I didn't enjoy this latest in the Landover series as much as I did the previous ones. There wasn't enough of the fantasy/magic, etc. ( )

Princess is a well known tale, using a well known formula. Picture a rebellious teen, who has a journey in which she develops an awareness of self and a respect for those around her. It's been seen a hundred times in trashy teen movies and the formula has now had a fantasy make over, in the familiar Landover world. Princess is mostly a story by the numbers, never really getting out of first gear. The characters are stereotypical and the plot is straight as an arrow, the only real diversion is the crafty and coy Prism Cat. It's a quick read and opens up avenues for further adventures in Landover which will hopefully rekindle some of the spirit seen in the earlier entries. ( )

It took me awhile to read this book, I kinda had a hard time getting into this book. The author had a lot of characters in this book with really weird names. At times, I found myself having a hard time trying to keep up. I am not a fan of the fantasy novel anyway, but to somebody who likes that genere, they might like this book a lot better. I did like the 15 year old lead character, she was very strong. ( )

A dissapointing return to Landover. The plot was too predictable, the characters too cliched and most of them are underused as he rattled through virtually every character from the previous 5. Ben and WIllow take a complete step back in this story as it concentrates on their spoiled 15 year old daughter as she learns a life lesson in growing up.

There was too many new characters and one too many bad guys for such a short novel. The inclusion of the evil Duke was pointless and made the ending muddled as it split the focus away from the main bad guy.

Due to the 14 year gap in the series I think Brooks felt it necessary to constantly put in recaps of previous storylines, but as most people who would buy book 6 in a series are aware of the past it felt completely forced.

So overall it was nice to see Landover again, but it was tinged with dissapointment at such a weak effort. ( )