The Two Princesses of Bamarre
by Gail Carson Levine
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Author: Gail Carson LevineEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2003-04-15
ISBN: 006440966X
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: HarperCollins
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- ISBN13: 9780064409667
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Book Reviews of The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Book Review: The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Summary: 5 Stars
The Two Princesses of Bamarre
Gail Carson Levine
HarperCollins Publisher Inc.
The Two Princesses of Bamarre by Gail Carson Levine, is about the page-turning adventures of Princess Addie, who is on a quest to save her sister and the people of Bamarre from a terrible sickness. Princess Addie is the complete opposite of her sister, Princess Meryl, she is a coward and is afraid of many little things. Princess Meryl on the other hand is always hoping for an adventure to come along. She is brave and willing to fight, but a terrible sickness comes over her and she is going to die if Princess Addie can't overcome her fears and find where the fairies live to save her sister. There is a prophecy that reads that one day when a coward becomes brave then the rain will fall over Bamarre and save them from the sickness. Anyway Addie sets off to find a dragon and runs into many dangerous creatures. Ogres, Dragons, Griffons, and many other creatures....Fortunatly she has a pair of seven league boots which allows her to walk very far in one step. She endures a great battle will she win and save Bamarre? Or will she lose not only the battle but her sister and the people of Bamarre?
There are many characters in this book, but the main character would definitely be Princess Addie. She is about 15 years old and is afraid of almost everything...especially spiders. She is not brave and has no desire to fight dragons, as her sister does. Some of the subordinate characters are Drault, who is dead at the time but is in many prophecies and was the hero of Bamarre. The sorcerer Rhys, who Addie later falls in love with. Rhys is a friendly person that is loved by most, he pleases people by showing off his magic tricks. Princess Meryl, is Addie's sister and is dying. Addie is trying to find the cure throughout this whole book to save her sister from the Gray Death. Meryl is a very strong person and doesn't believe that the Gray Death will kill her. She has more hope and personality then most, and everyone seems to adore her. Vollys was the old dragon that Addie had gone to find the cure from, the dragon is a very tricky creature though, so Addie is faced with the challenge of outwitting Vollys when she is captured by her. The problem with Vollys is that she is lonely and terribly depressed because she has no one to talk to and everybody is afraid of her. When in reality she isn't that mean and only eats the people that bore her and can't entertain her. Not a lot of these characters are very believable, actually all them are not believable at all besides Addie and Meryl. This reason is because all of the rest of the characters are magical in some way, they are either sorcerer's, or fairies, or some other fantasy creature.
I would definitely recommend this book! I loved it so much! The way that Gail Carson Levine writes this book is amazing. She throws suspense, adventure, magic, and love into the story, which makes it unforgettable! I couldn't put this book down, it was such a pager turner. You never knew what was going to come next, one moment Addie would escape from danger and the next she would get herself back into some kind of trouble. You don't really know what is going to happen in the end until you read it. I already love fantasy, but this book wasn't like many other fantasy books I've read. Sure it had the typically princess needs a savior plot, but all of the different magical creatures there were was amazing. It wasn't just the typical dragon, but it was also some other very powerful creatures that I had never heard of. To find out how this great book ended read it, you might just be surprised!
Summary of The Two Princesses of Bamarre
When a plague strikes Bamarre, Princess Addie must save her sister.
Brave and adventureous, Princess Meryl dreams of fighting dragons and protecting the kingdom of Bamarre. Shy and fearful, Princess Addie is content to stay within the safety of the castle walls. The one thing that the sisters share is their unwavering love for each other.
The tables are turned, however, when the Gray Death leaves Meryl fatally ill. To save her sister, meek Princess Addie must find the courage to set out on a dangerous quest filled with dragons, unknown magic, and death itself. Time is running out, and the sisters' lives?and the future of the kingdom of Bamarre?hang in the balance.
After stealing the hearts of middle-grade girls with her delightful Newbery Honor-winning Cinderella retelling, Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine here creates a fairy tale of her own and gives it a characteristic grrrl-power twist. Twelve-year-old Addie admires her older sister Meryl, who aspires to rid the kingdom of Bamarre of gryphons, specters, and ogres. Addie, on the other hand, is fearful even of spiders and depends on Meryl for courage and protection. Waving her sword Bloodbiter, the older girl declaims in the garden from the heroic epic of Drualt to a thrilled audience of Addie, their governess, and the young sorcerer Rhys. But when Meryl falls ill with the dreaded Gray Death, Addie must gather her courage and set off alone on a quest to find the cure and save her beloved sister. Addie takes the seven-league boots and magic spyglass left to her by her mother and the enchanted tablecloth and cloak given to her by Rhys--along with a shy declaration of his love. She prevails in encounters with tricky specters (spiders too) and outwits a wickedly personable dragon in adventures touched with romance and a bittersweet ending. Young fans of princess stories will gobble this one up. (Ages 10 to 14) --Patty Campbell
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