Review

Summary: Sir Percival is ordinary, not normal, mind you. "Normal" means that one has at least one fairy gift or curse. Sir Percival does not...and neither does the Princess.

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Notes: This was a fun read! It's rather like Gail Carson Levines' "The Fairy's Mistake" but as a full-length book. It isn't a retelling of any particular fairy tale, as many stories like this are. It is its own adventure. One thing that bothered me is that the princess sees Sir Percival while he is mostly submerged in a pond. He left his clothes on the shore. (they are both embarrassed) Besides for that, it's great.

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Age of main character: eighteen-ish

 

Violence: One rude knight gets pummeled, the fairies are fond of creative curses (turned into a pillar, toad, and so forth).

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Romance: Yes, fairy-tale type. The rude knight who gets pummeled suggests that Sir Percival and the princess are letting go of some moral restrictions. (They aren't)

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Scary themes: A dragon, an ogre, and the afore-said rude knight.

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Genre: High Fantasy