this was a great book! I cant wait to read The Palace Of Stone!

This was just as good as Princess Academy, if not better!
My favourite in the series!

I enjoyed reading this book. There were some weird things in it, like the "quarry-speech" and the thing about Mount Eskel not being a province so lowlanders look down on the villagers as if they are not real Danlanders, and some of the names were funny (Katar??) Otherwise I really enjoyed it. It was a fun read!
(NEXT PARAGRAPH MIGHT SPOIL) I was surprised but very happy with the prince's choice. I was just disappointed at the very end because I thought Peder was going to ask Miri to marry him! Now I'll have to read "Palace of Stone". Olana's confession at the end made me dislike her just more.
I was a little doubtful at first but now I'm so glad I read it!! 4 stars out of 5!

With an astonishing sense of place and a really charming cast of characters (and with a very logical and realistic magic system!), this one's a keeper. Sometimes you can have your fairy tale cake and eat it, too: it's the sweetest ending I've read in a while.

Characters: 10/10
Plot: 10/10
Writing: 10/10
This was long one of my favorite books in elementary and into middle school. The setting in itself makes for a very different fairy tale story, and the plot doesn't follow stereotypical archetypes.

This lacked the drama of the mysterious Mount Eskel setting (which I found so compelling in 'Princess Academy') but it's still a great read : I'll be downloading the final eBook instalment to find out what the amazing Miri does next.

A great book from the Princess Academy trilogy. A good continuation for the first book. I liked the first two books in the trilogy by Shannon Hale. The third book might be a little boring. However, this book and it's prequel are very good. It is hard to keep the book down till you are done.

This is the best book in the Princess Academy trilogy by Shannon Hale. You just have to keep reading it till the end. One of the best books especially if you are into stuff like princesses.

This book... well, to be honest, I found it a little disappointing. It does, in some regards, pale in comparison to the first book. The setting, for one, I find less attractive. I find that I have become attached to Moutn Eskel, and I was a slight bit disgruntled to find the change in scenery. The quote "Evil" characters were a bit bland and too obvious, which took away from the story, and the romance-esque thing that developed between Miri and that shady scholar was one that I found both distasteful, and unnecessary. The relationships between the couples were too gushy and unrealistic, and the dialogue became more, how to say it... ah, yes--Cheesy-- in some places. I think overall the books lost quite a bit of their initial charm and quality. However, I do think they retained enough of it to still be an amusing and worthwhile way to pass the time. Though the pull was not quite as strong, I was still greatly compelled to keep turning the pages in this much awaited sequel.

I found the subject of this book to be rather interesting, and once I begun it was hard to stop turning pages. With the rich writing style, powerful imagery and complex emotional states, this book brings you into the pages in such a way that it seems as though you are experiencing it from the front lines. Though the characters can be bland at times, they are made much more realistic by the relationships they have with each other and the complicated thoughts and emotions they have. The plot contains an enticing mixture of action, human imperfection, self-doubt, determination, and ultimately, perseverance, with even a sprinkling of romance and vaguely magic-like wonderment to keep you coming back for more.