Wednesday 4 June 2014

The Perfect Princess by E. D. Baker (Children's, 9 years +, 8/10E)


January 2014, Bloomsbury Children's, 512 pages, Paperback, Review copy

Themes: fairies, witches, secret passages, different types of dragons, changing from human to dragon, families clashing, friendships, a bitter and twisted wizard, awesome grandmothers
 
Content: Quite a bit of major peril lots of humour, some heartache, a tissue is needed

Summary from Bloomsbury
Dragon Kiss:
Young dragon Audun fell in love with Millie at first sight. Little did he know that she isn’t a beautiful green dragon all the time! Millie is a human princess and, according to Audun’s elders, princesses or not, humans lie, cheat, steal and just think of themselves. But Audun doesn’t believe Millie does any of these things – in fact, she’s sweet and good, honest and brave . . . She is his true love.

But only the king of the Icy North can grant permission for Audun and Millie to be together. And even if Audun could persuade the king, the only way to woo Millie would be for Audun to become human himself. That could be tricky . . . would Millie even notice him?

A Prince among Frogs:
Everyone loves a royal wedding. But with baby Prince Felix kidnapped, and the kingdom’s best witches out of town, will the dragon and his perfect princess make it down the aisle? Find out in this fabulous finale. - See more at: http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-perfect-princess-9781408846933/#sthash.VwCUX0r5.dpuf
Dragon Kiss: Young dragon Audun fell in love with Millie at first sight. Little did he know that she isn’t a beautiful green dragon all the time! Millie is a human princess and, according to Audun’s elders, princesses or not, humans lie, cheat, steal and just think of themselves. But Audun doesn’t believe Millie does any of these things – in fact, she’s sweet and good, honest and brave . . . She is his true love.

But only the king of the Icy North can grant permission for Audun and Millie to be together. And even if Audun could persuade the king, the only way to woo Millie would be for Audun to become human himself. That could be tricky . . . would Millie even notice him?

A Prince among Frogs: Everyone loves a royal wedding. But with baby Prince Felix kidnapped, and the kingdom’s best witches out of town, will the dragon and his perfect princess make it down the aisle? Find out in this fabulous finale. 

Nayuleska's thoughts
I was super excited to read this because it sounded so much fun. However, the reason it doesn't get full marks is because the first story focused on Austin, not Millie. I skipped most of the chapters as I just wasn't in the mood for a male protagonist. I enjoyed what I read, which is all that matters.

The second story was heaps better with the focus being mostly on Millie as she strengthens her relationship with Austin alongside keeping her kingdom safe. She struggles with not being all that powerful magic wise, but her strengths because of being half human and half dragon are what helps everyone out. I adored how much she loved her younger brother, as well as how she gets on with the rest of her family. Her and Austin's grandmothers are absolutely hilarious! I'd like to see more page time for them in the future. I was sad to end the tale as it is mostly a funny read, barring the snakes which I hastily skipped over as fast as I could-Millie had the same opinion of them as I did!

Find out more on E. D. Baker's website.

Suggested read
Check out E. D's other books including Unlocking The Spell (Children's, 9 years +, 9/10E)

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