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A funny and charming subversion of the well-known ‘Frog Prince’ fairytale, Frogkisser! by Garth Nix tells the story of a bookish princess, an eager but clumsy puppy, and a whole host of young men turned into amphibians.
Princess Anya just wants to be left alone to study sorcery, but unfortunately her step-stepfather wants to take over the kingdom and so transforms any suitor for her big sister’s hand into a frog. Anya reluctantly sets out on a quest to gather the ingredients that will enable her ...more
Princess Anya just wants to be left alone to study sorcery, but unfortunately her step-stepfather wants to take over the kingdom and so transforms any suitor for her big sister’s hand into a frog. Anya reluctantly sets out on a quest to gather the ingredients that will enable her ...more
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- fairytale-esque
- talking dogs (+ other animals)
- slow going
- subverted tropes
- fairytale-esque
- talking dogs (+ other animals)
- slow going
- subverted tropes
Who says being a Princess is an easy job?
Princess Anya has to protect her sister from the evil Duke, fulfil her promise to turn her sister's boyfriend Prince Denholm back to human after he was transformed into a frog, and learn how to be a powerful sorceress. And it seems that everything HAS to be done by a Princess, just like in the stories. Since her spoiled sister cannot be expected to lift her finger to do anything, it all falls into Prince Anya's responsibility.
So all aboard Prince Anya's ...more
Princess Anya has to protect her sister from the evil Duke, fulfil her promise to turn her sister's boyfriend Prince Denholm back to human after he was transformed into a frog, and learn how to be a powerful sorceress. And it seems that everything HAS to be done by a Princess, just like in the stories. Since her spoiled sister cannot be expected to lift her finger to do anything, it all falls into Prince Anya's responsibility.
So all aboard Prince Anya's ...more
This was worth the wait to get my hands on as it is light funny and very enjoyable.
Dragged in a lot of places, but it was still fun in others, especially when things started getting closer to the climax of the story. I can see younger me enjoying this more.
Sep 28, 2016
Daisy Banana
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Kirsty
marked it as to-read
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Joy
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