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Young Adult Fantasy. Cimerone is tired of being a princess, tired of the etiquette lessons and the embroidery and all the other boring things princesses are supposed to do; when she does find something she enjoys, like cooking or fencing, she's told it's just not done and she's forced to quit. So she runs away from home and volunteers her cooking and treasure sorting skills to the dragon Kazul. And has lots of adventures.
I read this once back when I was just a wee punk, and I remember liking it ...more
I read this once back when I was just a wee punk, and I remember liking it ...more
This is still an all-time favorite book 18 years after I discovered it, at the perfect age of 12. I loved fantasy and fairy tales then, but I also had a taste for things that played with cliche and convention, probably because I read The Hobbit instead of LotR and grew up on Douglas Adams and Monty Python quotes from my parents. This book perfectly matches a fairy tale atmosphere with clever satire and lots of very sensible characters, who know how to navigate the rules of fairy tale lands. And
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Jun 17, 2010
Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
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A cute, sometimes funny story that sends up various fairy tale tropes, without being too heavy-handed.
Epic re-read of The Enchanted Forest Chronicles. I had forgotten how much I loved this book, and the characters. I think Dealing with Dragons was the first book I read that really got me hooked onto fantasy. I remember checking it out from the library (and Searching for Dragons) repeatedly, and I remember when Calling for Dragons finally came out and my excitement.
Wrede took fantasy stereotypes and turned them on their heads for the juvenile crowd, and I was utterly hooked. Still am, in fact.
Wrede took fantasy stereotypes and turned them on their heads for the juvenile crowd, and I was utterly hooked. Still am, in fact.
This was a fun read featuring an un-princess-like princess and dragons! It went by quickly and I enjoyed the story.
Jun 12, 2008
Lisa Vegan
marked it as to-read
Feb 01, 2011
Paige
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it was amazing
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Oct 07, 2015
Carissa
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