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A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying
A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying | Kelley Armstrong
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Monster hunting isn't for the faint of heart -- the first in a brand-new middle-grade series by NYT bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong. Twelve-year-old Rowan is next in line to be Queen; her twin brother, Rhydd, to be Royal Monster Hunter. Rowan would give anything to switch places, but the rule is, the oldest child is next in line, even if she is only older by two minutes. She resigns herself to admiring her royal monster hunter aunt's official sword and having tea with dignitaries with her mother, the queen. But a tragic event breaks up longstanding rules, and now Rowan finds herself in hunt of a dangerous gryphon. Accompanied by a feisty and determined baby jackalope and a giant wolf that barely tolerates her, she sets off on a journey that will see her join forces with other unlikely allies: a boy who has ambitions of his own to hunt monsters, and a girl from a nearby clan with hidden motives for befriending Rowan. It will take all of Rowan's skills, both physical and diplomatic, to keep this journey on track. The future of the kingdom depends on it.
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DGRachel
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This is between a pick and so-so for me, and I‘ll round up simply because I‘m not the intended audience. As others have noted, the pacing isn‘t great, but as this is the first in the series, I‘m hoping they get better. The lessons aren‘t too heavy handed and I love that Princess Rowan recognizes kindness is better than being forceful and demanding. I‘ll read the rest since I have an ARC of book 4 coming and I‘m betting the can‘t be stand-alones.

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Now that this series is complete I can finally start it 😊 Sometimes you just need to read a middle grade series 🤪

#IReadPastMyBedtime 📖 🫖 ☕️ 😴

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

LeslieO Love the mug! 2y
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cwarnier
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Mehso-so

This was a cute MG fantasy book. It was just not quite right for me. I think it started off too slow for me, and I had a hard time getting into it.
Thanks for sharing. #LMBPC
@librarianryan @brittanyreads @kdgordon88
I will get this and the other book sent off hopefully before the weeks end.
#bookspinbingo @thearomaofbooks

LibrarianRyan Yeah. Sorry it was slow. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 3y
Reign_5.0 I definitely agree and the end seemed very rushed. 3y
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Deblovestoread
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@cwarnier Christina, these are both on their way to you in separate envelopes. Tracking says they should arrive the 8th. I enjoyed them both hope you do as well. #LMPBC

cwarnier That is why there are 2 different tracking #. Cant wait. 3y
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brittanyreads
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@Kdgordon88 I'm sending out the next batch of #lmpbc books to you today! 😁
My toddler took the liberty of adding stickers for you. 🤣
I hope you like them! I only read the tagged book, but really liked it!
#groupe

Deblovestoread Love the stickers! 4y
Deblovestoread I just realized I never let you know they arrived. So sorry! They are here safe and sound! 3y
brittanyreads @Kdgordon88 Not a problem! Happy reading! 😀 3y
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brittanyreads
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4/5⭐
This was a fun MG with a likeable, headstrong female lead. Rowan is smart, kind and fierce! Her found friends and troupe of "pet" monsters make this an enjoyable first book in a series.
I've already ordered book 2!
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#lmpbc #groupe

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brittanyreads
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A little bit of a late start on this, but I am flying through it! Loving the story!
Thanks @LibrarianRyan this is a good one! 🦄

#LMPBC #GROUPE

LibrarianRyan Yeah. I got a late start too. 4y
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LibrarianRyan
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⭐ ⭐ ⭐4.5 ⭐

I loved this book. It was so much fun. It started off a little slow for me, but once the action started it didn‘t stop. This is a girls kick butt book, and the guys are not left out either. Plenty of saving the princess and the princess saves herself. Loved this book and I can not wait to go dig book 2 off my shelf.
#middleGradeChallenge
#BBRC

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rachelsbrittain
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A fun fantasy middle grade about a princess who wants to prove herself worthy of inheriting the position of Royal Monster Hunter. So many fun mythical creatures--jackalopes and griffins and unicorns-- in this and I really enjoyed Rowan's voice.

TW for family member death and a bit of violence

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rachelsbrittain
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Audio dog hiking

Hooked_on_books 🐶💚 4y
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Laughterhp
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Okay, I‘m ready for the rest of October! Just got my giant stack of graphic novels from the library!

Hoping to rack up some points for my team!

#teamstoker #scarathlon +1pt

Laughterhp Also, up to this exact moment, I thought the tagged book was a graphic novel. It is not... 5y
eri.reads Locke & Key is great! 🎃 5y
BeansPage Nice! 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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limada
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Loving the simplicity of reading this right now. Great story.

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ShyBookOwl
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It's always a treat to wake up to a pre-order having arrived in your kindle library 😊

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LibrarianRyan
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I have been early awaiting this book. I love the cover, and it's by kelly Armstrong. So get here faster please.

Out August 6

#CoverLove #KidsEdition

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ShyBookOwl
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This looks amazing!

#preorder
#2019release

SW-T I didn‘t know about this but now that I do I feel like I need it! 🤣🤣🤣 6y
ShyBookOwl @SW-T that's exactly what I thought when I came across it lol 6y
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