The Princess and the Pearl by E.D. Baker - ADVISABLE

 

The Princess and the Pearl (Wide Awake Princess, #6) by E.D. Baker, 226 pages. Bloomsbury, 2017. $17. 

Content: Language: G; Mature Content: G; Violence: PG.  

BUYING ADVISORY: EL, MS – ADVISABLE  

AUDIENCE APPEAL: AVERAGE 

Princess Annie’s father and her uncle both have a frightful disease in which their skin is turning blue.  The blueness makes it’s way from their feet to their heads, and if it reaches their head, then they will die. Annie asks her friends to help her find a healer who can help, but the only one in the kingdom who can help is on a far-off island called, Skull Cove.  As the friends embark on their adventure, they are in a race against time, as well as the thwarting efforts of Liam’s brother.  

Annie and Liam are fun to follow on most any adventure, and this book is no exception.  I enjoyed the suspense of saving her father, and the creative ways in which Liam’s brother throws obstacles in their path.  A great series for newer readers with a fast plot line and likable characters, and equally unlikable villains.  

Reviewer, C. Peterson