The princess Emeralda escapes her boring princess life to walk in the swamp, she kisses a frog prince but turns into a frog herself so she and the frog prince must find a way to break the spell. This book I felt had a lot of potential but the writing was terribly good. I love fairy tales and twists on traditional fairy tales (which this is) so I was excited about this book, and the story was sweet, but the poor writing held it back. There are two more books in this series, and while I am interested in discovering what adventures Emma gets into next (because I'm sure there are plenty) I don't think I'm motivated enough to pick up the next book. ( )

This a darling book about a young girl who is a princess and lives in a magical kingdom. Her life as a princess is unsatisfying since she does not meet the "princess requirements" of being social, graceful, and lady-like. To make matters worse, her critical mother makes arrangements to marry her to a self absorbed prince whom she dislikes. Instead, Princess Emeralda finds herself in a swamp kissing an enchanted frog named Prince Eadric. But something goes terribly wrong, and she is transformed into a frog herself. Now she must learn to survive in the animal kingdom where there is no royalty and danger lurks at every turn. Thus, her journey begins as Prince Eadrick and herself try to find ways of undoing a magic spell in order to transform themselves back into humans. Will Princess Emeralda ever risk kissing Prince Eadrick again? ( )

Awkward princess/witch in training meets frog prince, kisses him, turns into a frog. Story follows the pair as they journey to reverse their amphibious state. ( )

A nicely done and amusing bit of fairy tale fluff with a twist. Don't expect great literature but do expect some good fun. Great for the intended age group but a fun and fast read for adults who enjoy JF too :-) ( )

I'm feeling kind of ambivalent about this, but I'm going to read the next book to see if it gets better. Esmerelda is a clumsy princess who's not very good at princess things. One day as she wanders the swamp (unprincess-like behavior, to be sure), she encounters a talking frog. He claims to be Prince Eadric, turned into a frog by a witch. All it will take to cure him of his malady is a kiss from a princess...

Certainly it starts as the familiar tale. But when Esmerelda (known as Emma) finally plants one on the frog, things go horribly awry. I liked the twist to the traditional tale and Emma and Eadric's adventures are rather enjoyable. The other characters they encounter are also quite interesting. I really enjoyed Grassina. However, Emma is awfully naive for a fourteen-year-old and the book as a whole felt a bit too cutesy. It had potential to be a much stronger tale. As I said, I'll give book two a go before calling it quits. ( )