corkykat's review
5.0
I loved these books when I first read them. I decided to reread them, and I'm so glad. I still love these books, and I can't wait to finish the series!
kaypat23's review
4.0
Came in a boxed set with other books and honestly, the only thing I am super angry about is the fact that no teacher at the school seems to even acknowledge the abuse faced by Cinderella, a literal 10 year old girl??? Bruh.
fernthereader's review
5.0
All I remember is that this was my favourite book ever when I was younger.
juliemawesome's review
3.0
I liked this better than I thought I would. I have a thing against princesses. But I love school stories.
Main premise is that Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel are all going to Princess School. They meet for the first time there. I'm not sure how old they are. Tweenage, I would guess. Their stories aren't quite the same as in the fairy tale. Cinderella is living with her evil stepmother, stepsisters, and ineffectual dad. Rapunzel, however, has escaped her tower with the encouragement (if not actual help) of a boy prince.
When you're taking a fairy tale, messing with it, and turning it into a children's book, there's a real risk of being cutesy and funny to the point of being unfunny and uncute and just plain annoying. Martial arts moves in case you're attacked by a wolf on your way through the woods? I wasn't so keen on that bit. But then when a teacher explains that many frogs have acquired adaptive camouflage of spots in the shape of a crown on their head to fool unsuspecting princesses into thinking they're princes and therefore being nice to them.. well, that was pretty cool. And scientific! Yea, froggy evolution totally would do that!
And I couldn't really hate any of the princesses, even if there was a lot of niceness and friendship and looking pretty in pretty dresses going on.
What I disliked was that the princess school isn't a boarding school. There are some real-world American analogs that I would've preferred not be there. Hearthroom instead of homeroom. Trunks instead of lockers. I think an older style of school would've fit better in this fairy tale world.
I will be reading the next one though, because this book ended with the tantalizing promise of a competition between the Princess School and the Grimm School, which is the school of witches. Games, along with school, is another weak point of mine! Curses!
Main premise is that Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, and Rapunzel are all going to Princess School. They meet for the first time there. I'm not sure how old they are. Tweenage, I would guess. Their stories aren't quite the same as in the fairy tale. Cinderella is living with her evil stepmother, stepsisters, and ineffectual dad. Rapunzel, however, has escaped her tower with the encouragement (if not actual help) of a boy prince.
When you're taking a fairy tale, messing with it, and turning it into a children's book, there's a real risk of being cutesy and funny to the point of being unfunny and uncute and just plain annoying. Martial arts moves in case you're attacked by a wolf on your way through the woods? I wasn't so keen on that bit. But then when a teacher explains that many frogs have acquired adaptive camouflage of spots in the shape of a crown on their head to fool unsuspecting princesses into thinking they're princes and therefore being nice to them.. well, that was pretty cool. And scientific! Yea, froggy evolution totally would do that!
And I couldn't really hate any of the princesses, even if there was a lot of niceness and friendship and looking pretty in pretty dresses going on.
What I disliked was that the princess school isn't a boarding school. There are some real-world American analogs that I would've preferred not be there. Hearthroom instead of homeroom. Trunks instead of lockers. I think an older style of school would've fit better in this fairy tale world.
I will be reading the next one though, because this book ended with the tantalizing promise of a competition between the Princess School and the Grimm School, which is the school of witches. Games, along with school, is another weak point of mine! Curses!
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