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Pennyroyal Academy (2014)

by M.A. Larson(Favorite Author)

3.75 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0399163247 (ISBN13: 9780399163241)

languge

English

genre

Fantasy

publisher

Putnam Juvenile

series

Pennyroyal Academy

review 1: Pennyroyal Academy. I haven't read a book that made me go from 100 (love) to 0 (hate/dislike) in a long time. Usually by the halfway point, I can figure a book out and know that I will either 1) love it 2) hate it or 3) have a love/hate relationship that makes me want to read the book so I can mock. So, here are some of my random thoughts and musing throughout the book. Basil – This young boy is forced into an all-girl princess group because his mother wanted a princess and didn't have a girl. Now, I'm not upset at this entire thing, but it was so glossed over and used for comedic effect that it bothered me. And to be honest I couldn't see much difference between the princess/knight that he needed to be in the princess group (and why the whole staff allowed it is beyond ... moreme). The entire training – It appeared the author wanted to make these like warrior princesses that are big, strong, and brave. So, what I got out of this whole book is the girls had to fight off witches (who are invading the whole land), look pretty while doing it, and still do all the feminine stuff that is stereotypical of females princesses (make dresses, learn to sew, etc.) The author – This author had a bad habit of revealing something huge and pretending it had been brought up earlier in the book. This made me so confused like I missed something. For example, Evie thinks that King Callhoun or whatever is her stepfather. I reread the scene and even went back to the family reveal and nowhere did it say he wasn't her 'father of blood' or he was her stepfather. So obviously, this happened in a scene that I was not allowed to read or was not a part of my book. The Grand Ball – Pointless. Made to fill up space in my book. And I didn't understand while all this huge stuff and witch war is going on that they took the time to host such a trivial ball in the first place. The entire book – what started out at point A, turned out and ended somewhere over by point C/D. I am sure this is a first book of a series, but I was extremely disappointed in the book. Other points that irked me – how does a girl really think she's a dragon? I can't grasp it. The knight guy with his random turning into a frog (can we say random)That is all. Well, I have more, but I don't want to ruin it for people.
review 2: Not remembering her past and dressed in spiderwebs, Cadet Eleven, otherwise known as Evie, saves a knight in training from a witch as she seeks out the Pennyroyal Academy, premier training school for princesses and knights to learn how to fight dragons and witches.From a writer of My Little Pony shows, it tells the story of a girl trusting her instincts and making a place for herself in a strange and foreign world. Included in the story are allusions to classic fairytale tropes and characters. Themes include family relationships, good vs. evil, nature vs. nurture, coming of age, friendship, and class structure. less

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