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Tom
Nov 05, 2021 rated it liked it
Wanted to like this more as it's got some great themes and decent storytelling. A young princess, Cimorine, rejects all the tropes of fantasy kingdoms, tiresome princes and arranged marriage. She heads off to voluntarily become the princess to a dragon. The dragon quickly realizes Cimorine's value as a free thinker and a clever twist to a typical fantasy story ensues.

Written for a younger audience (and these would be great books for precocious young readers), I really enjoyed the fresh take and
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Kaushalya
Sep 21, 2008 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: women, fantasy
The first book especially - because of Cimorene. This and Harry Potter are my read-when-I'm-feeling-low books ...more
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