A review by the_reading_fairy
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine

adventurous emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

I really liked this book. One great thing about it is that at the beginning, the book takes time to set up the relationship between Addie and Meryl before the adventure begins. It gets the readers to care about Meryl and feel like they know her even though she isn't in most of the book.

I like how it gets me to want the same thing as the main character. In lots of books, when I get near the ending, I hope for it to be exciting, but in this book, I only wished for

Meryl to be cured.

The only part I didn't like was at the very end when

Addie and Rhys get married. They have known each other for only a few weeks and Addie is TWELVE and Rhys is about SEVENTEEN in human years.

 

But other than that, it is a really good book, and I enjoyed reading it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Animal death and Injury/Injury detail