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Evelyn Skye

Autor(a) de The Crown's Game

14 Works 1,867 Membros 81 Críticas

About the Author

Evelyn Skye is a bestselling author of The Crown's Game, a New York Times 2016 Best Seller. (Bowker Author Biography)

Séries

Obras por Evelyn Skye

The Crown's Game (2016) 920 exemplares
The Crown's Fate (2017) 329 exemplares
Circle of Shadows (2019) 281 exemplares
Damsel (2023) 116 exemplares
The Hundred Loves of Juliet (2023) 99 exemplares
Three Kisses, One Midnight: A Novel (2022) — Autor — 62 exemplares
Princess Private Eye (2023) 5 exemplares
The Crown's Heir 3 exemplares
The Hundred Loves of Juliet (2023) 1 exemplar

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Conhecimento Comum

Data de nascimento
20th Century
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Locais de residência
San Francisco, California, USA
Educação
Stanford University
Harvard University

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Everyone knows the tale of the princess saved from the dragon by the brave and handsome prince who slays the beast. But what if the prince is actually the one who put her in such a predicament in the first place and she must slay the dragon herself, or die trying? This twist on the classic fantasy story endeavours to enlighten you.

A few nights ago, I watched Netflix’s recent film “Damsel”, starring Millie Bobby Brown, Robin Wright, Ray Winstone, Angela Bassett, Nick Robinson, Brooke Carter, and of course the incredible Shohreh Aghdashloo who voices the dragon.

With the film and my thoughts of it fresh in my mind, I decided to read this. I love retellings and I love dragons so I knew I would enjoy it. As a young adult book, therefore aimed at teenagers, it was a great little read, rather quick, expanding on existing scenes and building depth through new scenes. I feel that, much like the film, if I had been younger I would have loved it even more. It was reasonably similar so I could tell exactly what point we were at in relation to the film, and of course had quotes straight from the film that was nice to see.

This book answered a lot of the questions I had from watching the film but unfortunately it also created questions. I understood the changes that were made, but I preferred the film's ending to the book’s.
… (mais)
 
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sophiesapphire | 4 outras críticas | Apr 15, 2024 |
Gr 7 Up—On Halloween night in small-town Moon Ridge, three friends each have until midnight to find romance.
Separate but interconnected stories show the teens meeting this goal in different ways. A diverse cast, a
masquerade ball, and a touch of magic enhance this sweet story.
 
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BackstoryBooks | 3 outras críticas | Apr 1, 2024 |
2024 movie #52. 2024. Really enjoyed this fantasy tale. Impressed with Millie Bobby Brown. She stars in this physically demanding role, carries most of the screen time herself, is the executive producer of the film and she's just 20 years old.
 
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capewood | 4 outras críticas | Mar 16, 2024 |
Leuk verhaal over een jong meisje, Elodie, dat wordt uitgehuwelijkt aan Prins Henry, die de heerser is over Aurea, een vruchtbaar en welvarend eiland. Elodie is verrukt over haar huwelijk. Henry is een knappe, charmante en galante prins. Maar haar vreugde verandert al gauw in wanhoop als blijkt dat zij, nu zij prinses is, wordt geofferd aan de draak die het eiland ook bewoont. De traditie wil namelijk dat er elk jaar 3 prinsessen aan de draak worden gegeven. Maar Elodie is niet dom en zij weet aan de draak te ontkomen en moet een uitweg vinden uit het labyrinth van grotten en gangen dat door de draak bewoond wordt. Dankzij door eerdere prinsessen nagelaten aanwijzing in de wanden van de grotten weet ze uiteindelijk te ontkomen. Een beetje doorsnee verhaal, maar het einde heeft dan weer een mooie wending, waardoor het net een beetje anders afloopt dan ik had verwacht.… (mais)
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connie53 | 4 outras críticas | Mar 12, 2024 |

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Obras
14
Membros
1,867
Popularidade
#13,787
Avaliação
½ 3.8
Críticas
81
ISBN
75
Línguas
5

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