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This book absolutely charmed me from its very first pages – with talking Royal Dogs and a good sense of humour! Fairy tale retellings rank amongst my favorite types of stories – especially ones that will make you laugh, and this one delights from the very first pages! Princess Anya makes for a charming heroine, albeit one with a rather stubborn temperament. This is a charming book that begs to be read aloud as a bed time story that will make it easy to beg for “one more chapter”. It’s a great, classic fantasy story with a Quest, a growing cast of transformed characters and plenty of fun, adventure and excitement. There is a lesson, here, too, like all fairy tales and this one is a good one! In some ways, it reminds me a bit of my childhood favorite fantasy novels by Lloyd Alexander… But with more than the titular fairy tale wrapped in here – from witches covens, Snow White, flying carpets and a lot of fun! I hope that this is the start to a series! The ending does seem suggestive that a sequel could be possible…


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Frogkisser! Garth Nix Books Reviews

Garth Nix does it again! This is a wonderful book that both children and adults will enjoy. A sheltered princess and her Royal Dog go on a quest to make some magical lip balm. I really loved this fun and quirky book. I will definitely be rereading many times in the future.
I really miss this Author. This was a very nice book to read short and sweet. Could you expand and write about how the Land resolves the rest of the story please?
This was a great buy, and a nice rainy day (or any day) read. I recommend anyone giving this book a try )
Clever funny entertaining... all the hallmarksoff author Garth nix.
I enjoyed this romp through fairytale add much add that masterpiece of craftsmanship about bellS...
I have loved every book that I have read by Garth Nix and Frogkisser is no exception. It is amazing, charming, and had me hooked from the beginning. The characters are well developed and the imagery is amazing! Loved it from start to finish and may just read it again. Can't wait for more!
I ordered this book just in time for it to be delivered when I found out I had mononucleosis. I completely attribute my ability to come through a week spent mostly in bed in a positive manner to this book. I actually didn't realize it was qualified as "children's literature" until after I was finished. I simply picked it up on the assumption that I liked Garth Nix's Abhorsen books, so I should like this. Completely different, but I still loved it.

I enjoyed the main character and departure from the typical tropes while still retaining the fairy tale structure. The wizard was probably my favorite character, helping but not directly interfering. The strong female characters made it for me--there were so many diverse personalities to them!

I actually purchased this book a second time for my niece's 11th birthday present.
Ahoy there me mateys! So I have a wee bit of an obsession with Garth Nix and his wonderful stories. I love him so much that he was the featured author in me first broadside. I have read 25 of his novels. So when I heard he was writing this fairy tale I had to have it. Plus awesome cover.

In his "Acknowledgments" of this novel, Mr. Nix claims inspiration from "the works of Lloyd Alexander, Nicholas Stuart Gray, Diana Wynne Jones, Robin McKinley, and T.H. White." I don't know Nicholas Stuart Gray's work (must remedy) but I can certainly see nods to all of the other authors he listed in the story.

The story centers around Anya who is the youngest princess of the kingdom of Trallonia. One of her sister's suitors is transformed into a frog by their evil sorcerer step-stepfather. In order to stop the tears and hysterics, Anya promises to turn him back into a human. This inadvertently becomes way more complicated than originally planned thus leading Anya off on a Quest!

The subversive nature of the story is what I loved about it. Favorites include the use of the magic carpet, Gerald the Heralds, otters transformed into people, how the army is formed, having step-stepparents, snow white, etc. I very much enjoyed Anya as a character. And the frogs were just delightful.

The only downside to this novel for me was the pacing. It is a very episodic story where the heroine gets a lot of help from people she just happens to meet along the way. Makes more sense after reading the acknowledgements but I would have preferred Anya to show a lot more initiative. Of course Anya doesn't really show initiative in the beginning and is a very reluctant hero who grows into her role. But unlike many of me other Nix reads, this didn't zing.

I am okay with that lack of zing. This was a solid story with a lot of fun ideas and characters. Mr. Nix continues to remain an auto-buy author. And apparently he has a new novel coming out in October this year. Arrrr!!!
This book absolutely charmed me from its very first pages – with talking Royal Dogs and a good sense of humour! Fairy tale retellings rank amongst my favorite types of stories – especially ones that will make you laugh, and this one delights from the very first pages! Princess Anya makes for a charming heroine, albeit one with a rather stubborn temperament. This is a charming book that begs to be read aloud as a bed time story that will make it easy to beg for “one more chapter”. It’s a great, classic fantasy story with a Quest, a growing cast of transformed characters and plenty of fun, adventure and excitement. There is a lesson, here, too, like all fairy tales and this one is a good one! In some ways, it reminds me a bit of my childhood favorite fantasy novels by Lloyd Alexander… But with more than the titular fairy tale wrapped in here – from witches covens, Snow White, flying carpets and a lot of fun! I hope that this is the start to a series! The ending does seem suggestive that a sequel could be possible…