc. Why wouldn't she also want proper armor? It veered close to slut shaming with the comment "just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I have to show everyone". If that was referring to her status as a female warrior not needing to be proven with different armor - A+. If it was a comment denigrating women that choose to wear more revealing clothing - D. It was a bit clouded as a meaning. Especially since the blacksmith's daughter seemed to like making the clothes - so she might've also liked wearing them.
Anyway, I'm excited to read the next part.
I really liked this! Seemed to be written for a younger audience, but it was entertaining enough for me, as well. It's a story about a young princess saving herself, instead of just waiting in her tower for some prince to rescue her. There's a lot of blatant stuff in here about men underestimating women, gender roles, heteronormative ideals, presumed ideas about masculinity. It's a little on the nose at times, but I still enjoyed it.
The bit about the ridiculous differences between male armor and female armor was pretty good. Why would a woman wear an armored bikini when she could get stabbed in her stomach, thighs, shoulders, calves, etc. Why wouldn't she also want proper armor? It veered close to slut shaming with the comment "just because I'm a woman doesn't mean I have to show everyone". If that was referring to her status as a female warrior not needing to be proven with different armor - A+. If it was a comment denigrating women that choose to wear more revealing clothing - D. It was a bit clouded as a meaning. Especially since the blacksmith's daughter seemed to like making the clothes - so she might've also liked wearing them.
Anyway, I'm excited to read the next part.
Princess Adrienne doesn't want to be like all those other princesses, locked in a tower waiting for her
prince to come rescue her. She is way too independent for that foolishness. Flash forward a few years and where do we find Princess Adrienne? In a tower guarded by a dragon waiting for a prince to rescue her. Well enough of that! Adrienne takes matters into her own hands and rescues herself, teams up with her dragon Sparky, and sets off to rescue the rest of her sisters, who are also stuck in towers. First she needs armor and of course there is a half-dwarf girl who makes the best armor in town. This is a fantastic start to a series. I love the girl power message and the tongue in cheek humor. Adrienne is a fantastic heroine and I look forward to reading the rest of her adventures.
prince to come rescue her. She is way too independent for that foolishness. Flash forward a few years and where do we find Princess Adrienne? In a tower guarded by a dragon waiting for a prince to rescue her. Well enough of that! Adrienne takes matters into her own hands and rescues herself, teams up with her dragon Sparky, and sets off to rescue the rest of her sisters, who are also stuck in towers. First she needs armor and of course there is a half-dwarf girl who makes the best armor in town. This is a fantastic start to a series. I love the girl power message and the tongue in cheek humor. Adrienne is a fantastic heroine and I look forward to reading the rest of her adventures.
I guess I am not a graphic novel reader. I liked the concept but, felt let down by the execution. The art got in way of the message for me and I also didn't appreciate the joke of Bedelia's women warriors collection or maybe it was just reading all caps...