At this point, readers are likely to feel suddenly left behind, as, thanks to summary deus ex machina resolutions, everything turns out swell(ish). This leads up to a vicious climactic fight that sees Good and Evil repeatedly switching sides. Growing into their true natures amid revelations and marked physical changes, the two spark escalating rivalry between the wings of the school. Gradually-too gradually, as the author strings out hundreds of pages of Hogwarts-style pranks, classroom mishaps and competitions both academic and romantic-it becomes clear that the placement wasn’t a mistake at all. When it happens to sweet, Disney princess–like Sophie and her friend Agatha, plain of features, sour of disposition and low of self-esteem, they are both horrified to discover that they’ve been dropped not where they expect but at Evil and at Good respectively. Those who survive to graduate become major or minor characters in fairy tales. This story tries to cater to both younger girls’ dreams of being a princess and older girls’ desires for both empowerment and romance but misses the mark on both.Ĭhainani works an elaborate sea change akin to Gregory Maguire’s Wicked (1995), though he leaves the waters muddied.Įvery four years, two children, one regarded as particularly nice and the other particularly nasty, are snatched from the village of Gavaldon by the shadowy School Master to attend the divided titular school. The story’s theme of true love (heads up, girls-true love means sacrifice) is a reinforcement of outdated stereotypes. Hans, whose manipulative behavior is explained by his repressive upbringing-a promising premise-never gets beyond one-dimensional, and Anna, with her vapid, textureless voice, is trite at best. Action scenes read as detached description, and there are more than a few plot inconsistencies. Told in alternating chapters and points of view between Hans and Anna, the story lurches along. Anna, however, thinks she’s found true love.
Making his way there, he woos Anna by mistake. He finds his chance when he learns that Elsa will be crowned queen of Arendelle. Meanwhile Prince Hans of the Southern Isles, who has 12 older, bullying brothers, plots to get his own kingdom. Anna has no memory of the accident and no one enlightens her, so she spends the next 14 years wondering why her sister avoids her.
As youngsters they are close, but an accident causes Elsa, the elder, to distance herself from Anna.
Back story is explored in this novel based on Disney’s Frozen.Īnna and Elsa are princesses who live in Arendelle.
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