Comments on: Sally Reviews The Princess Academy; Everybody is Guest-Post Writing

By: pelengator7

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By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:32:15 +0000

Wow, I'm reading my first Shannon Hale, too. I have all of her books, but I decided to start with The Goose Girl. I'm only a chapter or so into it, but the language is pretty luscious. I think I'm going to like it. I'll let you know what I think of Austenland if I ever get around to it. I've heard really mixed reviews. Susans last blog post..Spreading the (Linky) Love

By: toni

toni — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:59:04 +0000

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By: Jeanne

Jeanne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:29:31 +0000

Thanks for the book review. I’m going to suggest this book to my best friends daughter. Maybe my 12 year old will even read it? She still like’s Princess stories, just so long as her friends don’t know.

By: Stacey @ Happy Are We

Stacey @ Happy Are We — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 20:51:36 +0000

I agree 100% with Adrianne’s comment – Hale is a truly, truly talented author. Meyer? Uh…not so much. (just my opinion!)

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By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 19:26:04 +0000

Okay this is weird. Every time You review a book I walk into my class that same day and one of my students is reading said book. Never heard of the Twilight series – student reading it (and gave me her copy). Never heard of the Princess Academy and boom, one of my students was reading it today. (She offered to lend it to me but I turned down her offer). Okay, you apparently are both “hip” and have good taste. Ordering the Princess Academy now.

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By: Adrianne

Adrianne — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 13:22:20 +0000

I agree about Austinland and haven’t read Princess Academy but I’ve read Goose Girl and Book of a Thousand Days and loved both of them. I would love to read more of her books. I will be killed for saying this by most women but I like Shannon Hale a thousand trillion times better than Stephenie Meyer. Sorry, but I hate the Twilight series.

By: stephanie

stephanie — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:52:02 +0000

I have this sitting on my shelf to read (and preview for a niece) and haven’t picked it up yet. I may bump it up on the list now.

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By: Alexandra

Alexandra — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 03:59:22 +0000

I read all of the Twilight series, so I liked it at least that much. But I have to say that the biggest disappointment to me in the book was that I did not feel that the characters belonged together. Theirs was too much of a “love at first sight” sort of thing. They were ridiculously obsessed and devoted to each other for no real reason at all. It just didn’t do anything for me. I actually wanted her to chose Jake, with whom she at least had a friendship.

In the void that Harry Potter has left in my life, I am desperate for any fantastical world. I think that is what kept me reading Twilight.

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By: June

June — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 01:23:48 +0000

"It was set in somebody else's world, but that world seemed real." Story of my life. Junes last blog post..And do you know I have never been able to find those Cheap Trick poop words again?

By: Jennifer, Snapshot

Jennifer, Snapshot — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:08:35 +0000

Okay, we’ll forgive you for being a week behind, especially since I’ve been trying to convince Amanda to read this or Goose Girl, both by Hale.

I’ve also wanted to check out Austenland, so double yay.

Has Sally read Ella Enchanted? I (and Amanda) enjoyed it a lot. It’s better than the movie.

By: Carrie (Reading to Know)

Carrie (Reading to Know) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:07:01 +0000

Cute idea for a review! I liked it.

By: Krista

Krista — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:01:51 +0000

My mom got this book this summer for her class (5th/6th) and of course wanted me to "preview" it. I really enjoyed the princess academy! Kristas last blog post..Cory-isms

By: Luli

Luli — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:13:44 +0000

“Is it too much to ask for great storytelling and fantastic writing all in the same book?”

Try Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl; you’ll find both in abundance. It starts a little slow, but give it 50 or so pages, and if you’re not hooked, I’ll eat my whole collection of Amelia Peabody mysteries.