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A review by mackle13
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
adventurous
funny
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.5
After reading the Prologue, I thought I was going to be delighted by this story. Princesses, magic, talking dogs, quests... all with a sort of tongue-in-cheek meta-awareness that I thought would add humor and zest to the story.
But as I continued, the meta-aspect of being genre-savvy didn't really do anything to elevate this by-the-number quest. If anything, the awareness of it just sort of made it even more by-the-numbers.
The characters were ok - I liked the Good Magician and the 7 Dwarves - but the pacing was very slow, and the story not all that intriguing. Overall, I ended up finding this book sadly ho-hum.
But as I continued, the meta-aspect of being genre-savvy didn't really do anything to elevate this by-the-number quest. If anything, the awareness of it just sort of made it even more by-the-numbers.
The characters were ok - I liked the Good Magician and the 7 Dwarves - but the pacing was very slow, and the story not all that intriguing. Overall, I ended up finding this book sadly ho-hum.