| $@%&! level: None “Bedroom” level: Low (just a bit of kissing, some of it inter-species) Violence level: Low Back Cover: “Princess Emeralda isn't exactly an ideal princess. Her laugh sounds like a donkey's bray rather than tinkling bells, she trips over her own feet more often than she gracefully curtsies, and she hates the young Prince Jorge whom her mother hopes she will marry. But if Emma, (as she is called), ever thought to escape from her frustrating life, she never expected it to happen by kissing a frog. One kiss from this frog who calls himself Prince Eadric, and Emma's whole life turns upside down as the two of them set off on a deliciously original, hilarious and fast-paced fairy tale adventure.” |
It's an all-around good story and an enjoyable read, even if it sort of does what it says on the tin. There wasn't anything particularly unexpected as I read it, with the possible exception of the end of Aunt Grassina's story-line. So, I wouldn't call it exactly brilliant, but I would call it amusing. The life of a frog contains a very different sort of adventure, but with that understanding it could also be called adventurous. Mostly, I think my reaction is that it's fun and easy, a pleasant way to pass a rainy afternoon if you have nothing better to do and don't want to think too hard.