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Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess #1)

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She is beautiful, she is a princess, and Aphrodite is her favorite goddess, but something in Helen of Sparta just itches for more out of life. Not one to count on the gods—or her looks—to take care of her, Helen sets out to get what she wants with steely determination and a sassy attitude. That same attitude makes Helen a few enemies—such as the self-proclaimed "son of Zeu...more

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Published March 25th 2008 by Random House Books for Young Readers (first published April 24th 2007)

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Nov 27, 2008 Elizabeth marked it as to-read · review of another edition

Do you like heroines who are strong, independent, and self-sufficient? You may want to meet Helen.

She's not your average princess. Sure, her mother and father are king and queen of Sparta. And sure, she may grow up to be "Helen of Troy." But Helen is a young firecracker of a character.

She is not going to stand around learning how to do needlework while her two brothers, Castor and Polydeuces, get to have all the fun of learning to ride and hunt.

She's not going to miss out on all the fun of le...more

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Mar 17, 2008 Kit rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. eh, more crappy ya novels. seriously, what is up with that? ya novels tend to be better than just slapping random words together, right? there is a most definite lack of direction in this, and the characters lack depth, but fine, again, ya novel. is it possible to stop introducing such immature characters and trying to make them pass for mature? just a thought. that doesn't sound unreasonable, right?

another point is, of course, that nothing really happens throughout the course of this book. and...more

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Oct 18, 2007 Rachel rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I have to say, this book did not work for me at all. It's a retelling of the story of Helen of ancient Greece. Somehow the modern voice applied to her narration just made the story feel totally shallow. "Like, oh my heck, it's the Oracle of Apollo!" Okay, it wasn't that bad, but the modern language took away the credibility of the story for me. Another problem was that the character's "voice" didn't change to adjust for her age at all. She spoke the same way at 6, at 10 and at 14. Again, hard to...more

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Jan 18, 2009 Slumbering Rose rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult, mythology, historical-fiction

The description says you'll find yourself rooting for Helen. I beg to disagree. I felt just the opposite. Helen is a spoiled, stubborn, selfish, impulsive, immature, bratty child. She is inconform with everything. She gets her way with everything. She is smarter, slyer, and altogether better than everyone else at everything by the ripe old age of fourteen (she is actually much younger throughout the first half of the book, yet that doesn't impair her knowledge or skills at all). The other charac...more

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Oct 28, 2011 Ashleigh Paige rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: not-worth-a-proper-review, take-your-sexism-and-get-out, the-shameful-shelf-of-get-rid-of-it, unmemorable

This does not warrant a proper review, but there is something I need to say about it:

Despite what you may have heard, this is not a feminist book.

If it were, it would not scorn the feminine nor would it scorn the idea of a woman marrying and having children. Nobody's Princess does this in excess. Being feminist isn't just about one or two female characters being butt-kickers; it's about the treatment of all women in the novel, be they antagonists, protagonists, supporting characters, or two-line...more

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Feb 06, 2009 Sella Thorne rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book was pretty good...Some parts were exciting, while others were kind of boring. I thought the idea was pretty interesting, since I love Greek mythology, and I'm fascinated with the legend of Helen and Troy...It was cool to see this author's view on Helen's childhood, though it wasn't written that well.

There were only a few things that bothered me. The author italicizes words way too often, about ten times every page, and so that was quite frustrating.

Also, the author had a tendency to...more

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Oct 26, 2008 Kristi (The Story Siren) rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I enjoyed Friesner’s rendition on the story of Helen’s youth. I really liked getting to know more about the ancient Greeks and their customs. The plot flows well and is interesting throughout the entire story. I can’t wait to read more about Helen’s character and her adventures in Nobody’s Prize. If you enjoy historical fiction or mythology, I think you would enjoy this book!

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Aug 11, 2012 Helen rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book tells the story of the famous Helen of Troy before she went to Troy. It shows her life growing up in Sparta with her family and builds a reason for why she ran away to Troy later in her life. This novel has a very different Helen: she's a tomboy who fought for the privilege of learning how to fight alongside her brothers. From a young age, she has scorned the traditional life of a woman from proper worship at temples (she is still very religious) to learning how to weave. She learns sw...more

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Mar 10, 2010 Rachel rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: wish-i-hadn-t

This book is crap. It's about a little girl who crossdresses and goes on adventures!!! I mean, what the heck was the author thinking when she wrote this?!?! And even if ur into little crossdressing female adventurers, this book is a waste of life. It has no substance and is more work to read than it's worth.
Dear Author, please stop causing innocent readers to waste money and time!

Warning: DON'T READ!! Even if someone has a gun to your head ordering you to read it, it's better to die than waste...more

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Jun 10, 2008 Amy rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

i actually give it 1.5 stars. it was just kinda boring & there wasn't really a point. or i missed it. the only thing i can think of...and i'm reaching...is that the journey is more important than the goal and her character is what will bring her to her ultimate place in life. but it's a book and a book requires a plot not just a character. so this book is kinda junk. and what is more annoying is that there is a book 2 and i probably have to read it b/c i want to know what happens even though...more

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Apr 02, 2009 cecilia rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: green-covers

What a lovely retelling, and this is just the beginning of Helen's story! In the original myth, you do not hear a lot about Helen - only that she is the most beautiful woman in the world. Indeed, she is forever remembered as Helen of Troy. Even I did not remember that she came from Sparta. The most beautiful woman came from Sparta? How interesting! I am glad Esther Friesner decided to investigate further into Helen before she became "of Troy."

What I really enjoyed about Nobody's Princess is the...more

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Mar 17, 2009 Lesley rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure-girls, myth

I don't know what's wrong with me. I want to like the books I read and yet I'm constantly disappointed. Then I read the reviews and other people did like them. So I think the problem is me.

I can definitely see recommending this book to fans of re-told Greek myths, especially ones featuring strong heroines. But here's what I wanted: If it's supposed to be historical fiction, I wanted to know more about what it would have been like to be Helen of Sparta (before she became Helen of Troy) if she we...more

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Apr 17, 2013 Beth rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: teen-fiction, greek-roman-mythology

I turned to this book on a sunny Tuesday afternoon, wanting something light to match my mood and the cheerful view from my balcony. 'Nobody's Princess' certainly fit the bill. It was an undemanding story with (mostly) likeable characters, and an ending that promised more adventure to come.

Though the story was straightforward in terms of how it presents good vs. evil, it also shows a very different Helen than we are used to. Not the uber feminine, uber sexual beauty of myth, but an awkward, skinn...more

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Dec 18, 2012 Nevara rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I remember reading this... when I was in elementary school... and hating it...

Back then I was like, "It sounds like a 12 yr old author wrote this..."

Now I'm more like "Wait. This is recommended for teen girls!?!?!? WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!"

If the elementary student me recognized the stupid plot, shallow characters, awful narration, and as I complained to my friends as "Sounded like a 12 yr old wrote it!" (I had one friend who read it, liked it, and told everyone that the only reason I hated it was b...more I remember reading this... when I was in elementary school... and hating it...

Back then I was like, "It sounds like a 12 yr old author wrote this..."

Now I'm more like "Wait. This is recommended for teen girls!?!?!? WHAT THE FUCK?!?!?!"

If the elementary student me recognized the stupid plot, shallow characters, awful narration, and as I complained to my friends as "Sounded like a 12 yr old wrote it!" (I had one friend who read it, liked it, and told everyone that the only reason I hated it was because the main character loved Aphrodite, my least favorite goddess. I was very offended.) how in the world is this even acceptable to teenagers???

And I still don't get why the author chose to have the protagonist idolize Aphrodite- she's the one goddess that Helen should hate! There are so many myths in which Aphrodite is unlikeable- she was the cause of Atlanta's 'taming', caused Polyphonte to sleep with a bear because she was a follower of Artemis (and this led to everyone hating her), started the freaking Trojan War (I know that the story takes place before that, but why did the author choose Aphrodite, our of all of the goddesses???)

What's wrong with the other goddesses. Artemis should've been her first choice, but throughout the book we're supposed to hate her. Like what??? W're supposed to hate the patron of strong and young women??? What??? We're told about Niobe, and only Artemis is villinized-you kidding me??? Her mom told her to do it, and her brother, Apollo killed too! Are you freaking kidding me?!?!?!

Or Athena, you could've chosen her Ms. Friesner! She's smart, pretty (she was a contender for the golden apple), a warrior, but nope, Aphrodite it is.

It just seems so contradicting that Aphrodite would be the main character's favorite goddess. There's myths where Aphrodite hates warrior girls (like Atlanta), and goes out of her way to ruin the lives of girls who don't want to fall in love (usually Artemis' huntresses).

So hated the book overall, but the goddess thing really annoyed me.(less)

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Dec 02, 2012 Bernice rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This book is a modern rendition of Helen of Troy. While I had a tendency to doubt the credibility of certain historical events in the book due to the modern voice, I enjoyed identifying what I knew of Greek Mythology with the book (I didn't know the stories related to Helen of Troy when I read it). The book seemed to focus on how females were constrained by the systems (a valid view, naturally) but in that manner, Helen was portrayed as bratty at times.

The good thing about the book is that peop...more

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Sep 16, 2012 Stephanie rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Nobody's Princess is a story about the Helen of Troy when she grows up. Through out the book you can see how Helen grows up, from a child, to a teen. As Helen gets closer to her teens she didn't like weaving and everything else the woman did. so Helen would dress up as a boy, go to the training grounds to train and fight. Later on Helens twin sister, Clymesstra, was going to get married. Helen, Clymesstra, their older twin brothers Ploydecuese and Castor went to their sisters new husbands home....more

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Jul 08, 2012 Rebecca rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: adventure, family-story, historical, young-adult

Before she was Helen of Troy, she was Helen of Sparta, and despite her beauty, was no girly girl. At about the age of seven, she manages to weasel her way into swordsmanship lessons with her brothers' teacher, and proves her skill and dedication over many years. She also discovers the benefits of dressing like a servant boy, which gives her more freedom to run around. When her twin sister Clytemnestra heads off to be married at age fourteen, Helen and her two brothers go as well, and Helen's adv...more

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May 28, 2012 Lucille rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, young-adult

This is the story of Helen of Sparta before she became Helen of Troy. It had potential to be really interesting, to imagine what the woman with a face that launched a thousand ships was like when she was a girl. But it all just fell flat for me- the characters, the plot, the writing, everything. I think that one problem was that things were too rushed. It was a fairly short book and I don't think that enough time and attention were spent on the various places that Helen travelled, the things she...more

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Mar 06, 2012 Anna rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, ya

The book starts with Helen as a young child, and covers up until she's about fourteen, long before she becomes a legend. Since the stories of Helen of Troy never grant the lady any sort of personality, there's a lot of freedom to work with, and Friesner turns Helen into a fierce little thing, strong and wily and more than a little spoiled. I didn't always like Helen, but I always understood her, and as she grows older she's less likely to be quite so self-entitled or to be abrasive in her attemp...more

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Jan 19, 2012 Emily rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: historical-fiction, mythology, online-book-group, outside-u-s-a, ya-fiction, 2012-reading-challenges

Why I picked it up: It’s my historical book groups’ read for January 2012.

This is “retelling” of Helen of Troy. We start when she is four years old, though for the bulk of the book, Helen is fourteen. As a child, she is aware that everyone always comments on how pretty she is and she gets treated differently because of it. She doesn’t like this, and when she realizes that in Sparta, the women inherit the throne therefore she will be Queen, she wants to learn more than spinning and making clothin...more

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Nov 26, 2011 Heatheraine rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

I picked up this book at the library because of the pretty cover. I didn’t read the synopsis, I just checked it out. When I got home and read the synopsis, it was interesting enough… but… I found it to be so ridiculous. I didn’t like this story all that much. It was rather disappointing.

First and foremost, I don’t like stories about overly independent women who think that they are indestructible and need no one. I do realize that there is a reading audience for this kind of character, but I’m n...more

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Aug 04, 2011 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Nobody's Princess tells the untold story of the young Helen of Troy (who, in this story, is known as Helen of Sparta), and is given no back story in classical mythology, save her role in The Iliad. Friesner's vision of young Helen's life is wonderfully fresh and somewhat unexpected for a women who was known for being the face that launched a thousand ships.

In this story, young Helen quickly finds that she dislikes the traditional role of Spartan women (and isn't exactly that respectful of the Gr...more

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Jun 08, 2011 Paradoxical rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: 2011-reading-list, books-otherwise

Nobody's Princess is a cute story. Shallow, a wandering plot, meh-ish characterization... it's still cute. That's pretty much all you can say about it. Helen is an interesting character as she grows up, but she comes off rather selfish (which isn't all that bad), and she always gets her way. All of the female characters are rather strong, which isn't a bad thing to see, but it was rather... hm. Like instead of being equal with men, they're written as better, only with added bonus of the men beat...more

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Feb 07, 2011 Karissa rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

The premise of this story sounded wonderful. A strong Spartan princess who wants more than just to be a princess, she wants adventure and will buck traditions to get it. I was excited to read this book. Unfortunately the book wasn't as astounding as I had hoped; the writing is simplistic, the characters two-dimensional and it just wasn't the exciting book I had hoped for.

Helen is the beautiful and oldest daughter of the Spartan king. She will be Queen when her father passes away. Helen begins to...more The premise of this story sounded wonderful. A strong Spartan princess who wants more than just to be a princess, she wants adventure and will buck traditions to get it. I was excited to read this book. Unfortunately the book wasn't as astounding as I had hoped; the writing is simplistic, the characters two-dimensional and it just wasn't the exciting book I had hoped for.

Helen is the beautiful and oldest daughter of the Spartan king. She will be Queen when her father passes away. Helen begins to wonder why everyone calls her beautiful and what that means for her position in life. She finally decides that she wants more than the life of a beautiful Queen, she wants adventure. Helen tags along after her brothers in a series of adventures in an effort to discover what she truly wants and how she can make it happen.

This book was a quick read. The premise is spot on with something I would like, but it just didn't work for me. I loved the idea of Helen's character but Helen was never filled out well enough to make her seem real. Helen is a brat a lot of the time and many times doesn't think through her actions and how they will affect those around her; the result is that Helen is a beauty that is short on brains and wisdom (the opposite of what I think she is meant to be portrayed as). I really had trouble finding anything to admire in Helen's character and this made it hard for me to engage in the story.

The side characters are similar in that they are very stereotypical and two dimensional. The plot goes at a pretty good pace but it is predictable and never really seems to have a purpose. This was a book more about a young girl wandering through her life than a book with any purpose to it. Many of the things that happen with Helen seem very historically improbable and that was a bit annoying too.

The writing style was okay but simple. I approached this as a young adult book but it was written at a much younger level. All the descriptions are there but they aren't written in a way that really grabs the readers imagination and draws them into the scene. There is no love interest for Helen and there are no people that really help Helen to figure out who she is or what her purpose is.

The ending to the book is non-conclusive and open and doesn't really resolve anything. Basically everything about this book was mediocre. It is a generic story about a young girl who wants to be more than a princess. As such, this book might appeal to younger girls (middle grade or even younger) and it does send a good message about trying to be who you want to be. There are better stories out there though about similar subjects.

Overall an okay story. Not really offensive and technically well-written, but not incredibly engaging. It is an easy read and seems intended for a younger female audience (middle grade or younger). If you want a more engaging book about a girl trying to break the constraints of being a princess check out Princess Ben instead. I am sure there are oodles of books out there about this subject that are more engaging. I won't be reading any more of Friesner's books in the future.(less)

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Apr 23, 2010 Penwiper rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. At first, this book was fairly promising. The prose was adequate, and the idea was good. Okay, girls who show their spunky grrrl-itude by learning "manly" arts and rejecting "womanly" ones make me twitch, but in this case it was at least done well enough that I could tolerate it and go on with the story.

Unfortunately, the story just simply didn't go anywhere. It was odd, because there were a lot of potential places where the plot could have taken off, but as soon as anything started building up...more At first, this book was fairly promising. The prose was adequate, and the idea was good. Okay, girls who show their spunky grrrl-itude by learning "manly" arts and rejecting "womanly" ones make me twitch, but in this case it was at least done well enough that I could tolerate it and go on with the story.

Unfortunately, the story just simply didn't go anywhere. It was odd, because there were a lot of potential places where the plot could have taken off, but as soon as anything started building up, the plot would twist away from it. It was almost as though the author didn't know how to handle action or tension, and so was avoiding it. I know that this author has written numerous other books and stories, so I was surprised at this.

And the really annoying thing is that there was a lot of potential. Take, for instance, one scene that should have been just oozing with drama. A secondary-character prince, having narrowly beaten a secondary-character warrior-woman to the prize of the hunt and having slain the wild boar, dramatically presents her with the prize saying she should have won it. The other warriors cry out at him giving this honor to such an unnatural female, whereupon in a fit of rage he draws his sword and attacks them, leading to wild bloodshed and his eventual death. Awesome! What a chance for great tension! What opportunities for wrenching emotion! Here's a place where the action can really get going! Except..... there's absolutely no build-up to this scene, and no emotional denouement. The scene took maybe one page, the fighting took up maybe 3 sentences, and the whole was described with all the drama of a 3rd-grade spelling lesson. The main characters are instantly hustled off the scene by the author and the remaining action is described to them later, and mostly forgotten about within a few pages. Dull, dull dull!

The book ended with the main characters having moved around a bit, but not having really achieved anything, affected anything, or having changed themselves (which is a pity, because they're all very bland and generic). But the book has a sequel, so maybe the whole first book was just a buildup to whatever is going to happen in the next book. Worth a try.(less)

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Feb 22, 2010 Janice Liu rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

CHARACTERS:
FATHER-king of Sparta
MOTHER-queen of Sparta.(for some reason queens are better than kings in this book)
CLYTEMNESTRA-her twin, is younger.Is very different from her sister because she is more girl like. Clytemnestra likes to weave and do girl stuff.
CASTOR and POLYDEUCES-twin brothers
IONE-babysitter
GLAUCUS-teacher of Helen and her brothers
MILO-slave but was freed by Helen
EUNIKE-can have visions from Apollo
ATALANTA-boyish like Helen. Teaches her how to ride a horse.
Setting:Something like...more

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Jan 12, 2010 Becky rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: mg-fantasy

I really liked Nobody’s Princess. But it’s worth noting that, while I read a few myths back in middle school, I am hardly a classicist. Those looking for mythological purism would probably not like this book much at all.

But, well… That’s sort of why I like it. Jessica has mentioned the problem with mythological retellings that don’t reclaim characters and storylines (link: http://www.active-voice.net/2008/02/0...), and I’m right there with her. I don’t want to read a story about how Helen was so...more I really liked Nobody’s Princess. But it’s worth noting that, while I read a few myths back in middle school, I am hardly a classicist. Those looking for mythological purism would probably not like this book much at all.

But, well… That’s sort of why I like it. Jessica has mentioned the problem with mythological retellings that don’t reclaim characters and storylines (link: http://www.active-voice.net/2008/02/0...), and I’m right there with her. I don’t want to read a story about how Helen was so very beautiful that she gets blamed for the Trojan War—and is going to end up a prize for the victor. And Nobody’s Princess is not that story. Instead, it’s the story of Helen as a Bronze Age feminist, who wants to be in charge of her future and respected for her abilities. So while it may mangle mythology a little bit (judging by the smoke that poured out of Jess’s ears when I described it to her…), it’s still a story I can get behind.

There are several elements of the book in particular that I liked. First off, while Helen starts off very pleased with herself for being so beautiful, she grows out of it—there are several points when it’s made clear to her that, while it’s a nice enough thing, she didn’t do anything special to earn being beautiful, or to deserve the privileges it gets her. Realizing that helps Helen take pride in her other abilities. (Additionally, Helen spends much of the book in her gawky, awkward phase, and not so pretty at all; she doesn’t even believe the hints that are dropped that she will grow up to be stunning.)

Second, despite the fact that the warriors Helen seeks to emulate are almost exclusively male, and thus it would be easy for her to have only male mentors, the book manages to present her with both female mentors and a good female friend—another sign of the book’s feminist leanings. So though Helen learns sword work from Glaucus, her brothers’ (male) teacher, she learns to hunt and track from her mother, she learns to ride from a female huntress named Atalanta,and she befriends Eunike, the young Oracle of Delphi.

With that said, while the politics of book are fantastic (and rarely delve into being preachy—though they are blatant, but I think that’s due to the writer’s attempt to make them clear and easy for young female readers to embrace), the story itself isn’t without problems. While the book is great with regards to most of Helen’s relationships, it never manages to quite reach that level with her twin sister, Clytemnestra. It does illustrate how frustrating it is for Clytemnestra to constantly be overlooked due to Helen’s prettiness, but never really resolves the tension that causes between them. And when Clytemnestra is afraid of her impending wedding, Helen cares about her and tries to help her—but the plot quickly moves away from that quickly, and Helen seems to forget about it entirely.

The book is also a little oddly placed; it has less of a plot and is more a series of events needed to establish Helen and move her to where she is on the last page—I presume in order to get to the sequel, which I suspect will be a more cohesive story. And the writing is also fairly simple; the book is listed as YA/teen, but reads as something aimed at a younger crowd to me.

Full review: http://www.active-voice.net/2008/06/0...(less)

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Nov 01, 2009 Izzy Ringer rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Nobody's Princess was about Helen of Sparta growing up in her parent's palace in ancient Greece. She did not like obeying all the rules of being a princess and snuck away to watch her brothers, Castor and Polydeuces, as they trained to become warriors. Her twin sister, Clytemnestra, did everything right and got married. As for Helen, she learned how to fight from her brothers’ teacher and used those skills at the Caledonian Boar Hunt. She ultimately assisted Atalanta in killing the boar. She wen...more

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Sep 17, 2012 Meredith R. rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Nobody's Princess
By: Esther M. Friesner
Historical Fiction
305 Pages

There's a girl named Helen of Sparta. She's the most beautiful girl in Sparta. She has a sister named Clytemnestra, and two brothers named Castor, and Polyduces. At the beginning her idol is Aphrodite, but later in the book it turns into Atlanta the Huntress. She strongly dislikes what every girl would do back then. Such as sewing, cooking, and spinning. In that case she dressed up in her brother's old clothes, and went to fighti...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Claire rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

-Nobody’s Princess - By Esther Freisner - Historical Fiction - 305 pages-

Nobody’s Princess is about a girl named Helen who is a princess of Sparta and will be the queen. She doesn’t want to do normal princess stuff like sew and weave, she wants to get out and hunt, fight and learn how to ride a horse. Since she wants to hunt and fight, everyday she finds her way to get out and train with her twin twin brothers Castor and Polyduces and their trainer Glactus. Later in the story Helen’s twin sister...more

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Esther M. Friesner was educated at Vassar College, where she completed B.A's in both Spanish and Drama. She went to on to Yale University; within five years she was awarded an M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish. She taught Spanish at Yale for a number of years before going on to become a full-time author of fantasy and science fiction. She has published twenty-seven novels so far; her most recent titles in...more

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Nobody's Princess (Nobody's Princess #1)

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