- Posse and Princesses in the title. How can I resist?
- The cover was so bad I had to see if the story was any good.
- Again.. Posse and Princesses. So. much. win.
- The Princess Bride by William Goldman
- The Iron King by Julie Kagawa
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
Summary from GoodReads:
Rhis, princess of a small kingdom, is invited along with all the other princesses in her part of the world to the coming of age party of the Crown Prince of Vesarja, which is the central and most important kingdom. When Iardith, the prettiest and most perfect of all the princesses, is abducted, Rhis and her friends go to the rescue.
What happens to Rhis and her posse has unexpected results not only for the princesses, but for the princes who chase after them. Everyone learns a lot about friendship and hate, politics and laughter, romantic ballads and sleeping in the dirt with nothing but a sword for company. But most of all they learn about the many meanings of love.
My Review:
One of my favorite things to do when I was young was go to the library. I loved the crinkle of the plastic covers over the books and the smell of the pages when I opened a book and prepared to dive into its adventures for the first time. I even loved the overly used part of the pages, the fingerprints and stains because those told stories to me in addition to the words that were printed on the page.
One of my favorite types of stories to read were stories of princesses and adventures. What little girl didn’t go through a princess phase?
A Posse of Princesses would have been a perfect addition to those books I frantically checked out. Even though I’d never read this story as a girl, as I opened my library copy of this book I was transported back to a time when “happily ever after” was something I believed in with all my heart and where princesses really could be strong, kind, wise and fun.
Now, before I talk about the awesome Rhis from the kingdom of Nym, let me just say that … the cover for this book is horrible. Seriously, just look past it and listen to me when I say that this is a princess story you want your daughters reading.
Every kind of princess is represented here. They all gather together for a “Cinderella” type of weekend in which they are to woo the most eligible prince, the Crown Prince of Vesarja. While the plot is a big predictable, the antics of Rhis and her friends had me laughing out loud and remembering just how much I loved these types of stories as a young girl.
I loved the ending of this book the most. In a world of young adult books that give instant gratification to the heroine, Rhis is treated differently. Sherwood Smith approached the ending with a unique, but perfect solution and I applaud her for providing a great example of patience and maturity to girls today.
Grab this book and start reading folks. See if you are inspired to remember some of your favorite books and reading memories as well.
What kind of book inspires your memories of reading as a child/teen?
