Scan barcode
alexware's review against another edition
5.0
This is the finest retelling of Sleeping Beauty of all time. The end.
junjun's review against another edition
5.0
This book is really cool! I love the story, though it is a little short... It's suitable for 7 year olds.
ghutter05's review against another edition
4.0
It's fine as a straight-forward version of Sleeping Beauty, but its real appeal is in the strong female lead character, the tongue-in-cheek asides, and the illustrations -- who knew hamsters could be so expressive?
I'd recommend for kids who may be intimidated by denser chapter books since there are so many illustrations, but it's not quite a graphic novel -- it doesn't have that traditional comic book feel, and the story is mainly told through the text.
I'd recommend for kids who may be intimidated by denser chapter books since there are so many illustrations, but it's not quite a graphic novel -- it doesn't have that traditional comic book feel, and the story is mainly told through the text.
liz_towery's review against another edition
5.0
This was a very funny book! I got it for my daughter who is in 3rd grade. It looked so interesting though that I decided to read it first. It had me laughing the whole way through. I love strong books that break the norm, and I can’t wait for my daughter to read it.
listen_learn's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars
Not my favorite book of the summer, but better than I was expecting after reading the first chapter. I normally get annoyed at reckless MCs (as you are probably sick of hearing if you read my reviews), but being that Harriet is not deadset on adventure just for the sake of it, and is willing to change her mind, she redeemed herself in that vein.
I definitely could see this appealing to a trasitioning-from-exclusively-reading-graphic-novels reader, especially ones who like the idea of girls whacking things with swords.
Not my favorite book of the summer, but better than I was expecting after reading the first chapter. I normally get annoyed at reckless MCs (as you are probably sick of hearing if you read my reviews), but being that Harriet is not deadset on adventure just for the sake of it, and is willing to change her mind, she redeemed herself in that vein.
I definitely could see this appealing to a trasitioning-from-exclusively-reading-graphic-novels reader, especially ones who like the idea of girls whacking things with swords.
sqeeker's review against another edition
3.0
- This was a fun and refreshing twist on an old fairy tale. Gnome and I both really enjoyed this one.
- The book is unique. Some pages have illustrations and dialogue like a graphic novel, but most pages just have text like a regular novel. It was cool that they mixed the two.
- I like that Harriet just does whatever, and I love that she uses her curse to her advantage.
- I liked that this had a lot of twists on the Sleeping Beauty. I wasn't sure what was going to happen next.
- There were a lot of funny moments. Gnome and I laughed throughout the book.
- My only complaint is that the book is a little long. I think they could have shortened it a bit.
- The book is unique. Some pages have illustrations and dialogue like a graphic novel, but most pages just have text like a regular novel. It was cool that they mixed the two.
- I like that Harriet just does whatever, and I love that she uses her curse to her advantage.
- I liked that this had a lot of twists on the Sleeping Beauty. I wasn't sure what was going to happen next.
- There were a lot of funny moments. Gnome and I laughed throughout the book.
- My only complaint is that the book is a little long. I think they could have shortened it a bit.
disabledbookdragon's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
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? No
4.5
tasharobinson's review against another edition
4.0
Obviously a book for early readers, and not intended for me, but I read it anyway because I'm a fan of the author, and I was curious. I love the premise here: imagine if young Sleeping Beauty heard the prophecy that she would prick her finger on a needle and die at age 16, and she said "Wait, so according to a powerful magic prediction, I can't die until I'm 16? Awesome, I'm going to take up cliff-diving and ogre-fighting."
Also, imagine if she was a hamster and rode around on a battle-quail.
The books in this series are quirky, silly takes on familiar fairy tales, but this one gave me the most joy because of the cleverness of that premise. Way to make evil magic work for you, hamster princess.
Also, imagine if she was a hamster and rode around on a battle-quail.
The books in this series are quirky, silly takes on familiar fairy tales, but this one gave me the most joy because of the cleverness of that premise. Way to make evil magic work for you, hamster princess.
macklin's review against another edition
4.0
I love everything this woman writes!! I was wondering about her kid stuff and yep even these are clever and funny and just like her adult stuff just without the darkness and adult stuff. Honestly I am going to read this and Dragonbreath.