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A review by notturna
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
4.0
Garth Nix has done a wonderful job with this hero-Princess story, which I thoroughly enjoyed reading. I didn't love it as much as some of his other books, but I would recommend people try it if they're after something light and whimsical.
I respected that Anya doesn't quest because she's bored or resents her privileged life. She does it for the sake of others, even when the list of "others" keeps growing and she would really prefer a less complicated task. A romantic interest isn't an inevitability of her story, and she meets many other talented women on her journey. Women of all colours occupy all avenues of life in Anya's world, and they aren't looked at as aberrations because they're knights or wizards.
I respected that Anya doesn't quest because she's bored or resents her privileged life. She does it for the sake of others, even when the list of "others" keeps growing and she would really prefer a less complicated task. A romantic interest isn't an inevitability of her story, and she meets many other talented women on her journey. Women of all colours occupy all avenues of life in Anya's world, and they aren't looked at as aberrations because they're knights or wizards.