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What if you had one year to save everything you loved? ONE PRINCESS. Merida of DunBroch needs a change. She loves her family—jovial King Fergus, proper Queen Elinor, the mischievous triplets— and her peaceful kingdom. But she's frustrated by its sluggishness; each day, the same. Merida longs for adventure, purpose, challenge - maybe even, someday, love. TWO GODS. But the fiery Princess never expects her disquiet to manifest by way of Feradach, an uncanny supernatural being tasked with rooting out rot and stagnation, who appears in DunBroch on Christmas Eve with the intent to demolish the realm - and everyone within. Only the intervention of the Cailleach, an ancient entity of creation, gives Merida a shred of hope: convince her family to change within the year - or suffer the eternal consequences. THREE VOYAGES. Under the watchful eyes of the gods, Merida leads a series of epic journeys to kingdoms near and far in an attempt to inspire revolution within her family. But in her efforts to save those she loves from ruin, has Merida lost sight of the Clan member grown most stagnant of all - herself? FOUR SEASONS TO SAVE DUNBROCH - OR SEE IT DESTROYED, FOREVER.
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Gonna be an unpopular review here. This story was cute, but for one, I didn't buy the romance. First of all, it's Merida we're talking about. The “I'll be shootin' for my own hand” queen, who established to girls everywhere that they dont need romance to be loved. Well...Stiefvater turned that on its head. And worst of all, the romance felt forced. The story itself was interesting in some parts, but the novel could've been about a character who wasn't Merida and it would've fit better. A little sad to see the representation Merida created going to waste here. Gorgeous cover though.
This was such a cute read! Brave is one of my favorite Disney movies and Merida is my favorite Disney princess, so I was really excited when I found out about this book following Merida's story.