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Cargando... Another Castle: Grimoire (edición 2017)por Andrew Wheeler (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. I liked the artwork and the colors on this volume a lot. The story was an interesting, modern twist on the classic 'save-the-princess' storyline, without feeling overly forced. A fun read for kids and grown-ups, as there are enough winks to things kids won't get. (I particularly chuckled at the 'bestiary atenborgia'). This was a really fun story about a princess who gets imprisoned by an evil dark lord who is forcing her to marry him so he can take over her kingdom. Her almost-betrothed sets off to rescue her, but she decides she needs to help herself. The secondary characters in this are really great. I loved Gorga, and would have gladly read a book centered around her. Unfortunately, I never really connected with Misty the way I did with the secondary characters - mainly because I never saw her exhibit any traits other than generic fantasy heroine. Despite that, I enjoyed the book. I liked the messages about not making assumptions about people (monsters are people too!), and was greatly amused at how utterly useless Pete was at heroing. I wish the story had been drawn out a bit more so I could have stayed in the world a bit longer. Review copy courtesy of the publisher via NetGalley. The princess saves herself in this one. Enough said! Except, not. The spectacular plot is conveyed in beautiful art and disses many stereotypes. Note: I received a free copy of the book from the publisher. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
Pertenece a las seriesAnother Castle [2016] (1-5 collected) Listas de sobresalientes
What does it mean to be a hero? A magical sword? A prophecy? What does it mean to be a leader? A royal title? A kingdom to lead? Misty is a princess, but does that make her a damsel or a leader? Misty has a prince, but does that make him the hero? Misty, princess of Beldora, is faced with a conundrum. Engaged to the buffoonish--if well-meaning--prince Pete, Misty finds herself suffocated by the expectations of royal life. Soon Misty notices a spy from the neighboring kingdom of Grimoire. A plot to steal the one sword that has the power to kill Lord Badlug, current ruler of Grimoire, who seeks to expand his empire by invading neighboring countries, is eventually revealed. However, because of some magical red tape, Badlug can only invade another country once he becomes a member of the royal family. Misty makes the rash decision to attempt to end Lord Badlug but ends up losing the sword to his witch--and getting kidnapped in the process. Pete, in all his well-meaning goodness, sets out to rescue her. Thrown into turmoil over the kidnapping of his daughter, Misty's father vows to bring war to the land of Grimoire in an effort to save her before her wedding to Lord Badlug. Meantime, Misty attempts to rescue both herself and the country of Grimoire from Lord Badlug. Only then does she discover that simply disposing of Badlug won't lead to an immediate happy ending. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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That said, in my eyes, the book suffers greatly from being caught between wishing to address the protagonist's morals and desires with real complexities, nuance and realism, but also wanting to write a morality tale where having the virtuous goals and the strength to stick to one's principles magically carries the day. This leads to a frequent set up where the protagonist is confronted with the naivete of her behaviour, only to then make barely any adjustments to it, and largely through blind luck and storytelling needs still succeed. (And indeed, the entire book ends on decisions which, based on the factors already established in the story, should likely lead to enormous amounts of violence and suffering, but which is presented as though it's purely a Good Thing and so no mention of the almost inevitable negative consequences is done.) It would perhaps have been better to not lampshade these issues by first introducing the moral complexities in the first place, and keep it a simple black-and-white fairy tale where goodness of heart wins the day.
As it stands, the story is decent, if simplistic, has some clever mythological building blocks (particularly the logic of the villain's scheme is good) and has several lovely moments, as well as opportunities for the protagonist to overcome (largely self-caused) problems with actual resourcefulness. And I very much enjoyed the additional, aspirational level of meaning the book's title took on in the last page. I just wish it by then hadn't been already undercut by the sparse attempts at realism. ( )