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A review by thelibraryofminds
The Princess Beard by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson
3.0
The Princess Beard is a satirical take on a lot of things: fantasy, fairy tales, pop culture, the patriarchy...you name it. It’s the third of a series of a books, (all more or less stand-alone) from Pell.
There were parts of this I LOVED and had me laughing out loud: a pirate named Queefqueg (dying in English Lit major), a whole section about Hogwarts, clever puns, and just ridiculous jokes. This was entertaining to read, BUT, and here’s the but, I felt the individual puns and jokes they wanted to make overpowered the story and plot. More than that, although I super agree with many of the points they made, it felt more like a lot of telling. The patriarchy is super bad, but it felt like at points I was just kinda being preached to about it (and hello, I’m the choir there).
So yes, fun, entertaining, but lacks a little in the plot and characterization department I felt. I’ve heard the first two are stronger stories so I may check those out.
There were parts of this I LOVED and had me laughing out loud: a pirate named Queefqueg (dying in English Lit major), a whole section about Hogwarts, clever puns, and just ridiculous jokes. This was entertaining to read, BUT, and here’s the but, I felt the individual puns and jokes they wanted to make overpowered the story and plot. More than that, although I super agree with many of the points they made, it felt more like a lot of telling. The patriarchy is super bad, but it felt like at points I was just kinda being preached to about it (and hello, I’m the choir there).
So yes, fun, entertaining, but lacks a little in the plot and characterization department I felt. I’ve heard the first two are stronger stories so I may check those out.