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Kelly Barnhill
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Heartless Lyn @ Great Imaginations
Heartless Lyn @ Great Imaginations rated it 12 years ago
Check out Great Imaginations for this review!At the start of the book, Iron Hearted Violet had a lot of thing that seemed to promise a great story. Everything I was ready to see in a fantasy novel was combined into one book. The book hit all the right notes, but the pacing, inaccurate illustrations ...
A Sea of Stars
A Sea of Stars rated it 12 years ago
So I had some pretty high hopes for this one, most of which were dashed on the rocks of indifferent-ism. It just looked so cool.....I was expecting something from the dragon, who turned out to be a one-dimensional side character. Violet was two-dimensional. More there and yet....really not. She actu...
Jessica (HDB)
Jessica (HDB) rated it 12 years ago
Here is a story that held such promise for me, and didn't live up to what I was hoping for. Still, Iron Hearted Violet did have a lot that made me smile. Princess Violet is a different than your normal fairy tale princess. With mismatched eyes, unruly hair, and a sharp wit, she's the girl you wish a...
Andrea K Höst
Andrea K Höst rated it 12 years ago
This story is told via the device of a court storyteller (one who keeps addressing the reader as "my dears"), and has a strong fairytale air, mixed with an epic fantasy plot. It is the tale of both Violet and Demetrius, as well as the storyteller.Violet is an intelligent, lively, curious, mischievo...
Bibliophilic Monologues
Bibliophilic Monologues rated it 12 years ago
My attention was immediately captivated by the synopsis of the novel. I mean, how could I or anyone resist an outspoken and plain princess, her best friend and a mean dragon?Iron Hearted Violet was a different book than I had imagined it would be. Oh it had all the elements I expected it to but it h...
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