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kcw98 's review for:
The Ordinary Princess
by M.M. Kaye
“But the King of Ambergeldar only saw that among the glittering diamonds and ropes of gleaming pearls, Her Serene and Royal Highness, Princess Amethyst Alexandra Augusta Araminta Adelaide Aurelia Anne of Phantasmorania was wearing a little necklace made of acorn cups.” (109)
This book was cute. A very quick, light read! It had all the elements of a classic fairytale—royalty, a fairy godmother’s curse, woodland creatures, dragon-slaying princes, a maid living in an attic, balls, happily ever after—but these tropes were all met with fun twists. And I always loveee a good spin on fairytales.
Princess “Amy” was apparently a very ordinary princess (and by ordinary they mean ugly), but she had a winning personality! I liked that her story teaches “it’s what’s on the inside that counts” in a creative way. I love that the godmother made Amy get a job instead of bippity-boppity-booing her way into a new nice dress. I also thought the book’s language and pacing was great, and I loved the silly kingdom names!
I didn’t love that Amy was too much Not-Like-The-Other-Girls, a cliché that frowns upon girly-girls. (There are a couple other things I could probably critique but I’ll let them slide because it’s a cute children’s book!)
This book was cute. A very quick, light read! It had all the elements of a classic fairytale—royalty, a fairy godmother’s curse, woodland creatures, dragon-slaying princes, a maid living in an attic, balls, happily ever after—but these tropes were all met with fun twists. And I always loveee a good spin on fairytales.
Princess “Amy” was apparently a very ordinary princess (and by ordinary they mean ugly), but she had a winning personality! I liked that her story teaches “it’s what’s on the inside that counts” in a creative way. I love that the godmother made Amy get a job instead of bippity-boppity-booing her way into a new nice dress. I also thought the book’s language and pacing was great, and I loved the silly kingdom names!
I didn’t love that Amy was too much Not-Like-The-Other-Girls, a cliché that frowns upon girly-girls. (There are a couple other things I could probably critique but I’ll let them slide because it’s a cute children’s book!)