The Ordinary Princess by M. M. Kaye

My friend Joy, the same friend who leant me Once Upon a Marigold, leant me this book, and I honestly finished it almost entirely in one sitting. This girl knows the type of books that I like to read.

"Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening gift: Ordinariness. Unlike her six beautiful sisters, she has brown hair and freckles, and would rather have adventures than play the harp, embroider tapestries- or become a Queen. When her royal parents try to marry her off, Amy runs away, and because she's so ordinary, easily becomes the fourteenth assistant kitchen maid at a neighboring palace. And there, much to everyone's surprise, she meets a prince just as ordinary (and special) as she is! "
 - Goodreads

THE STORY: 
I absolutely loved the story. I thought that it was cute and fun and sweet. This is exactly what the world of fairytales needs: A story about a completely ordinary girl who still falls in love and lives happily ever after. The book is super short, but that doesn't take away from the story at all. Over all I just really enjoyed the plot and Princess Amy's story.

THE CHARACTERS: 
Most of the characters in this book, we don't get to learn a whole lot about. We don't get to see much of the King and Queen's personalities, or Amy's sisters. In fact, we don't even really get to learn much about Peregrine, aside from what we get in the last few scenes of the two of them together. Princess Amy is the only character that we can say we get to know. I absolutely loved Amy and her adventurous spirit, and I like that she just accepted the fact that she was ordinary, and never seemed to let it get her down. I think that she is a great role model for young children.

MY THOUGHTS:
This is a book that I will most definitely be reading to my children when I am older. I think that it is such an important story for them to know, and it is just so much fun that I think they will still enjoy it, even though it isn't your classic fairytale. I just loved this book.

STAR RATING: ★★★★★