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I like this book because it has a twist of romance, magic, adventure, and mystery. It is about a princess who learns how to talk to birds and the wind. But that's not all. She also learns what true friendship is, how to be a good friend, and most important of all, that royalty is no better than being a commoner. 
                                                                                 ~Sadie

What a great fairy tale! This book was well written. I loved all of description that was given about the land and the colors. I could see things so vividly in my mind. (I am a yellow girl myself so I can imagine the beautiful color of Ani's hair!) A romantic at heart, this book was such a wonderful twist and turn romance that I could hardly put the book down!
                                                                                   ~Anne from Washington

Any girl growing up listening to and reading fairytales will love Goose Girl. Shannon Hale did a great job developing personalities of the characters. I found myself identifying with Ani. Unsure of herself at times, yet strong when the occasion arose. Shannon Hale's descriptions and imagery of her settings were beautiful. I could close my eyes and picture myself there in the story.
                                                                                         ~JW

This book was artfully crafted and will totally engulf you in the world of its pages. Great read!
                                                                                          ~Ash

An extremely well written book--one I will be adding to my personal library. I also enjoyed the following two books that complete the triology: Enna Burning and River Secrets. Goose Girl, however, was the best of the three (in my opinion!).
                                                                                          ~Dani

I am a fan of modern retellings of fairy tales as I find they give voice to current generations struggling with universal issues. In this case, the issues are classism, honesty, respect, abuses of power, and the treatment of those who are different. I had many people gush to me about this book, so my expectations were very high. I can't say that the book was as fantastic as I was expecting it to be, but it was a good read nonetheless. The love story was underdeveloped compared to the rest of the themes in the book, which was a shame, because with a little tweaking it could have been much more believable. And the over-all story was fairly predictable; by about page 50, I had a pretty good idea how the story was going to play out. It has earned a place on my bookshelf for my daughters to read when they are teens, and I've ordered the other books in the series. I wouldn't classify it as a pillar of American literature or anything, but it made for good, casual reading.  ~Anne

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