|
|
Sold Out
Book Categories |
Styled as a royal biography, this clever and witty debut follows a fictitious princess whose svengali is a mechanic who takes his advice from Bruce Springsteen.
With more twists and turns than a spiral staircase, this mostly silly, occasionally clever debut dresses up chick lit conventions with aristocratic titles and predicaments. Borrowing heavily from the lives of the British royals, Bartlett invents a modern-day prince and princess living in the fictional country of Bisbania. Prince Raphael makes the political error of marrying a woman he truly loves, his childhood friend Isabella Cordage. As soon as their engagement is announced, Isabella becomes gossip-page fodder-the media nickname her "Dizzy Izzy" for a spill she took down the castle staircase. In an attempt to protect her image, Princess Isabella turns for advice to Geoffrey Whitehall-Wright, an American, Yale-educated auto mechanic whom she met (and flirted with) while they were undergraduates together. In a belabored plot device, Geoffrey doles out advice in the form of Bruce Springsteen lyrics that Princess Isabella interprets as fashion tips. This fairy tale might offer some escapism for the teenybopper set partial to the Princess Diaries movies. (Mar.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
David Luck
reviewed Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle on February 11, 2011
Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle
Once again a pick from my chick lit TBR book stack, I this time found myself in a fairytale-like story, filled with intrigue and scandal, told by a wannabe royal biographer, with a penchant for Bruce Springsteen songs. Doesn't sound so bad now, does it?
The things that make you buy, and want to read, a book can often be deceiving as it was for me in this particular case. Apart from the narrative style that needed some getting used to, the story about the young royal couple was disturbingly fast-paced, thus confusing, and very soon started to feel just way over-the-top. Tell the story a bit more slowly and with only half the twists and turns and give the characters a little more depth and ... what am I saying? I doubt this would have saved this book, because in the end neither the story itself nor the characters worked for me.
In short: A unique idea with a very disappointing execution, I really cannot recommend this book at all!
Login|Complaints|Blog|Games|Digital Media|Souls|Obituary|Contact Us|FAQ
CAN'T FIND WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR? CLICK HERE!!! X
You must be logged in to add to WishlistX
This item is in your Wish List
X
This item is in your Collection
Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle
X
This Item is in Your Inventory
Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle
X
You must be logged in to review the productsX
X
X
Add Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle, , Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
X
Add Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle, , Princess Izzy And The E Street Shuffle to your collection on WonderClub |
