Cute, but a little lacking
Bronte Tempestra is the first girl to go to knight school, and she can't wait to be brave and go on quests! When her journey to her new school is disrupted by trolls, she knows something is wrong. Surely the knights will be ready to save the kingdoms... won't they?
This easy reading children's chapter book is full of fun creatures and silly characters, with brilliant pictures throughout.
I was expecting this book to have a slightly more feminist stance than it managed to get across, but to be fair the only sensible character in the whole story was Lady Fennel, so I guess it's there. I did find it a little bit funny that the story was like, look, Bronte can do this herself! She doesn't need those knights or boys to make her brave or save her! (But she does need to be saved by a male gryphon, or she probably would have died).
I did enjoy the story, but honestly for me it could have taken it's message for little girls much further.
This easy reading children's chapter book is full of fun creatures and silly characters, with brilliant pictures throughout.
I was expecting this book to have a slightly more feminist stance than it managed to get across, but to be fair the only sensible character in the whole story was Lady Fennel, so I guess it's there. I did find it a little bit funny that the story was like, look, Bronte can do this herself! She doesn't need those knights or boys to make her brave or save her! (But she does need to be saved by a male gryphon, or she probably would have died).
I did enjoy the story, but honestly for me it could have taken it's message for little girls much further.