I was extremely excited when I discovered a third Princess Academy book had been published! Shannon Hale is one of my favorite authors and I highly recommend her books to those who like strong and smart heroines. Okay, enough praise.
In an attempt to avoid spoilers, as you do need to read the books in order to know what’s going on, I will keep the description brief. In book one, Miri was unwillingly forced into a princess academy where girls of a certain age are groomed to become ladies in order to be offered as choices for the prince to marry. While there however, Miri’s eyes are opened to a world of education she had not received before giving her one of her greatest weapons…knowledge.
The Forgotten Sisters picks up a few years later when Miri is ordered by the king and queen to start her own princess academy grooming three back water girls to be princesses in order to stop a war. In return, the crown will sign over Miri’s homeland to her people. With an opposing army at their borders, Miri struggles with homesickness and teaching three girls who act like anything but princesses. Can one girl stop a war? An enchanting read. J Fic Hal