The Princetta
Adding a small advisory to my review since I think it turns up near the top of the page.
DO NOT LOOK AT THE DISCUSSION BOARD FOR THIS BOOK if you haven't read it. Someone posted a topic title with a major spoiler (accidentally, she was trying to get it identified and posted somewhere else entirely, but it was put onto the book's page probably by me, apologies)
I've never considered myself to be someone who demands that their endings be happy, but this book's ending felt more like a betrayal. Like someone who forces their way into your life and makes you fall in love with how wonderful they are, and then just commits suicide because they felt like it.
I'm not the first to say that Part 3 should have been left out, it just wasn't consistent with the tone of the rest of the story. Perhaps a little slow at times, I really did enjoy the bulk of the story. It was a real and true adventure, not to mention that I found the strangeness of the archipelago very very appealing (reminiscent of Sinbad, Legend of the Seven Seas, the cartoon of all things) The characters were enjoyable enough and nothing about it especially got on my nerves which is uncommon.
I suppose of all of it maybe the main character, Malva, was a little less appealing but also more real than most heroines tend to be.
Anyway, betrayed is really the best word to describe my feelings at the end of this.
THIS BOOK IS SO FAB.And sad.But mostly fab.
u read a book when ur young & love it then give it to ur sister to read & shes like YOU KNOW THIS HAS A ROMANCE BETWEEN A 16 YO AND A 24 YO and ur like. ah.
After having read this book, I looked at other reviews and was surprised to see what a difference of opinion existed over it. Five stars down to one: it has achieved them all. Most readers hate the ending, and deservedly so...it is terrible. There are those who are able to get caught up in the adventure and romance, but for me it was just good enough keep reading...and not good enough to rise above two stars.
*Real rating: somewhere between 3-4.25 stars, but I'll keep it at 5 for nostalgic reasons.*This is my third time reading this book, the last time being probably before I joined Goodreads. I remembered some details, a couple of characters and the fact that I cried my eyes out. But upon rereading the book, I realized I had forgotten some things, which kind of made it feel as if I was reading it for the first time again.This is a book about adventure, despite what the title might have you believe.
I knock off two stars for the ending. I absolutely loved this book, it had a great plot, and I was curious to see how it would end. I was like, "Alright, how are they going to keep everyone happy without the Princetta returning home? Hmmm interesting" I really liked this book... until the last four or five chapters. She really could have made this book very good! But she just made the worst ending in the world! I was so upset by it. Oh! Oh well, it was good but I really do knock off two stars,
First off I would like to say that this was an incredibly good book. Yes I have to agree the ending was absolutely horrible. I mean really they decide to just do that to one of the best characters in the book! Gosh I really was hoping for a wonderful, fantastic ending. But even still I don't understand why people would give this book 2 stars other than for the horrible ending. Other than that I can not deny that this book was wonderful. Full of adventure and events happening continuously. I
Anne-Laure Bondoux
Paperback | Pages: 433 pages Rating: 3.58 | 2082 Users | 242 Reviews
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Original Title: | La Princetta et le capitaine |
ISBN: | 0747577870 (ISBN13: 9780747577874) |
Edition Language: | English |
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***NOTE***Adding a small advisory to my review since I think it turns up near the top of the page.
DO NOT LOOK AT THE DISCUSSION BOARD FOR THIS BOOK if you haven't read it. Someone posted a topic title with a major spoiler (accidentally, she was trying to get it identified and posted somewhere else entirely, but it was put onto the book's page probably by me, apologies)
I've never considered myself to be someone who demands that their endings be happy, but this book's ending felt more like a betrayal. Like someone who forces their way into your life and makes you fall in love with how wonderful they are, and then just commits suicide because they felt like it.
I'm not the first to say that Part 3 should have been left out, it just wasn't consistent with the tone of the rest of the story. Perhaps a little slow at times, I really did enjoy the bulk of the story. It was a real and true adventure, not to mention that I found the strangeness of the archipelago very very appealing (reminiscent of Sinbad, Legend of the Seven Seas, the cartoon of all things) The characters were enjoyable enough and nothing about it especially got on my nerves which is uncommon.
I suppose of all of it maybe the main character, Malva, was a little less appealing but also more real than most heroines tend to be.
Anyway, betrayed is really the best word to describe my feelings at the end of this.
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Title | : | The Princetta |
Author | : | Anne-Laure Bondoux |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 433 pages |
Published | : | April 2nd 2007 by Bloomsbury UK (first published 2004) |
Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Adventure |
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Ratings: 3.58 From 2082 Users | 242 ReviewsJudgment Epithetical Books The Princetta
I loved this book, the plot held my eyes riveted to the pages as this sorry group of sailors made their way through the increasingly unknown seas. There was love, there was loss. The plot deserves a handy 5 star rating, but the translation wasn't spectacular, and the plot could have been executed much better.THIS BOOK IS SO FAB.And sad.But mostly fab.
u read a book when ur young & love it then give it to ur sister to read & shes like YOU KNOW THIS HAS A ROMANCE BETWEEN A 16 YO AND A 24 YO and ur like. ah.
After having read this book, I looked at other reviews and was surprised to see what a difference of opinion existed over it. Five stars down to one: it has achieved them all. Most readers hate the ending, and deservedly so...it is terrible. There are those who are able to get caught up in the adventure and romance, but for me it was just good enough keep reading...and not good enough to rise above two stars.
*Real rating: somewhere between 3-4.25 stars, but I'll keep it at 5 for nostalgic reasons.*This is my third time reading this book, the last time being probably before I joined Goodreads. I remembered some details, a couple of characters and the fact that I cried my eyes out. But upon rereading the book, I realized I had forgotten some things, which kind of made it feel as if I was reading it for the first time again.This is a book about adventure, despite what the title might have you believe.
I knock off two stars for the ending. I absolutely loved this book, it had a great plot, and I was curious to see how it would end. I was like, "Alright, how are they going to keep everyone happy without the Princetta returning home? Hmmm interesting" I really liked this book... until the last four or five chapters. She really could have made this book very good! But she just made the worst ending in the world! I was so upset by it. Oh! Oh well, it was good but I really do knock off two stars,
First off I would like to say that this was an incredibly good book. Yes I have to agree the ending was absolutely horrible. I mean really they decide to just do that to one of the best characters in the book! Gosh I really was hoping for a wonderful, fantastic ending. But even still I don't understand why people would give this book 2 stars other than for the horrible ending. Other than that I can not deny that this book was wonderful. Full of adventure and events happening continuously. I
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