While she is gone he meets Giovanni, a bartender at a bar his friend Jacques takes him to. Like David's whole first year in Paris-is that when and where he met Hella? How long and significant was their relationship when she went to Spain? How long had he and Jacques known each other? What exactly was their relationship? How long did David know Giovanni for?-Quick summary: David is an American 'finding himself' in Paris after a somewhat difficult childhood (widowed father, angry aunt, father remarrying). I also felt like it was snippets-or, rather, that there were significant snippets missing. But it didn't live up to my expectations.

And there was nothing wrong with it-it is quite well done. With Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Haleģ.5 stars-may up later, I think this book may stick with meI have heard so many raves about this book, and I think I built it way up in my mind. Torn between loyalty to the princess and her new friends' ideas, between an old love and a new crush, and between her small mountain home and the bustling city, Miri looks to find her own way in this new place.ĭon't miss any of these other books from New York Times bestselling author Shannon Hale:

There, Miri also has a chance to attend school-at the prestigious Queen's Castle.īut as Miri befriends sophisticated and exciting students, she also learns that they have some frightening plans for a revolution. She and her princess academy friends have come to Asland to help the future princess Britta prepare for her wedding. In this second book in New York Times bestselling, Newbery Honor-winning author Shannon Hale's Princess Academy series, Miri embarks on a brand new life in the city.Ĭoming down from the mountain to a new city life is a thrill to Miri.

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