My Rating: 3 out of 5 Stars
Patricia Wrede's "Dealing with Dragons" is an anti-fairytale. The main character, who happens to be a princess, does not want to be saved. She doesn't want to be married off to a prince she hardly knows either. So what does she do? She becomes a dragon's princess.
Princess Cimorene's job as Kazul's princess includes being the dragon's cook, maid, and librarian. However, Cimorene becomes more than these things as the story progresses.
Cimorene and her cave friends discover a plot that can drastically affect the dragons. It is their job to figure out the wizard problem.
I love the friendships in this book. I love how the friends work together to solve their problem. I admire how dedicated Cimorene is to the dragon she works for. Although, as much as I would have loved to have given this book a rating of four stars, the soapy water stopped me.
This book is great for a middle-grade audience. I do recommend it as a guilty pleasure - the soapy water is a little unoriginal.
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