I loved Hale’s adult novel, Austenland, and have wanted to
read this for a while. Unfortunately, I
could have waited a little longer!
Actually, the basic premise of this YA novel is really quite
nice: the girls of a mountain village
are informed that the kingdom’s future princess will be chosen from among
them. A makeshift academy (Princess
Academy) is created to school the girls and prepare them to meet the
prince.
Of course, the main character, Miri, is a sympathetic figure
and would make a great princess. Alas,
she does not wish to leave her family on the mountain. Such conflict!
When the prince finally visits the girls at the academy, he
does not make a quick decision. This is
where the story runs off the rails. An
attack by bandits and a silly set-up for the prince’s eventual choice make for
a most unsatisfying finale to an otherwise fine novel for young ladies.
Oh, how I wish that this novel had a different ending! Shannon Hale:
please rewrite this!
8/27/13
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