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Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower | Tamsyn Muir
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peanutnine
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This was a fun, dark fairytale reimagining. Princess Floralinda is trapped at the top of a forty flight tower, waiting for a prince to rescue her. But no prince has made it past the dragon on Flight One. It's up to Floralinda to venture down the tower and overcome the monsters on each flight on her own. The humor of the story was very cheeky and I loved the inventive battle techniques

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BookBelle84
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My first 5 star read of 2023. I couldn't find this one in the database, but I'm coming to love Tamsyn Muir's novellas more than her full-length books. The world she created in this one was awesome. I would have loved to spend more time in this world. And I'm counting this as my #booked2023 pandemic book cause zombies and ghouls count, right? 😄
#aroundtheworld

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underground_bks
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Abandoned at the top of a 40-flight tower full of monsters when no prince can make it past the first floor‘s diamond-plated dragon, Floralinda, aided by a reluctant, much sharper garden fairy, must fight her way down…but what kind of princess will she become if she does manage to save herself? A gruesome, hilarious, ultimately very dark fairy tale from the author of Gideon the Ninth—fantastically narrated by Moira Quirk, with a sequel confirmed!

underground_bks Pictured is the only print edition, published in a limited edition by Subterranean Press! I‘m lucky enough to have snagged a second printing but still listened to the audiobook, available on Libro.fm! 1y
BookBelle84 I loved this story! 1y
underground_bks @BookBelle84 it was so funny and gross and pretty surprising. I‘m really looking forward to the sequel! 1y
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Laughterhp
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I wanted to like this one more than I did. I get that the princess is supposed to save herself, I‘m totally cool with that. I didn‘t like how most of it happened off screen because it‘s a novella. She just listed off the monsters but you didn‘t see Floralinda interact with them. Overall, okay because it was short.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Hey! We send you a little happy 😊 just checking to see if it made it! 2y
Laughterhp @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks No, I don‘t think I‘ve seen anything yet! My mail info says I have something coming today though! 2y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Laughterhp it may be lost 🙀 2y
Laughterhp @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks No! I got it earlier last week! I haven‘t had time to post a thanks yet! 2y
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julesG
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Princess Floralinda is disappointed. A witch kidnapped her and keeps her on the 40th floor of a tower filled with all sorts of dangerous creatures. Princes come and fail to free her.

What's a princess going to do? Right, take her fate into her own hands.

Floralinda is not as badass as Gideon and Harrow, but very very close.

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everlocalwest
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A quick listen while organizing data for the shop this morning. Absolutely loved it!

When Floralinda realizes that no prince can save her, she must save herself. By the end she is battlechanged and what does that mean for the life of a princess?

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Deblovestoread
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“What had happened was that the witch put Princess Floralinda in a tower forty flights high, but said it wasn‘t personal.”

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

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BookmarkTavern
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When you‘re a princess stuck at the top of a monster filled tower and the princes can‘t make it past the 1st floor, what can you do but try to make it down yourself?

This was a fun subversion of fairytales and the princess rescue. And I liked feeling smart at the references I recognized.

I‘m not sure how I feel about the end. Every few chapters what I wanted changed, and what did happen was more disheartening than I had hoped. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

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SassenachTheBookWizard
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This is giving me Princess Fiona vibes so I must read!

AkashaVampie Haha love it. Is there a donkey in it? Haha 3y
SassenachTheBookWizard @AkashaVampie no donkey but a sassy fairy 3y
AkashaVampie @SassenachTheBookWizard oooooooooo that sounds like it could be good! I might have to check it out! haha 3y
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Gnora
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June wrap up! Thanks to Summer Reading at the library, June is typically a slow month for me book wise, and that was very true this year.

All of these were on audio. 😅

#bookreport #roundrup #libby #hoopla #audiobook #digita

BekahB Ohhhh Neon Gods has been on my list to read! 3y
Gnora @BekahB I really enjoyed it! The readers on audio were very good. 3y
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ErikaB
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May really got away from me, but the tagged book is my favorite of the year so far! (I‘m currently reading two others that I‘m guessing are going to tie with it.) #bookspinbingo

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!!! 3y
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bernadette
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Such a fun, witty take on fairy tale tropes. Loved the humor and the touch of horror. A quick, satisfying read that had me chuckling throughout.

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bernadette
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Just started but I am having so much fun with this very funny, self aware fairy tale take. A princess is locked in a monster filled tower but the princes who come to rescue her don't make it past the first level so she needs to rescue herself.

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silentrequiem
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This one is a hard one to review and I waffled between pick and meh. It was an engaging read but I had some issues with some of the character and plot development. In the end, I did decide on pick because I still enjoyed it and much of the issues are explained by the satirical nature of the book. Think a grittier, darker version of Princeless.

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BookBelle84
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A Princess trapped in a tower gets tired of waiting for a Prince to rescue her so with the help of a snarky fairy they battle mythical beasts on each floor as they make their way down the tower.
So much fun!!! Great satire! I wish this was a full length novel.

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BookBelle84
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I think this sounds amazing! I couldn't resist, I only wish I could get a physical copy.

Deblovestoread Same! I was so sad I didn‘t hear about this book sooner. 3y
Jgotham Are there any small illustrations in the book? 3y
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Lauredhel
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2. Because of 2020 my reading definitely changed. I was always a multi genre reader, but I leaned way more heavily to romance after the pandemic started.

3. After Australia

@ozma.of.oz

BookmarkTavern Is that a new Muir novel?!? Yay! Thanks for sharing! 3y
Lauredhel @ozma.of.oz novella but yes!! 3y
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Mehso-so

The writing style feels old-fashioned and off-pace; and despite my love for snark and trope-play, it felt disappointingly heavy-handed. The resolution was good'n solid, but I disliked how much of the action was off-page, handwaved. I frankly wanted Floralinda to get out of the f---ing tower, but clearly Muir didn't.

I would have been happier reading this as a library copy.

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rachelsbrittain
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A snarky, semi-satirical princess-in-the-tower tale where, after watching prince after prince fail to get past the dragon, Princess Floralinda has to take it upon herself to defeat the beasts inhabiting all forty levels of her tower. Explores gender roles & fairy tale tropes. Definitely nothing like Gideon the Ninth. Not a fan of the first line which felt appropiative but once you get past that & lean into the satire it's a fun read.

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