I LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE THAT BOOK!!!!!!

I love this book!!! Even though Ella Enchanted is Gail Carson Levine's most well-known book, I think that The Two Princesses of Bamarre is her best book. It's really exciting, but also well-written. If you love Ella Enchanted, this is the book for you.

3.75 starsThis is a reread technically!Still enjoyable, and I really liked the focus on sisterhood :)

I love the part where she is about to lunge in the dragon cave and something holds her down and she struggles then when she stops hse realises that if she had lunged, the 7 leage boots would have smashed her into the cave wall. I applied this to Heavenly Father trying to tell us what to do and we stuggle, and don't do it. Then when it's through, we realise what would have happened if we had done that thing. (or we do it and we feel foolish afterwords) I love the tensity Addie's courage campar

I've grown up with this story. To say that it has had an impact on my life is an incredible and unforgivable understatement. Everyone knows this author because of Ella Enchanted, but I believe that this book is much, much greater. It has romance, monsters, action, magic, and adventure; all things that people look for and enjoy in a good book. But what really makes this story great is not any of those things. What makes it great is how a young woman who is afraid of everything ventures out into a...

Loved the sibling dynamic of this book. I read this years ago, but that still sticks out to me.

This was a weird but good, deja-vu-filled read. I didn't remember much from the dozen or so times I read this as a kid but reading it triggered the subconscious memories.Not quite as fun as Ella Enchanted and with an uncomfortable teenager and hundred-year-old-sorceror romance, this felt kind of dated whereas Ella feels a little more timeless (if you ignore the fat shaming). Carson Levine' strength is definitely her characters and the humor she's able to put into the narration. Even though it wa...

Step follows step. Hope follows courage. Set your face towards danger. Set your heart towards victory-Victory for Bamarre!

Plot Summary:The plot revolves around two sisters, Meryl and Addie. They are the princesses of Bamarre, a fantastical kingdom where sorcerers, fairies, and dragons are commonly known to be in existence. Addie is the shy, timid younger sister stereotype; she spends her free time doing embroidery. Meryl, on the other hand, loves adventure and swords and fighting. Addie makes Meryl promise her that she won't go off to kill any dragons or anything until Addie gets married--but everything gets thrown...

middle grade adventure books: best of all time.fairytales and books with fairytale ENERGY: best of all time.books about sisters: best! of! all! time!this book rules, it ruled for my entire childhood, i presume it actively rules now even though i am an adult, and i want to reread it.end review.part of my review books from a long time ago series

Starting off the new year correctly with a book about two sisters. One sister is a courageous blonde ready to find the cure to Sir Grey Death and the other is a brunette who is a coward who has to find her strength.Meryl is the older sister. She dreams of fighting the dragons and rescuing her people from all the foes, including those small enough like Sir Grey Death.The Grey Death is a long, drawn out processes that eventually kills its victim. With the cure prophesied, there is hope that someti...

I actually liked this one better than Ella Enchanted or Fairest. Now one of my fave fantasy stories!

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This book is one of the first fantasy novels I ever read. It's one I loved from beginning to end, and it's one that I never tire of reading over and over again. It's the only book I've read more times than I can count on my one hand and several more on the other. This is an awesome read with great morals about finding courage in a world that is against you doing so. It's about family and the beauty of being there for each other, even if you're not quiet the same. It's got poetry, dragons, action...

still one of my favorites and still can't read it without crying

This book is so good!It did take me a while to get into it. The first half or so of the book is kind of slow going. Two sisters. One is bold. One is shy. Yawn.But then in the middle, when the shy sister has to leave the castle to save her beloved sister's life, it gets REALLY exciting. Specters. Gryphons. Dragons. Battles. WOW! I could hardly put it down at that point.There's also a story within a story, a legend of the kingdom, and it is as well done as the main story.The almost end had me bawl...

I don’t care how old I am. If you hand me a book by Gail Carson Levine, I’ll 100% read it. 🧡

❝I was no hero. The dearest wishes of my head were for safety and tranquility. The world was a perilous place, wrong for the likes of me.❞I think by now I can officially say that I am obsessed with Gail Carson Levine’s books. Even though I’m reading some of them for the first time now, there is just something about them that makes me feel so nostalgic for the books I was reading when I was younger, when I was reading without keeping track of all the books I read, just for the fun of it. Her book...

Ok, the whole book, the whole great book, was RUINED by the horrible ending. First of all, I like that Meryl, the daring, adventurous, passionate one, was small. I love it when the small people are like that. Also, I love that Meryl was the oldest 'cause a lot of people protray the oldest as some wimpy, over-mature person who never gets into any adventures. Finally, the firstborn is the spitfire! And then I liked the twists, that Addie had to go and conquer all of her fears and learn to be stron...

I didn't think that Gail Carson Levine could write anything more spectacular than Ella Enchanted. I'm not going to say that The Two Princesses of Bamarre was better than Ella Enchanted, but it definitely was as good as it. Addie and Meryl had such a great relationship. I loved reading about them, and how Addie was willing to risk her life to save her sister from the Gray Death. Rhys...sigh. Oh, Rhys. He's a very attractive sorceror, and I loved him! Gail Carson Levine created a romance that wasn...