Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

The premise is great: Progressive feminism with characters who don't conform to hetero-normative standards of society. Themes of pro LBGT+ without being preachy or judgy, and children can interpret the extent of their "friendship" how they want. A princess meets another princess; one princess is brave and masculine. The other is plus sized and more feminine. They resolve their conflicts with the outside world not with violence and bloodshed as in typical fairy tale books, but with ingenuity and kindness. There's basically something for everyone here. So what's the problem? Well these two princesses also encounter a prince, who doesn't fit into gender normative roles. He's weak and frail, meek and cowardly. He's not the macho hero that everyone expects him to be. So what do these to princesses do when they find a fellow traveler off the beaten path of society's expectations? They pick on him! They tease him and torment him relentlessly. He doesn't even get a real name, they just call him "Butthead" for the entire book. It's confusing and frankly unnecessary to the story. Feminism can be about raising women up without stomping men down in the process; unfortunately this book misses that point by a mile. Other than that part, it's a great children's book. In the same way that other than the shark, Jaws is a great children's movie.