Dealing with Dragons: The Enchanted Forest Chronicles, Book One

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Summary: Dragons, witches, wizards, princesses, cats, jinns...
Review: I have read this masterpiece no less than eight times. (Maybe more.) An unusual princess named Cimorene runs away from her proposed engagement to an incredibly stupid prince and volunteers to be a dragon's princess. In her ensuing adventures she encounters a witch (whose apple cider is supurb), other captive princesses (two of whom are real jerks), a (rather confused but noble) stone prince, a would-be rescuer (who does not believe Cimorene's insistance that she doesn't want to be rescued), a jinn, and many more. Things get complicated when Wrede adds a few wizards to the brew, as well as a sinister plot or three and some soapy washwater with lemon juice. I highly recommend it! (Don't miss the sequels: Searching For, Calling On, and Talking To Dragons.)

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Summary: More, please!
Review: I have read this book at least 25 times since I bought it last year. It's just the kind of book I love. I completely agree with Cimorene on everything. The only book that is possibly better is the sequel, Searching for Dragons. There needs to be more books like this!

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Summary: Not Proper is the Right Way To Go
Review: Cimorene-- is the only non perfect daughter of the king and queen of Linderwall. She takes fencing and cooking lessons and is always being told "that is just not proper". The afore mentioned is the main character in "Dealing With Dragons," the first book in the enchanted forest series by Patricia C. Wrede. After her betrothal the unwilling to wed Cimorene runs away and meets interesting dragons in the Mountains of Morning. Cimorene meets many of her interesting friends who prove to be some loyal and yet somewhat untrustworthy. All in all Wrede has intertwined a unique sense of magic and mystery into a book which is written for anyone age 9-20. Enjoy!

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Summary: It would be a fantastic movie
Review: I read this book when I was only ten years old and now I am 14, so I still agree that this is a fantastic book. I thought it was a very epic story and more modern then ancient. SO it's got a clash of 1400's(which everyone loves to hear about) and 1900's additute. Cause no one likes the damsel in distress kinda shakespeare girl of that time period. But this book demonstrates individuality of basically any young girl that is alive today in a very comservative household. But I still think that the story is great, and the dialouge is funny as hell.

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Summary: Dealing with Dragons
Review: Dealing with Dragons is about a wonderful and beautiful tom girl who lives in a proper royal family. When her family found out that their daughter was doing "improper things," like majic, fencing, Latin lessons and more,then her parents told her that she had to marry a non-humorus, non-smiling prince, she runs away and meets dragons, witches, a jinn,a talking bird and more. If you love withes, wizards and more you'll love this book.This book was easy to understand, and talked smoothly. I'm a ten year old girl, and I know that I'll read this book and the books in the other series more than once. I would recomend any book in the series to anyone.

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Summary: Fabulous! A Great Read!
Review: I was looking at the interview with J.K. Rowling when I saw the sign 'What to Read After Harry Potter.' I immediately clicked on, eager to see what was recommended. And I saw this fantastic book. I began my journey into the kingdom of Linderwall last year. I gleefully followed Cimorene on her adventures as the Kazul's (a dragon's!) princess, and couldn't WAIT for more. But no matter how many book stores I looked in I couldn't find the rest of the series. So imagine my delight when I looked here. Dealing With Dragons is an incredible read. It has everything a book needs: excitement, adventure, a touch of romance, and a highly believable main character. Who can honestly say that they haven't felt the way Cimorene does: sick and tired of their life, in her case a boring life of a princess, with nothing better to do then 'lady-like activities'. So the princess sets out to stop being a princess, with a great outcome. Turning away princes who come save her? As if she needs saving! It's a wonderful twist on the fairy tales of weak princesses being captured by vicious dragons, and being saved by the big strong princes. Cimorene volunteers to be a dragon's princess; if anyone needs saving it's those princes who come to 'rescue' her. I definitely recommend this book to anyone and everyone. And the last thing I say is, "ENJOY!"

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Summary: Go dragons!
Review: I myself happen to be a big fan of fantasy so this eries was great. I like the way things worked out in the end. This book is hysteridcal too

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Summary: Dealing With Dragons
Review: Dealing With Dragons is about animproper princess named Cimorene anda dragon named Kazul. Cimorene was borne into a family with 4 brothers and 6 sisters, she is the middle child. Kazul is the dragon that comes to own Cimorene. Cimorene leads an adventours life and makes friends with Kazul. I enjoyed reading this book and would recomend it to anyone who likes adventure and fantisy!

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Summary: Wonderfully Fun
Review: This book is very differnt yet very tradtional in its story. It is differnt because of Cimorene and Kazul but traditional because of the way most princesses have long golden hair and the giants that ruin villages. This is a wonderful book to read and has the funniest refrences to traditional fairy tales like Sleeping Beauty. This is a book for everyone.

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Summary: A Superb Book
Review: I think Dealing with Dragons is a funny and interesting book. It has a lot of adventures and normal things like any other place would have. But some things are not normal, like they have dragons! Again, I will say one more time that Dealing with Dragons is a superb, one of the best, books I've ever read.