![]() ![]() What a cute story! It was filled with unicorns and monsters. Her twin brother Rhydd will be the next Royal Monster Hunter. She is a princess and is supposed to be the next Queen. The narrator is 12 year old Rowan (1st person POV). This is the first book in a new middle grade fantasy series by one of my favorite authors! Thank you to Puffin Canada and Netgalley for an e-arc, in exchange for my honest review. did I mention the creatures?!?!!? Completely worth checking out and I believe this will be more than one book, but I'm unsure how many the author is planning on releasing. I would definitely recommend this story, it has a great adventure and some really fun humor and mythical creatures. She has a grumpy warg and a feisty jackalope in her party right off the bat, and I loved them with every inch of my being. Rowan has a knack for communicating with many of the creatures and sometimes they even follow her. The lessons about kindness towards animals in beautiful in this story. Yes, she makes many mistakes but she learns and grows from them. Rowan is a fantastic character, she is headstrong, sometimes stubborn, intelligent, resourceful and kind. This changes everything and so Rowan finally gets a chance to prove herself as a monster hunter - she has to find someone to train her and that is where the real journey begins. Without giving much away, Rhydd and his party run into a gryphon - many people are hurt, someone is killed and Rhydd is left without the ability to walk without an aid. ![]() The biggest threat are the gryphons, highly dangerous and hard to kill. As a Royal Monster Hunter, you must drive the creatures from civilization so that no one gets hurt - this sometimes means killing the creature. Both of them know they should be in the others spot because Rowan is the better hunter and Rhydd is much better at politics, but rules dictate differently. The story starts off where we meet our main protagonist, Rowan, a young princess who is destined to be queen but wants nothing to do with it and her brother, Rhydd, who by default must be the Royal Monster Hunter. Lastly, the author is Canadian - bonus points! I decided to request it, luckily I was approved and had a chance to read this little gem of a story. I've liked her YA thriller work - I haven't read her fantasy stuff, but I know it's very popular. I was also familiar with the author and didn't know her to write middle-grade at all, so that piqued my interest. The cover drew me in - I saw a bunch of fun looking creatures and that is always a big draw for me - not sure much regular animals because they always kill them - but if I see mythical creatures, I'm usually in. I saw this pop up on the options to request over on Netgalley and I was instantly curious. We get a diverse cast of characters, a strong-willed, kick-ass princess turned monster hunter and a deadly enemy - the gryphon! Throw is some great friendships, lots of adventures and so many fun mythical creatures and you got yourself this great story. "Ī Royal Guide to Monster Hunting has a lot to offer. "The best way to raid a camp is divert attention. ![]()
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