The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle (Hero's Guide, 2)

Great Book; this whole trilogy is great for whole family. Seller has never disappointed me; easy to work with and all products are as described. Excellent condition. Love that this sell usually has the audio book I am looking for.

Exploding with humor, adventure, and excitement, THE HERO'S GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE is a book you can't miss out on. Christopher Healy deftly weaves a tale of humor, politics, and the truth behind the Princes Charming. The League of Princes is back, and ready for adventure, well nearly all of them. They've been forced by the evil Briar Rose, who also happens to be Prince Liam's future wife, to retrieve the Sword of Erinthia from falling into the hands of Reeb Dauber, the infamous bandit king - who also helped shame the Princes. Filled with trolls, giants, princesses, a circus, and two evil warlords bent on ruling the world, The League of Princes are ready to take on the world. Sort of. Admit it guys, we all need a break from those terrifically (saddening) YA novels. Which is why you definitely need to get your hands on the first and second book in this amazing series. What I like most about this book? You don't have to read the first book to understand this one. Christopher Healy manages to weave and explain the characters and still write an incredibly hilarious story. There's absolutely nothing negative about THE HERO'S GUIDE TO STORMING THE CASTLE. The characters and story leave an impression on you, and I can't wait for the third book in this hilarious trilogy.

I'll admit right off the bat that I loved this book. I enjoyed it just as much as I enjoyed the first one. The characters are great. Each one has their own strengths and weaknesses and all made me roll my eyes at one time or another, but I couldn't help liking them (most of them) despite their flaws. The four princes and princesses I found especially entertaining. Most of them have good intentions but those good intentions inevitably go awry, which is where the humor comes in. I found myself laughing out loud at numerous points in the book. Whether it's Frederick hiding behind a plant to avoid sword training with Liam or Frederick, Duncan, and Gustav's bumbling efforts to rescue Liam from an unwanted wedding, there is much here to enjoy.Healy turns fairy tales on their head with this tale of princes trying desperately to be heroes while matching up with the wrong princesses. It's clear that the princes are 'lined up' with princesses who are wrong for them, except for Duncan who is already married to Snow White. I'm interested in seeing how things play out there. In addition, the play between the villains and 'heroes' made for amusing reading. If you enjoy fairy tales full of eccentric characters with plenty of humor and great illustrations, I can highly recommend this one.

I loved the first book and loved the revisit of our four prince Charmings (or Princes Charming, I'll have to consult Duncan). They don't seem to be getting any better, good thing their princesses jump in to help out once in a while.The book is a quick read and makes me laugh. I will read it over and over just to brighten my day.

What happens AFTER the Happily Ever After Endings of all those classic fairy tales? Wouldn't you like to know some more details about the Charming Princes that only pop in for cameo appearances in all those stories? Then this book series is just what you've been waiting for. In this series the Princes Charming, as they are called, finally step out of the shadows cast by their Princesses and earn some recognition of their own. But alas the limelight only lasts so long and as theirs dims a new threat to the kingdoms sends the Princes on another extraordinary adventure sure to have the bards writing new song lyrics about the hero's for months to come. If your children enjoyed the first book in this treasured series (A Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom) then they are bound to love the second installment just as much.

The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle (and The Hero's Guide to Saving the Kingdom) is a fun, family-friendly read. The characters are good-humored and there is a lot of action that is easy to follow. I recommend this book for third, fourth, and fifth graders (and up - I'm in my 40's and I enjoyed this!). Perfect for boys who aren't ready to read scary books but like a lot of action.

My 8 year old son loves these books and has read the first 2 twice. He talks about them all of the time. In order to understand what he was talking about, I read them also and enjoyed them. They are very funny, but the humor might be above young readers. My son is reading at the highschool level. I still think young readers would enjoy the goofy characters and the adventure, even if they miss some of the play-on-words, and other more advanced humor. Fun for adults and kids. It would probably work well for a parent to read out loud to elementary aged children and junior high kids could read it themselves.

Great follow up to what was a fun first book. We initially bought "The Hero's Guide to Saving your Kingdom" (first book) because one of the characters is named 'Prince Liam', which is my son's name, and we thought he would enjoy it. But then we all got sucked in to the story. I love the funny reimaginings of the classic fairy tale stories. I was super excited when I saw the sequel had been published and it did not disappoint! There is a new villian, but all the old favorites, too.

My husband is reading this series aloud to our kids before bed (ages 6,9 and 11) and all four of them are loving it. It is well written (easy to read aloud), engaging and very funny. My kids talk about parts of the story for days!

Our 12 yr. old daughter loves these books!