First things first: cover art! I love this cover art! It seriously could be a painting, and I would happily hang it in my room somewhere. I love how everything is kind of faded except for the frog. The girl remains mysterious to us we know she is probably really pretty from what we can see in the image but the frog is still the main focus. Whoever drew this did a really good job!
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Summary:
Summary:
A prince disguises himself to find true love—
Prince Nolan has had enough of Princess Blythe—the woman to whom he has been
betrothed since infancy—and her simpering letters. Does the princess truly not
have a brain in her head? Never before has he communicated with someone who
seemed so childish and spoiled. It was time he met her for himself, to decide
if he could actually follow through with this marriage. But to do it right, she
must not see how handsome he is. He needs a disguise—something that would show
him her true nature.
Nolan asks an old herb woman to transform him into a creature that is
disgusting to any female—a frog. The spell will last thirty days unless the
princess does the impossible and kisses him. Now the true test begins. Will
Blythe prove to be as monstrously annoying as he believes she is, or will he
learn to see past his judgments and find a loving princess waiting for him?
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After reading Rumpelstiltskin by Jenni James I really did not have high hopes for this book and started reading it with some trepidation. However, this one surprised me! I found that I really really liked it! This princess is not a brainless insta-love one! You have no idea how happy that makes me. Also first time I have ever seen this, said princesses wanted to kiss said frog prince and the frog told her no! This made me happy because in 99.9% of other books likes this the guy says heck yes! And then its all over and they live happily ever after, but there is so much kissing up to that point! Blythe is a character with so much depth to her, she is kind, loving and mostly ignored by her family. My heart broke for her at one point in this book because she says several times that Caspian (what she calls the Frog Prince) was basically the only one to ever notice her. Another thing I loved about this book is that the Prince admits he was wrong, that he was the one with the problems not Blythe. This is one of the very few fairy tale books that I will worry about the strength of the couples marriage later on in their lives. Blythe and Nolan took almost thirty days to get to really know each other and they understood each other on a deeper level by that point. Does anyone else do this? What fairy tale couple do you think would be the first to line up for a divorce? Anyways, read this book! I'ts seriously great for any age and it teaches a lot of positive messages that I think all girls need to hear. Like you need to stick up for yourself, and if you see a need that needs taken care of you go for it, don't think about what other people will say. Loved this one!
Rating: 10 out of 10! Highly, highly recommend!
Content Rating: 1 (8-120). A couple instances of kissing, but there is zero violence or language.
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