I was SO excited to read Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater because I love Merida. In fact, I saved it on online when I first saw it pop up for a pre-order. This was another one I saw on the new arrivals shelf in the Young Adult section while at our local library with my daughters. I instantly remembered saving it online and grabbed it to check it out.
Merida is such an underrated Disney princess to me, so I was excited to have a book that adds to her story. In the book, Merida has one year to save everything she loves. Here is the book description:
“What if you had one year to save everything you loved?
ONE PRINCESS. Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family–jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets– and her peaceful kingdom. But she’s frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge – maybe even, someday, love.
TWO GODS. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent to demolish the realm – and everyone within. Only the intervention of the Cailleach, an ancient entity of creation, gives Merida a shred of hope: convince her family to change within the year – or suffer the eternal consequences.
THREE VOYAGES. Under the watchful eyes of the gods, Merida leads a series of epic journeys to kingdoms near and far in an attempt to inspire revolution within her family. But in her efforts to save those she loves from ruin, has Merida lost sight of the Clan member grown most stagnant of all – herself?
FOUR SEASONS TO SAVE DUNBROCH – OR SEE IT DESTROYED, FOREVER.”
This book was a little slow for me. I did not find myself super invested in the plot, which was a little disappointing because I had been looking forward to it so much. That doesn’t mean I did not enjoy the book – I did. I would just give it 3.5/5 stars. I never had that moment where I just could not put it down that I have to have to easily give 5 stars.
If you enjoy YA and books with Disney ties, you would most likely enjoy this title. If you’re interested in reading it for yourself, grab it here: Bravely by Maggie Stiefvater
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