Karissa E. (ophelia99) reviewed on 3/15/2015 + 2527 more book reviews

I have had this book on my bookshelf to read for a very very long time. This was a cute fantasy read with a lot of humor in it, I enjoyed it and think it would be best suited to middle grade and young adult readers.

Princess Cimorene doesn't want to do normal princess things so she comes up with a plan. Instead of waiting to be kidnapped by a dragon she runs away and strikes a deal with a dragon. However she doesnt count on the evil wizards trying to wreck havoc with the dragons and their politics.

This was a very cute read best suited to middle grade readers. I enjoyed the humor throughout and all the quirky dragons and princesses. The story is very simple and very short, so I think most adults will be a bit bored...however if you are an adult that really enjoys middle grade level reads you will probably like this.

I loved Princess Cimorene and her desire to do something that fell outside the norm for a princess. I also really enjoyed all the scenes where knights kept turning up to rescue her and she would turn them away.

Additionally the dragon Kazul was a very fun character and I really enjoyed how Kazul and Cimorene developed a solid and caring friendship over the course of the book.

The book teaches some good lessons; basically that its okay to do your own thing and that girls are fully capable of rescuing themselves when they are in tricky situations.

Overall this was a very cute and fun little fantasy read. Its a very short book and the plot is fairly simple and straightforward...so I would recommend to the middle grade age group. There is a lot of humor in the book and the story moves quickly so it makes for an engaging read. Although I enjoyed the story, I didnt find that it kept me thinking or guessing or wondering. The story wraps up pretty well too. As a result I probably wont read the rest of the books in the series. I just have too much to read and (although I enjoyed this book) I just didnt really find myself wanting to read more about these characters by the end of it.

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