Status
Checked out
Due 7/24/2021
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Publication
Oni Press (2016), Edition: Illustrated, 56 pages
Description
When the heroic princess Amira rescues the kind-hearted princess Sadie from her tower prison, neither expects to find a true friend in the bargain. Yet as they adventure across the kingdom, they discover that they bring out the very best in the other person. They'll need to join forces and use all the know-how, kindness, and bravery they have in order to defeat their greatest foe yet: a jealous sorceress, who wants to get rid of Sadie once and for all. Join Sadie and Amira, two very different princesses with very different strengths, on their journey to figure out what "happily ever after" really means-and how they can find it with each other.
User reviews
LibraryThing member booklover3258
As usual, I love Ms. O'Neill's books! This one was no exception. The graphics were great as well as the story. A princess rescuing another princess and falling in love... her evil sister trying to thwart her. Classic wonderful fairy tale story.
LibraryThing member krau0098
This was a very cute book about two princesses who meet and become friends. The illustration is bright and colorful and well done and the story is a fun and heartfelt one.
Amira rescues Sadie from a tower and they become fast friends (maybe more than friends?). Eventually their duties as queens take
This was a great book about people bringing out the best in each other and creating a working partnership regardless of gender or temperament. It is very fun and cute and I love the illustration, the story, and the characters. It is a pretty short read and I would have loved to read more about Amira and Sadie.
Overall I really enjoyed this. I would recommend to all ages who enjoy fantasy and adventure with a cute love story. This does feature a same-sex couple.
Amira rescues Sadie from a tower and they become fast friends (maybe more than friends?). Eventually their duties as queens take
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them apart but when another foe threatens their kingdoms they join forces for good.This was a great book about people bringing out the best in each other and creating a working partnership regardless of gender or temperament. It is very fun and cute and I love the illustration, the story, and the characters. It is a pretty short read and I would have loved to read more about Amira and Sadie.
Overall I really enjoyed this. I would recommend to all ages who enjoy fantasy and adventure with a cute love story. This does feature a same-sex couple.
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LibraryThing member kerribrary
After I finished reading this book, I kind of just sat and hugged it for a while with a big grin on my face. This book is absolute perfection and I am so very happy that it exists!
LibraryThing member MillieHennessy
This is a super cute, low-key FF romance about two princesses who deviate from society's expectations when they decide to do what they really want to do. I think it's appropriate for middle-grade readers and anyone who wants an adorable, light romance. I love O'Neill's art style, so I'll pick up
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anything she creates at this point. If you need a quick, feel-good fantasy comic, grab this ASAP! Show Less
LibraryThing member aratiel
Disappointing. I appreciate where this book was going, but it didn't quite get there. The plot was too rushed and not fleshed out. I definitely like the diverse cast, and we need more diverse books, but this one fell flat. Cute art and a wonderful ending, though.
LibraryThing member villemezbrown
A little odd and goofy in tone, but still a charming and energetic tweak of the princess genre.
LibraryThing member Galiana.Carranza
I personally cannot relate to this book, yet it was interesting to read. All the adventures these princesses have to go through. I would recommend this book to children who are having a hard time with their identity.
LibraryThing member BillieBook
It's super-cute, but I really, really, really wish it were longer. I feel like I need more of Sadie and Amira and their adventures and to watch their relationship bloom and grow.
LibraryThing member bookbrig
Technically, I read this story a while ago online, but when a friend showed me the book version I picked it up to see it in print form. It's so pretty! I love the story, the characters, and the art, and this version is the perfect bedtime story format.
LibraryThing member lydia1879
sweet!!! predictable!!! gorgeous art !!!! wanted more !!! didn't get more !!! but i love katie o'neill anyways!!!! i'm yelling in my reviews now!!!
LibraryThing member ennuiprayer
A wonderfully illustrated and written LGBTQ graphic novel (graphic novella?) for a younger audience (but really, there's no age requirement for books, right? Some books, anyway). I'm glad my library ordered it.
LibraryThing member jennybeast
Cute story, nice romance between girls, and a fairly simple format. I like that the romantic part is present, definite, but not the point of the book. There are more important adventures that young princesses are busy doing.
LibraryThing member potds1011
So this story is a cute little romance between two princesses. It' got elements of other fairy tales but is still unique. But as much as i liked the story i have to say it was too fast paced. Everything happened immediately after everything else with no time to rest. I dont feel like i know any of
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the characters very well, and im not really that sure of the timeline. However as a fairy tale it works- characterization wasnt the point of those and as long as the story qorks, it's good. All in all i think it's a decent graphic novel and a cute fairy tale, even if it could use some more detail. Show Less
LibraryThing member kerribrary
After I finished reading this book, I kind of just sat and hugged it for a while with a big grin on my face. This book is absolute perfection and I am so very happy that it exists!
LibraryThing member lexilewords
I AM IN SUCH LOVE.
This was adorable and entertaining and sweet and guys Amira has a unicorn and a kick butt hair style and oh I just want more adventures of the two.
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This is a fun, engaging story about Princess Amira (who didn't want to be stuck in the typical Princess role, so when her brother
There's a lot to recommend this book - the artwork is bright and cheerful, with a little bit of creepy for the villain, but overall nothing scarier then what you'd see in kid shows today. Amira has a kick-butt hairstyle and looks like the dashing hero she wants to be. Sadie is fluffy and adorable, only somewhat mollified throughout the story that Amira sees her for her, not for what she looks like. The two gradually fall in love through their combined adventures, with Amira understanding that being a fluffy Princess doesn't mean you have to be weak and Sadie understanding that strength isn't always in how well you wield a sword.
The ending, in the fight against the villain who trapped Sadie in the Tower to begin with, broke my heart a little..before making me laugh because sometimes you really should be careful what you say.
The total lack of judgement in this graphic novel - which is easily for 8 I'd say - is so refreshing. The only person who makes judgements is the villain and well its a villain, what do you expect? The Prince doesn't comment on Amira or Sadie after he realizes they won't comment on his choices in life, Amira doesn't think less of Sadie for wanting to be safe and secure (even if it meant hiding in a tower), Sadie doesn't comment on the fact Amira didn't want to wear dresses or get married for political strength. They even run across a giant who is rampaging and Sadie diffuses the situation without doing anything other then being herself.
More graphic novels need to be available for kids - they need to see that everyone has something to contribute and being yourself doesn't always mean being labeled.
This was adorable and entertaining and sweet and guys Amira has a unicorn and a kick butt hair style and oh I just want more adventures of the two.
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This is a fun, engaging story about Princess Amira (who didn't want to be stuck in the typical Princess role, so when her brother
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was like "well what else are you going to do?" she runs off with her Unicorn to be heroic) and Princess Sadie (who's trapped in a tower, somewhat reluctantly, and suffers from low self-esteem and body conscious issues). After Amira saves Sadie (and they agree it was a good thing Amira did), they decide to go off and do heroic things. Their first heroic act? Saving a Prince who really didn't want to be a stereotypical damsel-saving Prince anyhow.There's a lot to recommend this book - the artwork is bright and cheerful, with a little bit of creepy for the villain, but overall nothing scarier then what you'd see in kid shows today. Amira has a kick-butt hairstyle and looks like the dashing hero she wants to be. Sadie is fluffy and adorable, only somewhat mollified throughout the story that Amira sees her for her, not for what she looks like. The two gradually fall in love through their combined adventures, with Amira understanding that being a fluffy Princess doesn't mean you have to be weak and Sadie understanding that strength isn't always in how well you wield a sword.
The ending, in the fight against the villain who trapped Sadie in the Tower to begin with, broke my heart a little..before making me laugh because sometimes you really should be careful what you say.
The total lack of judgement in this graphic novel - which is easily for 8 I'd say - is so refreshing. The only person who makes judgements is the villain and well its a villain, what do you expect? The Prince doesn't comment on Amira or Sadie after he realizes they won't comment on his choices in life, Amira doesn't think less of Sadie for wanting to be safe and secure (even if it meant hiding in a tower), Sadie doesn't comment on the fact Amira didn't want to wear dresses or get married for political strength. They even run across a giant who is rampaging and Sadie diffuses the situation without doing anything other then being herself.
More graphic novels need to be available for kids - they need to see that everyone has something to contribute and being yourself doesn't always mean being labeled.
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LibraryThing member LibrarianRyan
I love a book that takes normal story tropes and spins them on their head. This juvenile graphic novel does just that. We have two princesses, one stuck in a tower, and one alone adventuring on a unicorn. Amira wanted to be more than a cook and clean and rule by her husband’s side princess. She
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wanted action, she wanted adventure, and she wanted a life of importance. Sadie is trapped in her tower. Her trap is one not just of location, but one of words. With a vile sister that constantly reminders he she could never rule because she is fat and ugly, Sadie lacks confidence in herself. Amira helps Sadie find that confidence, and together they help out a laddie in distress, learn to be themselves, and rule with a kind and loving heart. They show that love is love, and that is all that matters. This book was amazing. It was a bit short and simple, but the heart screams loud and proud. These princesses are destined to live happily ever after. Show Less
LibraryThing member kerribrary
After I finished reading this book, I kind of just sat and hugged it for a while with a big grin on my face. This book is absolute perfection and I am so very happy that it exists!
LibraryThing member fred_mouse
This took about ten minutes to read. As an adult, I'm charmed. And my inner child wants to have read this forty years ago - a story about princesses choosing their own stories, about two women marrying, about older bullying siblings not winning, about being okay with being yourself.
The drawing
The drawing
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style is clear, and it is easy to track what is going on - often my complaint with graphic stories is that things are unclear or dark, and this is so not a problem there. Show Less
Awards
ALA Rainbow Book List (Selection — Young Adult Non-Fiction — 2017)
Rise: A Feminist Book Project for Ages 0-18 (Selection — 2017)
Great Graphic Novels for Teens (Fiction — 2016)
OYAN Graphic Rave (2017)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
9 inches
ISBN
1620103400 / 9781620103401