The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

Book: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Author: Christopher Healy
Publisher: Walden Pond Press / Harper Collins

Publication Date: May 1, 2012

Reviewer: Stephen (11)

Rating: 5 Cheeseburgers

My new book review is about the book The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom.

The book is about the many different Prince Charmings in stories, such as Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, etc. One of them, Gustav, is a big brutish guy who usually thinks the best solution to a problem is brute force, even if you are going one on one with a giant. Another one, Liam, is a tactical thinker and usually comes up with a plan. He got booted out of his kingdom because Sleeping Beauty spread some lies about him. Yet another one, Fredric, is a wimp and usually hangs out way behind the front lines. The last one, Duncan, is kind of an oddball and is kind of weird, and totally obsessed with naming every animal he sees.

They originally want to save Cinderella from a tower, but she had already gotten free and the princes have to save the bards from an evil witch, Zaubera.

It is a really good book for ages 10 and up who do not mind a little heavy reading and I would give it five cheeseburgers.

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

Book: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom
Author: Christopher Healy

Publisher: Walden Pond Press / Harper Collins

Publication Date: May 1, 2012

Reviewer: Jacob (12)

Rating: 4 Cheeseburgers

My book review is on The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom, and I think it's pretty good. It's about four princes who were booted out of their kingdoms and rejected by their princesses for various reasons, and have to save their kingdoms from a plot that threatens to destroy them all. These princes all have their own problems. Prince Frederic, the one who got Cinderella, is a pampered wimp who is too boring for the adventorous princess. Prince Gustav is a big brute who tends to rush in the battle without even ASSESSING THE SITUATION AND KNOWING WHAT'S GOING ON. Prince Liam is actually pretty normal and smart, but the problem was that Sleeping Beauty was a huge jerk and spread terrible rumors about her when he didn't want to marry her... because she was a jerk. Finally, Prince Duncan is just plain weird.

Things the princes have to deal with outside the kingdoms are bandits, trolls, a dragon, and an evil witch who's trying to take over the kingdoms. They even have to fight the king of bandits (who's ten years old). On their journey, they learn to work as a team and become heroes.

In conclusion, The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom was a pretty good read, although towards the end it got sort of crazy and didn't make a whole lot of sence to me. I give it a rating of 4 cheeseburgers.

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy

Book: The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Publisher: Walden Pond Press / Harper Collins

Publication Date: May 1, 2012

Reviewer: Benny (12)

Rating: 5 Cheeseburgers

This book is a great book that will come on May 1st. 2012. It’s about the famous Prince Frederic, Prince Gustav, Prince Liam, and Prince Duncan. You wouldn’t recognize them, but they are the princes who saved Cinderella, Rapunzel, Sleepin’ Beauty, and Snow white. Fairy tales like to refer to them as Prince Charming. 

In this book, these guys get upset about how their actual name isn’t included in these classic fairy tales, and they set out on an adventure to save each of their kingdoms. I like how Christopher Healy (author) gives each of the princes and princesses their own personality, and how he shows how they don’t get along well. 

Cinderella was up for adventure, Frederic was up for a picnic. Gustav was a crab apple, Rapunzel was, well, a rapunzel. Liam was a hero for hire, Sleepin’ Beauty was a bossy big ol’ sister. Duncan was a loud guy, Snow white was a peaceful gal quiet as a mouse. I hope I didn’t express too much, but it’s a great book. It has a sense of things pre-teens would like. (For those of you who aren’t interested yet, there’s a Bandit King aged 10 years old... no lie!)