A World Without Princes

Reviewed by: Kara Reiman - Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 12, 2015

Review

A World Without Princes is the second book in The School for Good and Evil trilogy. The premise in the series is that there are two schools, one for good and one for evil, and the fairy tales that we all know are created from the students there. Agatha is good and Sophie is evil, though most thought it should be the other way around. At the end of the first book, Agatha chooses her best friend Sophie instead of her prince, ignoring the typical fairy tale ending. In this installment, the girls find themselves back at the school where everything has change, and now it's girls vs. boys instead of good vs. evil. But that's not the only thing gone wrong. The new dean is very evil and is manipulating everything in both schools. Again it comes down to Agatha trusting Sophie (or not) and having to make a choice between her best friend and her prince. The series will appeal to those who love fairy tales and will enjoy picking the characters from their favorites out of this new story. However, there is a lot of talking between characters instead of action, and the constant back and forth of is Sophie good or evil gets monotonous.

Overall Book Score: good