Handbook for Dragon Slayers
Merrie Haskell,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by HarperCollins Publishers on 05-28-2013
Merrie Haskell,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by HarperCollins Publishers on 05-28-2013
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Format: Textbook
ISBN:
9780062008169 (0062008161)
ASIN: 9780062008169
Publish date: 28-05-2013
Publisher: HarperCollins
Edition language: English
Category:
Fantasy,
Young Adult,
Magic,
Childrens,
Adventure,
Juvenile,
Middle Grade,
Fairy Tales,
Princesses,
Dragons,
Fiction
First I have to say that this author writes really good. I fell in love with the first book I read, "The Princess Curse". If I did not, maybe I would have liked this more, maybe not. Unfortunately, I can't avoid comparisons. Both MC are very likeable. Tilda, the princess, has a twisted foot. This wa...
I really liked Haskell’s debut, The Princess Curse, so I read this one right away. It was good, and I liked the several ways she subverts the standard cliches. Haskell also does a nice job of making her setting specific and real, rather than a vague pseudo-Middle Ages (she did the same in Princess C...
Handbook for Dragon Slayers by Merrie Haskell grabbed me because of that gorgeous cover and of course dragons! Though I have to admit I was nervous about a book that was about slaying dragons instead of thinking they are awesome. Fortunately I was in for a happy surprise with that, though I won’t gi...
Oh, this was QUITE good. I got this a few weeks ago from the GoodReads First Reads program. I'm sad that I didn't read it sooner! Great protagonist, twists and turns in the plot which I did not see coming, plus dragons and cool horses and humor. It is a middle grade book, so it's kid-friendly, but i...
[I won an ARC through Goodreads First reads.]Princess Mathilda, or Tilda as she's more commonly known, isn't your typical heroine. For starters she's lame, born with a twisted foot she has to live with its pain daily, and has been forbidden to do things like ride horses. You'd think that would free ...