by Cameron Dokey
Sections in this review: Research. Writing. Characters.Research—I was pleasantly surprised at how closely this followed the ancient poem "The Ballad of Mulan", who is a historical figure who make have lived around the Northern Wei dynasty.I had low expectations for this since this was my first time ...
2.5 stars. About what I expected, really, based on my memories of the Once Upon a Time series. But I hoped for more, because "The Ballad of Mulan" is such a fantastic story. Hilariously, I think the Disney version was probably more realistic in regards to everyone's reaction to Mulan's rejection of ...
When I saw that this book was my Cameron Dokey, I really wanted to read it, since I enjoyed her GOLDEN a lot. Anyways, it wasn't worth scrounging and searching the whole internet for. Just saying that. But it was still good! I think I was in a grumpy mood when I read this and didn't really care what...
Quite enjoyed this one. Probably just as much as the Disney version of "Mulan". My only real complaint is that it seemed really short and the romance aspect was sort of shallow. There was no real 'chance' for the relationship between Mulan and her prince to be developed before they were declaring th...
My one problem with this book was that it should have been longer. I love that the story dwelt on Mulan's relationship with her father -- the gradual development from strangers to an actual relationship was very well done.Except it pretty much took up an entire half of the story. The rest of it -- t...
I don't know if I would even give it 3 stars...there is nothing really wrong with it but it was definitely meant for a younger crowd. The writing is very simple and juvenile, and I've been so spoiled with well written YA lately that this just fell very short.Its a shame too, I was looking forward to...
I quite enjoyed this installment in the "Once Upon A Time" series, even though Mulan's story is not actually a fairytale. I have never read the original legend of Mulan, so my only knowledge of the story comes from many viewings of Disney's animated film version. Many have complained about how much...
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