Angel did end up picking up the second book in the League of Princes books with her credit and we both dove into the book quickly. Once again I'm behind on my reviewing of books. In fact, I just finished the third book yesterday, so I figured I would write the two together. Storming the Castle was a fun read that was part adventure, part heist, and part romance. The princes continue to develop and we get to come to understand them more and more. The villains are certainly villainous and it pulls some some twists and turns as it goes. Here's a link for the Audible page for Storming. Being an Outlaw continued the plot of Storming, albeit without our hero's knowledge, and carries the series to fun conclusion. It is full of our favorite characters and even introduces some new ones. It can seem a little overstuffed at times, but I enjoyed it quite a bit. Here's a link for the Audible page for Outlaw. As per the first, Bronson Pinchot reads the book and does a wonderful (amazing, fantastic, marvelous, incredible) job. It is worth noting that series does a great job of giving us characters - no Heroes - of all kinds, shapes, interests, and strengths of both genders. It's worth saying that the books are not entitled "the League of Princes guide" but simply, "the Hero's guide" because the princes in the story are not the only heroes.
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Plot: After the League of Princes (Charming) were hailed as heroes they were almost immediately discredited by the infamous Bandit King (a.k.a. Deeb Rauber) who then went on to bigger and badder things, like forming his own kingdom. The princes tried to settle down but Gustav still hates to live with his brothers and Liam couldn't go home for fear of being forced to marry Briar Rose. Liam shacks up with Frederic and Elle and soon makes enemies with Frederic's father who doesn't like Liam's attempt to teach them swordplay. Luckily for Frederic's father Liam is kidnapped and dragged to his own wedding. It's time to get the band back together for a grand rescue, but what starts out as a rescue of their friends turns into an attack on the Bandit King's fortress. Unfortunately for them, Deeb has made some new friends and they are far nastier than he is. Even after the League deals with Deeb and his friends, they are not done. But they don't know that until they are declared outlaws. Now just to clear their name, find out what's going on, and beat the
bad guys. All the while trying to dodge the bounty hunters on their tail. Oh, and did we mention that the ladies were framed as well?
My personal favorites: I really enjoy how competent each of of the characters are in their own way and the way they interact. Christopher Healy does a really great job of bouncing the different personalities and people off each other. I felt that each of the characters were able to grow, develop, succeed, and fail in their own way. Even Duncan and Snow had their highs and lows. Duncan's speech at the end of Outlaw was great. It felt natural to me and yet was a surprise. I should point out that while characters (particularly the couples) had traits in common, I felt like everyone was their own person. I have to say that one of my favorite things about these books is Bronson Pinchot's narration. It's no wonder that Outlaw was nominated for the Audie.
Considerations: Like the first, these are well written middle grade books that do a great job of writing to their audience. There was nothing that I felt was inappropriate for the age group.
I ripped through these two books pretty quickly and enjoyed every minute of them. The narration was a big interest, but the stories were well done. There are lots of things you can look find in these books that could come up in an English class, but they are also very entertaining. That's a rare combination. The total length of Storm was just shy of 10 and half hours and Outlaw was just over 10 and a half hours.
Plot: After the League of Princes (Charming) were hailed as heroes they were almost immediately discredited by the infamous Bandit King (a.k.a. Deeb Rauber) who then went on to bigger and badder things, like forming his own kingdom. The princes tried to settle down but Gustav still hates to live with his brothers and Liam couldn't go home for fear of being forced to marry Briar Rose. Liam shacks up with Frederic and Elle and soon makes enemies with Frederic's father who doesn't like Liam's attempt to teach them swordplay. Luckily for Frederic's father Liam is kidnapped and dragged to his own wedding. It's time to get the band back together for a grand rescue, but what starts out as a rescue of their friends turns into an attack on the Bandit King's fortress. Unfortunately for them, Deeb has made some new friends and they are far nastier than he is. Even after the League deals with Deeb and his friends, they are not done. But they don't know that until they are declared outlaws. Now just to clear their name, find out what's going on, and beat the bad guys. All the while trying to dodge the bounty hunters on their tail. Oh, and did we mention that the ladies were framed as well?My personal favorites: I really enjoy how competent each of of the characters are in their own way and the way they interact. Christopher Healy does a really great job of bouncing the different personalities and people off each other. I felt that each of the characters were able to grow, develop, succeed, and fail in their own way. Even Duncan and Snow had their highs and lows. Duncan's speech at the end of Outlaw was great. It felt natural to me and yet was a surprise. I should point out that while characters (particularly the couples) had traits in common, I felt like everyone was their own person. I have to say that one of my favorite things about these books is Bronson Pinchot's narration. It's no wonder that Outlaw was nominated for the Audie.
Considerations: Like the first, these are well written middle grade books that do a great job of writing to their audience. There was nothing that I felt was inappropriate for the age group.
I ripped through these two books pretty quickly and enjoyed every minute of them. The narration was a big interest, but the stories were well done. There are lots of things you can look find in these books that could come up in an English class, but they are also very entertaining. That's a rare combination. The total length of Storm was just shy of 10 and half hours and Outlaw was just over 10 and a half hours.
