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A review by tonysipsandreads
The Princess Beard by Kevin Hearne, Delilah S. Dawson
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.5
The Princess Beard is the third installment to The Tales of Pell series. The story follows Morgan (Lady Harkovrita): a runaway Lady turned pirate, Vic: a centaur with pastry and tea magic, Alobartalus: an unusual elf with big dreams to be the Sn'archivist, Tempest: a dryad with magical healing powers inspiring to be a lawyer, and Luc: a talking parakeet pirate Captain of The Puffy Peach.
This story is funny from start to finish. None of these characters are like the mythical creatures you read about in a usual fantasy. The elves are rude and pull pranks, the siren's song makes no sense and doesn't rhyme, and the dwarves are polite and want to heal the world! Most of the characters are lovable and unforgettable.
The world-building in this comedy/fantasy is surprising! I love how Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne pick you up and drop you smack in the middle of the mythical world of Pell where anything is possible, and nothing and no one makes any sense!
However, you guys know how I absolutely hate when authors of the Caucasian persuasion only write in characters of color to help and/or further the plot of the white characters, and I feel like that's what they did with Tempest. With Tempest being the only black main character I felt as though, at times, she was kind of annoying and her personal story was utterly useless and added almost nothing to the initial story. They pulled it together for her in the end, but I hate that I had to wait to the very end to see progress for this character. Especially when I fell in love with her in the beginning!
I also would have liked more of Vic's story, and less of Morgan's story. I know she was main character, but she was mediocre to say the least, and the other characters were far more interesting than she was. Especially Vic, he had pastry and tea magic and I wish the authors would have given us a little bit more of him!
All in all, if you have been following me for a while, you know how I feel about this series! The Princess Beard was the perfect way to end this series! Highly recommend!
This story is funny from start to finish. None of these characters are like the mythical creatures you read about in a usual fantasy. The elves are rude and pull pranks, the siren's song makes no sense and doesn't rhyme, and the dwarves are polite and want to heal the world! Most of the characters are lovable and unforgettable.
The world-building in this comedy/fantasy is surprising! I love how Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne pick you up and drop you smack in the middle of the mythical world of Pell where anything is possible, and nothing and no one makes any sense!
However, you guys know how I absolutely hate when authors of the Caucasian persuasion only write in characters of color to help and/or further the plot of the white characters, and I feel like that's what they did with Tempest. With Tempest being the only black main character I felt as though, at times, she was kind of annoying and her personal story was utterly useless and added almost nothing to the initial story. They pulled it together for her in the end, but I hate that I had to wait to the very end to see progress for this character. Especially when I fell in love with her in the beginning!
I also would have liked more of Vic's story, and less of Morgan's story. I know she was main character, but she was mediocre to say the least, and the other characters were far more interesting than she was. Especially Vic, he had pastry and tea magic and I wish the authors would have given us a little bit more of him!
All in all, if you have been following me for a while, you know how I feel about this series! The Princess Beard was the perfect way to end this series! Highly recommend!