Name: A World Without Princes
Rating: 3.703846153846154 (130 reviews)
ISBN: 9781489869722

Soman Chainani

When best friends Sophie and Agatha return to a fairy tale world, they find that old enemies are no longer fighting, but a war begins to brew as an enemy arises from within.

A World Without Princes

Jess Armstrong

When Agatha wishes she'd chosen a different Happy Ending, she accidentally reopens the gates to the School for Good and Evil. But when the girls return, they notice that the world they knew has changed. Witches and princesses reside at the School for Girls, where they've been inspired to live a life without princes, while Tedros and the boys are camping in Evil's old towers. A war is brewing between the schools, but can Agatha and Sophie restore peace? Can Sophie stay good with Tedros on the hunt? And whose heart does Agatha's belong to -- her best friend or her prince?

A world without princes

Beatrix Haase

I liked this book more than the first book in the series. I'm excited to see what the 3rd one holds, might be a while since I do not have the book.

Shereen Evans

The beginning had be a little lost but after rereading the last couple of the first book I was able to get into the book. I did almost DNF this book but it was about mid way the story started to pick up and was easier for me to want to continue to read.

Kim Tyo-Dickerson

Another trip to the Schools for Good and Evil on the wings of Agatha's wish for her prince despite kissing her best friend Sophie at the end of the first book and being whisked home for their new Ever After back in their village. The village isn't so sure they want them back and begin to turn on the girls, all the while Agatha realizes she can't stop thinking about what if she had kissed Tedros instead? Doubting themselves and their choices at every turn, coupled with the power of Agatha's secret wish, they return to school (still can't figure out exactly how that happened magically speaking) only to find that their upending of their fairy tale has twisted the schools in their absence, with Nevers and Evers joined and split into girls versus boys schools that are in constant conflict. Of course it's up to Sophie and Agatha to figure out what to do, should Agatha kiss Tedros if it means losing Sophie forever? Is Sophie actually good, or is evil bubbling beneath her gorgeous face? With a new, sinister Dean at the head of the girls' school with magical butterfly spies everywhere, all the old teachers whispering and plotting for the return to the way things were, and the Nevers and Evers in a very uneasy truce by gender, Sophie and Agatha are in more danger than ever. A final trial is set to decide their fate and the world of good and evil hangs in the balance. Ridiculous fun with lots of plot and characters rushing by, but somehow making the pages fly.

Nadia Borgdorff

I love the world, I don't like the story that much. All characters except Sophie seem underdeveloped. Especially Agatha had way less of a personality than in the first book. The ending was also weird, since it felt like it was written at a point the author knew he would make a third book. It both felt rushed and wrong. Overall, it's a good world to escape to, but I can't wait to read books 4 to 6 with new characters.

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Melea Mullican

The ending of this book was definitely better than the first half. Unfortunately, this book has a lot of problematic messages for younger girls. I think if the characters were aged up and the writing more applicable to YA readers, I might have been okay with it. But 12 year olds entire lives hinging on kissing boys just doesn’t sit well with me.

This paperback edition features extra content including deleted scenes from book one, a chat with Soman Chainani, and a sneak peek at The School for Good and Evil #3: The Last Ever After In the New York Times bestselling sequel to Soman Chainani's debut, The School for Good and Evil, Sophie and Agatha are back in Gavaldon, living out their Happily Ever After, but life isn't quite the fairy tale they expected. When Agatha wishes she'd chosen a different Happy Ending, she accidentally reopens the gates to the School for Good and Evil, and the girls find that the world they knew has changed. Witches and princesses reside at the School for Girls, where they've been inspired to live a life without princes, while Tedros and the boys are camping in Evil's old towers. A war is brewing between the schools, but can Agatha and Sophie restore the peace? Can Sophie stay good with Tedros on the hunt? And whose heart does Agatha's belong to--her best friend or her prince? Soman Chainani has created a spectacular world that Newbery Medal-winning author Ann M. Martin calls "a fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end."

Roos Kuijper 

3.5

The first half was really slow and I was thinking about DNF'ing it but the second half made it a lot better!

Marissa

It’s all happy ever after in the School for Good and Evil... or is it? The second title in the NYT bestselling fantasy adventure series – perfect for girls who prefer their fairy tales with a twist.

A World Without Princes (The School for Good and Evil, Book 2)

Isabella Tuohy

Orne Biglia

Susanna Nordmark

The School for Good and Evil 2-Book Box Set; PB 9780062424372] Enjoy Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling series, The School for Good and Evil, in this paperback box set featuring the first two books--The School for Good and Evil and The School for Good and Evil: A World Without Princes. This is an epic journey to a dazzling new world in which best friends Sophie and Agatha enter the School for Good and Evil, where ordinary boys and girls are trained to be fairy-tale heroes and villains. Sophie, with her glass slippers and pink dresses, thinks she'll earn top marks at the School for Good. Meanwhile, Agatha, with her shapeless black frocks and wicked black cat, seems a natural fit for the School for Evil. But when the two girls are swept into the Endless Woods, they find their fortunes are reversed.... The aftermath leads to unexpected paths, new alliances, and an exhilarating quest to find their true Ever After. Soman Chainani has created a spectacular world that Rick Riordan, author of the bestselling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, says "reimagines the world of fairy tales and will make you question who is good and who is evil," and that Newbery Medal-winning author Ann M. Martin calls "a fairy tale like no other, complete with romance, magic, humor, and a riddle that will keep you turning pages until the end."

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