jaclynder 's review for:

The Princess and the Bear by Mette Ivie Harrison

2.0

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An interesting take on the fairy tale genre; however, I found the logic a little hard to get past. I normally enjoy a good fantasy and have no trouble getting into that world and believing the story even if it is seemingly unbelievable; however, I had difficulty in dealing with this story. A bear and a dog being friends? And then falling in love when their humans? It was hard to understand the logic behind this. I also had a hard time believing the characters, Chala was a bit too masculine and Richon a little too feminine. They weren't overly developed characters and seemed a little empty. I would recommend this book to a younger teen audience. While the book did tackle some tough issues, it always seemed to be at a distance to me. That said, I thought the book was very much written in the style of a fairy tale for the above reasons.