
Pennyroyal Academy
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Narrated by:
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Susan Duerden
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By:
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M.A. Larson
Pennyroyal Academy: Seeking bold, courageous youths to become tomorrow's princesses and knights. Come one, come all!
A girl from the forest arrives in a bustling kingdom with no name and no idea why she is there, only to find herself at the center of a world at war. She enlists at Pennyroyal Academy, where princesses and knights are trained to battle the two great menaces of the day: witches and dragons. There, given the name "Evie," she must endure a harsh training regimen under the steel glare of her Fairy Drillsergeant, while also navigating an entirely new world of friends and enemies. As Evie learns what it truly means to be a princess, she realizes surprising things about herself and her family, about human compassion and inhuman cruelty. And with the witch forces moving nearer, she discovers that the war between princesses and witches is much more personal than she could ever have imagined.
Set in Grimm's fairytale world, M.A. Larson's Pennyroyal Academy masterfully combines adventure, humor, and magical mischief.
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Critic reviews
“M. A. Larson has created a magical world of adventure - a world that shows who princesses truly are: people of character and courage and strength. No one rescues Pennyroyal princesses; they rescue themselves.” (Reese Witherspoon)
"Pennyroyal Academy is one of those books you want to parse out and make last. It is a breathtakingly exciting novel, and Evie deserves a special place in a new pantheon of capable, feisty, and yes, admirable literary princesses.” (The New York Times Book Review)
“Flashes of inspiration light up a protagonist with plenty of spine… A sequel-worthy debut.” (Kirkus Reviews)
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Great book
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I love it because it's deep and it's a great story
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Enjoyable Enough
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But I must say I am absolutely won over! The story is so engaging, I was drawn in by the action and taken by the vivid details. I confess, I even gasped, screamed, and cheered aloud in places.
If you're easily lost in a book, this is a wonderful adventure to wander into.
What a fun read!
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This book was bloody amazing!
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Can't tolerate the narrator
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Amazing
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Not exactly the next Harry Potter, but serviceable
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Cadet 11, our unnamed protagonist, arrives with the handsomest, most famous knight student, Remington, whom she met by chance in a situation in the forest. She is dressed in spider webs, which is very odd, gross, nasty, and sticky sounding, with twigs in her hair. This makes for a peculiar first impression with the other young ladies and one young man who is sent to princess school by a deranged mother who is trying to raise him as a princess.
Baker (2023) When evaluating fantasy books for logic and consistency this story falls short for a number of reasons (p. 23). The Pennyroyal Academy is keen on expelling princesses for unknown criteria and some mornings the girls will wake up and their classmates will be gone. Cadet 11 struggles to fit in with the higher born young ladies and with daddy issues throughout the story. Additionally, fairytales are randomly interwoven throughout the story. Flashbacks, dreams, contests, magic, intrigue, betrayal, lies, war, and confusion are all there too. This is normally a genre I enjoy; however, this story was lacking in intelligence and common sense. Too much was left unexplained. Why did she not remember her family? Why could she not tell she was not a dragon? Could she not see her arms and legs? Why did she only care about who her fathers were and had little interest in her mothers? Why were the girls kicked out of princess school? How did Forbes get cured from being a pig? Why did Remington act so hateful at the Ball/competition when he had been so kind the rest of the time? I can see being frustrated or upset, but the personality transplant was out of character. This story like someone is telling you about a long, weird dream they had and kept on going long past the point in which the listener’s disinterest set in.
Not sure if the book or repetitive voice intonation was worse
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It should have been in the horror category (which I stay away from) Now I have this crappy book, that I can't Exchange for a credit.... Due to 1 of the 5 reasons.
The sample didn't clearly depict how the book was just full of horrific nightmarish images. Being trapped, helpless, unable to escape & nowhere safe to go if you did get away from the dark evil 🖤 creatures.
I don't recommend for kids of any age. I don't recommend if you are not a horror story fan. I like. fantastical stories with adventure, struggle, & triumph.
This book is not fun, no humor, no joy, no hope, only darkness & no reason to read, unless you want nightmares.
This is a family audible account under my husband's name, this is not his review it is mine ‐Mik (wife)
to frightening to be for children.
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