  | Full Text Reviews: Booklist - 08/01/2018 Princess Aislin lives a charmed life with her family, away from dangerous humans. If she wishes she had more of her father’s fairy magic in her, instead of being so strongly connected to her mother’s dwarflike, mountain-dwelling pedrasi side, well, that’s a small price to pay for a carefree existence. But when a human king and his hunting party stumbles upon Aislin’s kingdom, Aislin has to think fast to keep them from discovering her world; pretending to be a human, she begs them to “rescue” her and returns with them to their castle. While she tries to figure out a way to escape back home, Aislin also has to deal with a different kind of enemy inside the castle—her pedrasi blood makes her strong but not delicate, and the ladies-in-waiting can be vicious about her inability to live up to traditional beauty standards. Baker (the Frog Princess series) gives this series starter a familiar, Disney feel, which will engage younger readers, while themes of courage and self-acceptance give it a powerfully positive message. - Copyright 2018 Booklist. Loading...
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