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Rate: 4.5/5

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Medium: Audiobook

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Overview (No Spoilers): 

I’ve been sent some of the most amazing book recommendations recently. Having previously read Muir’s Nona the Ninth, Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower was a welcome return to a familiar writing style that brings forth nostalgia for the former series. 

I find that I harbor a soft spot for stories that take the familiar and add an unexpected twist. In this tale, there is a refreshing new take on the helpless princess trapped at the top of a tower. Throw in a wayward fairy and forty flights of monsters and this is a curious adventure that will keep the reader guessing right up until the last floor. 

The fact that Muir was able to build such a detailed and gripping story using minimal pages is a true testament to their writing skill. I found myself wishing the story wouldn’t end but still utterly satisfied by the journey and dangers our stereotype crushing princess had to face.

One of my favorite aspects of this story was the emphasis on the day to day toll of the isolated and trapped princess at the top of the tower. Muir addresses various holes in the story I’d never mulled over from the food situation and the insulation, to the crushing loneliness of such an existence. These details really served to elevate and bring this story to life.

Overall, Princess Floralinda and the Forty-Flight Tower is an absolute must read by any and all readers who love a fantastically fresh story, that we’ve heard variations of countless times. 

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Additional Insights (Spoilers Abound):

• I love that Cobweb the fairy came back! 
• I did not see that ending come, though I had guessed that Floralinda wouldn’t go back to being a Princess. What will the new Princess do? 
• Also, what did Floralinda’s family think?

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