I barely got into the book last post, so allow me to continue with Goose Girl for a moment, if you please.
Deep in the middle of the Forest, Ani finds herself in a dangerous situation. Only roughly half her guards are loyal to her, and the bigger half is loyal to Selia, who partway into the trip reveals that she had always hated Ani and wants the crown Ani had been born with.
The inevitable disaster strikes, and Selia's fangroup kills Ani's loyal guards. Ani manages to flee, only to slowly fade with lack of food as she wanders the Forest for several days alone.
An owl finally gives her directions to a house, where the family of two (a mother and her son) bring Ani back to health.
All of her problems cannot be solved overnight, sadly. We follow Ani into the Capital, watch her half-baked plan miserably fail, and suffer with her through goose-herding.
The geese and fellow animal herders actually end up being some of the best medicine a doctor could prescribe for the once spoiled and now terrified princess. Well, with the exception of one.
In all, I really liked this book. I could see what a spoiled princess Ani was in the first section, though she was by no means a spoiled brat. I enjoyed watching her character develop into someone truly worthy of leading a kingdom.
By the end of the book, Ani and I both blessed and thanked her seemingly cruel mother for sending her away.
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