The Courageous Princess Vol. 1 to 3 by Rod Espinosa
by Rod EspinosaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hardcover, Third Edition, 245 pages
Published March 24th 2015 by Dark Horse Books
First published: 2003
Source: Received print copy for review purposes from the publisher.
The Courageous Princess (Vol. 1)
A perfectly lovely tale of a kind, sweet princess. She's kidnapped by a dragon and prays for a Knight to come save her. She learns the dragon's defences have never been broken so she decides to help herself and escape. There we find this princess has a plucky spirit, she's able to take care of herself but being a lovely girl she still dreams of a romantic prince. The book is a quest as she travels her way across the whole land trying to reach home. She meets people along the way, some good, others evil, and stays a bit each time till things have been sorted out. This book brings the main story arc to a closure, so there is a happy ending. But the princess is not home yet and will be continuing on her travels to reach her home. An all ages book, but one I think will be most appreciated by girls in the "princess" phase.
by Rod EspinosaMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Hardcover, 240 pages
Published July 21st 2015 by Dark Horse Books
Source: Received print copy for review purposes from the publisher.
The Courageous Princess (Vol. 2)
The first best thing about this volume is the font. The first volume had such tiny print I had to wear my reading glasses, then this one comes along and has a tidy large font. This continues to be a lovely fairytale type of story. Mabelrose returns home to find that her father has gone out to find her so she decides to go and rescue him. A few new people join Mabelrose and the King, her father, has a magical crew in tow. Fighting giants most of the time, all our characters end up going after the Dragon Queen and the book ends on a cliffhanger. The story is too sweet and nice for my personal likings but does make a delightful fantasy, especially for younger girls.
by Rod EspinosaMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
Hardcover, 180 pages
Published September 29th 2015 by Dark Horse Books
Source: Received print copy for review purposes from the publisher.
The Courageous Princess (Vol. 3)
Most certainly the best book of the series! Mabelrose is separated from everyone. They all have a journey full of danger to make their way to her. But meanwhile, Mabelrose is planning a cunning ruse to outwit the Dragon Queen. Ends with the perfect "happily ever after". Highly recommended for young girls.
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