Didn’t love this one. The art felt weak, as did the story. Overall, the feeling was that of a high school art or English project.

This book was a little awkward at first. It uses a few real world elements (with a twist) in an otherwise fantasy setting. I did like the subversion of gender roles and the discussions younger characters had about not having it all together and how that was okay. It's definitely middle grade, so it's nice to see the idea of careers and goals provided to the youth in an easy to process way. I did find the world sort of middle for fantasy, like there are already several stories that look like this, but they also added in other middle grade elements like cooking/jobs, bullies, and having a busy family unit.

Scullion was a fun and light hearted graphic novel, this story was good and the story was really enjoyable, what I love most about this graphic novel is the illustrations!!! They were so bright and vibrant which I love very much.

If your looking for something fast to fly through definitely recommend.

A slapstick story of mistaken identify, the scullion is mistaken for the princess and famous author.

So, lots of running around, being confused. Sort of cute how the two scullions like to quote the author about what to do to be a hero.

A bit too silly for me, but might appeal to middle-grade kids who like silly stuff.

Set in a sort of medieval, but with magic, and of course trolls.

Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.

A light, entertaining story, especially if you like a slightly cheesy faux-medieval setting for your adventures. I sometimes found the number of side characters confusing, which made the story a bit complicated for as light as it was.

No real content concerns here--there's a bit of bullying and cartoon violence (fist fights--no blood) and some lying (not much) in the course of the adventure. I think a lot of middle grade readers would be able to enjoy this book, in addition to the stated YA audience.

For the young fantasy fan with a taste for the slightly slapstick comes this brightly-coloured comic, featuring mistaken identity aplenty and lots of other shenanigans on a Princess' royal wedding day. Some entrepreneurial trolls have decided to kidnap her for a ransom – it's unfortunate for them then that they have actually nabbed one of the court dishwashers instead. In the adventure that ensues nobody can be sure of who is who – which is supposed to be the fun, in a Shakespeare-lite way, but is actually the problem. For one thing the trolls are all so interchangeable that it's not just a taste for the slapstick the young reader will need, but much more of a thinking head than I could be bothered with for this one. Identity, side, motive – all need a lot of keeping track of, and I think far too much so. Beyond that it's a fun romp, I suppose, taking a dose of full empowerment into the realm of people hiding under a disguise to get their way, just as, to repeat, Shakespeare might have done. He'd have been laughed out of court if he'd made an attempt to stage this, mind – but for the right reader it's perfectly passable entertainment.

I appreciate having had an opportunity to read and review this book. The appeal of this particular book was not evident to me, and if I cannot file a generally positive review I prefer simply to advise the publisher to that effect and file no review at all.