A great part II!My last review commented that the previous book felt like part 1。 Well I must have remembered subconsciously that it WAS part 1!!! This continues the story, although a lot of it feels a tiny bit fillery, it does a great job of showing how Mia is starting to grow into the wise princess everyone thought she was。 The next book will definitely continue as part 3。There is something comforting about reading about a character who is selfish and whines, but does the job anyway。 And is we A great part II!My last review commented that the previous book felt like part 1。 Well I must have remembered subconsciously that it WAS part 1!!! This continues the story, although a lot of it feels a tiny bit fillery, it does a great job of showing how Mia is starting to grow into the wise princess everyone thought she was。 The next book will definitely continue as part 3。There is something comforting about reading about a character who is selfish and whines, but does the job anyway。 And is well recognized for it。 。。。more
Riri,
This book is divided into two arcs。 The first one sees Mia's attempt to stop her academy from falling apart, which not only introduces us to Ludwig's teacher, but also links back to Perujin nicely。 It's nice to see how the side characters remain prominent in the story, instead of getting pushed to the sidelines once their role is over。 While the narrator is still as snarky as ever, it is undeniable that Mia has grown a lot as a character。 She might be shallow and petty, but she does care a lot f This book is divided into two arcs。 The first one sees Mia's attempt to stop her academy from falling apart, which not only introduces us to Ludwig's teacher, but also links back to Perujin nicely。 It's nice to see how the side characters remain prominent in the story, instead of getting pushed to the sidelines once their role is over。 While the narrator is still as snarky as ever, it is undeniable that Mia has grown a lot as a character。 She might be shallow and petty, but she does care a lot for Tearmoon and its people。 As this arc comes to a wrap, it opens up the path to more political intrigue since the academy problems were caused by the Greenmoons。 In the latter half of the book, Mia goes on a summer vacation with Esmeralda to an uninhabited island。 It goes as well as you'd expect, since they get hit by a storm and end up trapped on the island。 It's mostly a fun summer adventure that serves as a nice change of pace, but at the same time, Ludwig is also dealing with yet another political issue in Ganudos。 Except this one involves the Yellowmoons as well, so we're slowly getting introduced to the Four Duke's families。 I'm actually pretty impressed by how Mia seems to be just having fun, but the overarching plot never really stops moving。 Miabel's presence, on the other hand, does fade into the background in this volume。 I guess it's inevitable since bringing her to see Esmeralda would complicate everything, so she's staying in Saint-Noel Academy and doesn't get much spotlight this time。 The book ends with Mia still on the uninhabited island and Esmeralda lost in a cave, so it looks like the conclusion to this summer vacation arc is going to be in the next volume。 Also, the bonus short story actually fleshed out the court chef who fed Mia ambermoon tomatoes in the first book。 At this rate, the supporting characters will need their own sheet。 😂 。。。more
Octarine,
Mia, cette poule mouillée, me fait toujours autant rire ! Un quatrième tome dans la lignée des précédents volumes et toujours aussi agréable à lire。Côté personnages, on retrouve principalement Mia, Anne, Ludwig, Sion, Abel et Keithwood。 Quelques personnages qu'on avait déjà vu sont approfondis, notamment Esmeralda et Vanos, et de nouveaux font leur apparition : le professeur de Ludwig, la servante d'Esmeralda, le roi de Ganudos。 On le voit peu, mais à mon grand plaisir, nous retrouvons notre fin Mia, cette poule mouillée, me fait toujours autant rire ! Un quatrième tome dans la lignée des précédents volumes et toujours aussi agréable à lire。Côté personnages, on retrouve principalement Mia, Anne, Ludwig, Sion, Abel et Keithwood。 Quelques personnages qu'on avait déjà vu sont approfondis, notamment Esmeralda et Vanos, et de nouveaux font leur apparition : le professeur de Ludwig, la servante d'Esmeralda, le roi de Ganudos。 On le voit peu, mais à mon grand plaisir, nous retrouvons notre fine lame, Dion Alaia。 Quant à Miabel, elle apparait assez peu dans ce tome, ce que je trouve dommage car c'est un personnage important, annonciateur de la guerre civile qui déchirera l'empire d'ici une dizaine d'années。J'apprécie toujours autant les flashback : il y en a qui semblent provenir de la "chronologie" (je ne sais pas trop comment traduire "timeline" TT-TT) originale (la révolution qui avait menée Mia à la guillotine) et d'autres de la chronologie de Miabel (la guerre civile entre la famille royale et les duchés)。En terme de scénario, le livre est divisé en deux : la première moitié est consacrée à Princess Town, et la seconde aux "vacances" de Mia et des deux princes dans les îles Ganudos (des vacances façon Kohlanta。。。), tandis que de son côté Ludwig mène l'enquête sur les relations entre Tearmoon et l'archipel。On apprend de nouvelles informations sur les Chaos Serpents (l'organisation responsable de la révolution et de la mort de Mia dans la première chronologie, de l'aliénation de Rafina, de la guerre civile à Tearmoon et de la mort de Miabel dans la deuxième chronologie), et si ce n'est pas dit clairement à la fin du livre, qui se termine sur une situation plutôt tendue, on découvre enfin quel duché complote contre Tearmoon aux côté des Chaos Serpents。Bref, l'intrigue avance。 A la fin du livre, j'étais convaincue que l'équipe restée à terre allait porter secours à l'autre。。。 Et malheureusement vu la situation des deux côtés, c'est mal parti ! Le suspens reste entier, mais je ne m'inquiète pas trop, je sais que Mia va mettre ce temps à profit pour mettre en application ses connaissances théoriques de la survie en milieu hostile !! Attention aux champignons, mon pauvre Keithwood ! 。。。more
Yuri,
Tearmoon is my favorite book series, all of its volumes are hilarious and I am glad to say this one keeps up the quality, I read the first three volumes in a binge so having to wait for this one to come out was pretty rough even if if it was worth it (T▽T)
Abi,
Lots of fun! A good addition to the series。 Mia, Abel, Anne, Sion, and Esmeralda are all entertaining。 I laughed a lot as usual, and the plot is thickening in a few different places。 4。5 stars。