The Princess Rules

I love Phillipa Gregory books myself so I thought I'd get this trilogy for my Grand daughter (7 at the time). Her Grandad has read them as her bedtime story (a couple of chapters at a time), whenever she's stayed over. She loves them all. They are funny, adventurous and very, very readable. She loves reading and has started to read them for herself now - even though she has already heard all three already! Great value for money, too.

Granddaughter read to me via FaceTime in lockdown. Thoroughly enjoyed

cant fault this author

Good book, 8yr old daughter loved it

Absolutely brilliant

Ordered this as a gift for ChristmasIt has a lovely cover and great images on the inside. I looked over a small part and it looked well written and great for a 9 year old little girl

This is a really good book, my stepdaughter really enjoyed reading it. Chapters aren't too long so it keeps her engaged. The writing isn't too complicated to read. Its illustrations are lovely and engaging for more fluent readers. Definately recommended for girls who believe that not all princesses follow the rules!

The Princess Rules brings together three Princess Florizella stories - Princess Florizella; Florizella and the Wolves; Florizella and the Giant - from the author Phillipa Gregory.Florizella is a Princess who doesn't follow the Rules; for example she doesn't wait to be rescued, she rescues herself. She believes that a Princess is just a Prince with more 's's, and therefore she's just as capable.I most liked the first story of the three, where we are introduced to Florizella, I thought this was the strongest story. I thought it had a sense of humour and irony - always important when you might be reading this story over and over again. When Florizella leaves the ball and sees all the glass slippers left on the stairs, she just says - "This is getting completely ridiculous." I thought it showed how not only are the princesses trapped by these "rules" but the prince is also trapped by expectations as well.Florizella and the Wolves was okay, we especially liked how the King's relationship with the wolves developed. But my least favourite and I think the weakest story of the three was Florizella and the Giant. I didn't think it was necessary for the child with the lisp to be laughed at. It seemed a bit mean and out of place in the story.If you are reading this as a bedtime story you could get through 2 or 3 chapters a night. There are also lots of story and character discussions to be had. One that we got stuck into was - Why are wolves and princesses allowed to be different, but not dragons? A good book for children who are starting to gain confidence in their reading. It's aimed at children 6+, and I think that's the right age band.Overall - it's an easy read about a princess determined to be different and not live by anybody else's rules.