The Enchanted Forest Chronicles Book One: Dealing with Dragons

The scholarly princcesses, the very sensible dragons and irritating princes... What else can a girl want? Q: There was a great deal of etiquette, from the proper way to curtsy before a visiting prince to how loudly it was permissible to scream when being carried off by a giant... When she couldn't sta......more

A playful, endearing, light, quick middle-grade fantasy read that turns classic fairytale tropes on their heads, with Cimorene, an independent, intelligent princess who doesn't want to abide by conventional standards of what society thinks a princess should be and thus, runs away to live with dragon......more

If you think you know what a princess story is, think again. There's a magic to this series I haven't experienced since reading Harry Potter. It's one of the most playful books I've ever read, constantly making jokes out of well-known tropes and famous fairy tales. Plus it's a mystery in which the pr......more

My daughter is but 9 months old and I already daydream about when I'll introduce her to this series. 5 stars. A formative book from my own childhood which deserves everybody's attention not only for featuring a strong young female lead but doing so in a wonderfully detailed reinvention of the typical......more

This is the first book of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. My daughter read them when she was at the point where reading changes from being work to being fun. So it was one of the first "serious" books (> 100 pages and no pictures) that she read on her own for pleasure. First my wife read the series......more