Garth Nix
Paperback | Pages: 336 pages Rating: 3.78 | 4250 Users | 1052 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Frogkisser! |
| ISBN: | 1760293512 (ISBN13: 9781760293512) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2018) |
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Talking dogs. Mischievous wizards. An evil stepstepfather. Loads and loads of toads. Such is the life of a Frogkisser.Princess Anya needs to see a wizard about a frog. It's not her frog, it's her sister's. And it's not a frog, it's actually a prince. A prince who was once in love with Anya's sister, but has now been turned into a frog by their evil stepstepfather. And Anya has made a 'sister promise' that she will find a way to return Prince Denholm to human form...
So begins an exciting, hilarious, irreverent quest through the Kingdom of Trallonia and out the other side, in a fantastical tale for all ages, full of laughs and danger, surprises and delights, and an immense population of frogs.
'[A] beautifully told romp of a fairy tale ... Wise and wondrous.' - Holly Black
Be Specific About Of Books Frogkisser!
| Title | : | Frogkisser! |
| Author | : | Garth Nix |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
| Published | : | March 2017 by Allen & Unwin (first published February 28th 2017) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Childrens. Middle Grade. Fairy Tales. Adventure. Fiction |
Rating Of Books Frogkisser!
Ratings: 3.78 From 4250 Users | 1052 ReviewsWrite Up Of Books Frogkisser!
Ideal for middle-grade readers, this has all the feel of a traditional fairy tale. There's a bad guy who transforms people into frogs and other animals and quirky heroes and a princess sent on a Quest. Half-way through the book, the princess has made barely any progress on her quest, so the ending starting feeling rushed: She's supposed to overthrow the evil overlord, restore a bunch of frogs to human form, and reinstate justice and the rule of law through out the land -- all in the last 25Ahoy there me mateys! So I have a wee bit of an obsession with Garth Nix and his wonderful stories. I love him so much that he was the featured author in me first broadside. I have read 25 of his novels. So when I heard he was writing this fairy tale I had to have it. Plus awesome cover.In his "Acknowledgments" of this novel, Mr. Nix claims inspiration from "the works of Lloyd Alexander, Nicholas Stuart Gray, Diana Wynne Jones, Robin McKinley, and T.H. White." I don't know Nicholas Stuart Gray's
A funny and charming subversion of the well-known Frog Prince fairytale, Frogkisser! by Garth Nix tells the story of a bookish princess, an eager but clumsy puppy, and a whole host of young men turned into amphibians. Princess Anya just wants to be left alone to study sorcery, but unfortunately her step-stepfather wants to take over the kingdom and so transforms any suitor for her big sisters hand into a frog. Anya reluctantly sets out on a quest to gather the ingredients that will enable her to
The adventures of Anya, a second princess, out to disenchant the prince whom her sister Morven had been in love with, until her stepstepfather had not only turned this prince into a frog, but produced another prince to lure Morven's heart away. (Not that that's too difficult.)And he threatens to send Anya to school at a place so far away that she's in danger merely going there.Fortunately, the failed sorcerer who is the librarian had a recipe for lip balm that makes other kisses effective. They
This was such a delightful book. I throughly enjoyed the quest, the subverted fairytale tropes, and the large cast of strong, independent and intelligent female characters. Frogkisser! is well suited to the younger end of the YA audience who are transitioning from MG. Having said that, I still found it thoroughly entertaining.
A nice and pacy read, with a great protagonist - and no romance! I love Anya - and Nix's best character trope, the loyal talking dog, makes another excellent appearance. This is a low middle grade read - aimed at 9 and over, I would say. I was expecting a little older, so didn't enjoy it as much as I could, but as always Nix is very funny. It's a great romp all round.
This one's a solid 3 for me.The things I liked, I really liked but, man, did it get heavy handed at times. Likes:It's a traditional quest-based fantasy and I still love those. This one features 12-year-old Anya who is menaced by her evil step-stepfather and has to pick up the slack left by her ditzy, always-in-love older sister so winds up on a double quest: unfrog an ensorcelled prince and also save the kingdom. Everyone in the story keeps pointing out that things get done if you just take
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