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Welcome back to Satisfaction for Insatiable Readers.
Today, we've the esteemed pleasure of joining a blog tour celebration from Penguin Young Readers starring the latest addition to one of my favorite Middle Grade series from none other than author Ursula Vernon! Name ringing a bell? It should. She's the creative force behind the Dragonbreath series, among other wordy wonders, and quite the hoot on social media. (Seriously, catch up with her on Twitter or Facebook...you'll see.) The star of today's stop is the THIRD addition to the fantabulous adventure filled Hamster Princess series that just keeps getting better and better. Ladies and gents, princes and princesses, rats, mice, and hamsters alike, please join me as we welcome today's blog tour guest and book of choice..
Hamster Princess series, Book 3
by
Ursula Vernon
9780803739857
Dial Books for Young Readers
About the book...
Princess Harriet Hamsterbone does not like sitting around at home. How’s a princess supposed to have any fun when her parents are constantly reminding her to be careful and act princessly? So when her pal Prince Wilbur needs help finding a stolen hydra egg, Harriet happily takes up the quest. The thief’s trail leads them to a wicked witch and a tall tower, occupied by a rat whose tail has more to it than meets the eye!
The third book in the award-winning comic hybrid Hamster Princess series will make you look at rodents, royalty, and fairy tales in a whole new light.
The third book in the award-winning comic hybrid Hamster Princess series will make you look at rodents, royalty, and fairy tales in a whole new light.
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We begin with a spin through the Kingdom of Sunshine (sounds great, right?), where our feisty princess shares this charming FYI...
"Yep," said Harriet. "Not gonna lie. If I had to live here, I'd go evil in a week. I'd be building an army of giant spider-chickens and saying things like, 'No, Mr. Wilbur, I expect you to die, muahahaha."
-- pg 34, (ARC)
...and the puns, wit, snark, and fun keep a comin'.
(Seriously though, I agree with the Harriet 100%.)
This is a series that began with the introduction of Princess Harriet Hamsterbone while she was under the curse-turned-blessing-yet-still-evil-spell-regardless-of-the-spin-she-chose-to-put-on-it. We learned of her adventuresome spirit, her devil may care attitude towards danger, and her desire to be in charge of her own destiny, not some potentially whiny and controlling prince. Another FYI, she's not interested in settling down yet, she's just a kid (number wise) and has MANY villains to put in their place, damsels to assist in order for them to rescue themselves, and much of the world to see. Yes, with her trusty battle quail by her side, and her good friend (mostly) Prince Wilbur (most unprincely but hey, he works as the yang to her yin personality) up for a challenge (or perhaps better said, needing her assistance to solve yet another crisis), she's the Hamster with the Most-est, and ready to take on whatever may come her way. Oh, and it doesn't hurt to throw in some bungee cords...
*smirk*
Anywho, this time around, our fabu princess sets out to help Wilbur find his missing hydra egg, and ends up trying to outwit a very sinister gerbil, rescue a rat-sel in not so much distress but rather seclusion, and return the soon-not-to-be-an-egg-but-an-actual-baby-hydra to Heady before it hatches. Yeah, nothing to it but to do it, at least when Harriet is involved, but don't get too far ahead of yourself because there are some unexpected knots in the road ahead...and just when you think you've got the potential villain's game figured out, there very well WOOD, I mean, COULD be a twist you weren't expecting. *wink wink*
In the end, it's another MUST READ for Hamster Princess fans the world over as well as for those still to be inducted into the fandom. Come for the story, stay for the characters, and laugh your socks off along the way. Seriously folks, it may be categorized as Middle Grade Fiction (a WONDERFUL section to be in, if I do say so myself!) and be great for girls and boys of that age range, but the writing, the snark, the adventure, the fun...it's a good time through the pages for ALL AGES.
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About the author...
Ursula Vernon is the creator of the popular Dragonbreath series, and her work has won a Hugo award. She lives, writes, draws, and lives in a castle (ok, maybe it’s more like a house) in Pittsboro, North Carolina.
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Special thanks to Chelsea at Penguin Young Readers for the chance to bring this tour to you as well as the ARC for review. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, or the publisher, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title just celebrated its BOOK BIRTHDAY this Tuesday via Dial Books for Young Readers, a division of Penguin Random House, so be on the lookout for it on a bookstore shelf or virtual retailer of your choosing. Be sure to check out all the fun to be had with a stop over at the sites the tour has been to already as well as tomorrow's wrap up...
10/17: The Delightful Life | Reasons to Read
10/18: Crafty Moms Share | Review + Craft
10/19: Margie’s Must Reads | Spotlight Post
10/20: Insatiable Readers | Review
10/21: As they Grow Up | Reasons to Read
Don't forget for more Hamster Princess fun, check out the first two books in the series! You won't be disappointed.
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
Oh my goodness! The series sounds incredible. I'm going to have to turn my kids on to these ones. We'll snark it up together. =)
ReplyDeleteSounds like a fun series. I love the play on book titles.
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