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Two Moon Princess (2007)

by Carmen Ferreiro-Esteban(Favorite Author)

3.44 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

1933718277 (ISBN13: 9781933718279)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Tanglewood Press

series

Two Moon Princess

review 1: Our story takes us on an adventure of Princess Andrea. Stubborn and hearty she wants to be a Page only to have her father turn down her request. He wants her to join her mother and learn to be a Lady as is fitting of her status.Andrea is gutsy, intelligent and quick witted. She meets her Uncle at some rocks near a beach and is soon to discover that the cave/archway is actually a portal to another world. Andrea resumes her life and learns her Lady skills to a degree but she is not completely happy in her world.When she accidently goes over to the other side she meets her Uncle again and discovers his other life, meets his daughter and gets to know John, a boy that catches her fancy.This book captured me from the beginning and I was expecting something else if I'm honest. It... more started like Alanna by Tamora Pierce and ended completely NOT like Alanna.I thought the descriptive writing was superb, this author has such a flare for english and can captivate you with the story.It doesn't matter that some of the characters are downright annoying (Kelsey for instance) I think that was the authors intention.Andrea does at times act much younger than her age, she is sometimes a little slow (but we can forgive that) and she's impulsive. But that's what I like in a heroine. She's still growing up after all. Altogether I thought it was a great read. I'm not sure about the target market as originally I though 10-12 years, but then ended up being 14-16 years, however I'm sure the older audience will enjoy this book also.Thank you to Net Galley for allowing me to read this exceptional book!
review 2: YA parallel universe fantasy with a strong heroinePrincess Andrea lives in the medieval-style kingdom of Xaren, which exists in a world parallel to our contemporary United States. Andrea strongly resents the limitations of her life as a young, sheltered royal whose only prospects for the future are to endure a political marriage. Her dream is to train as a warrior as princes do, but instead she is forced to study boring court etiquette with her older sisters. This tedious regimen is more than Andrea can bear. In a fit of rebellion, she runs away and enters a forbidden portion of the kingdom that is rumored to be haunted. In the process, she almost falls over a cliff and is unexpectedly rescued by an uncle who is the family eccentric. He admonishes her to stay away from this dangerous place, but Andrea can't make herself obey. During another risky, exploratory journey there, she ends up in a cave just as the tide is coming in and almost drowns. Her relief at surviving is short-lived, though, because she discovers to her dismay that she has been swept into an utterly foreign world which has only one moon instead of the two moons of her own world.Princess Andrea's unwillingness to settle for a very limited life leads her to fantastic adventures that are highly entertaining. Andrea is a strong protagonist who never gives up. There is action, romance, mystery, and amusing moments of comic relief in this delightfully original novel, as Andrea attempts to fulfill her heart's desire in the two separate worlds she becomes equally attached to.I rate this book as follows:Heroine: 5Subcharacters: 5Fantasy World-Building: 5Writing: 5Action-Adventure Plot: 5Romantic Subplot: 5Overall: 5Disclosure: I received a review copy of this book through NetGalley. less

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