The Prisoner of Zenda

Another 1001 Children's Book to Read Before I Grow Up read. Another to cross off my list.


This one is action and adventure and mistaken identities and kings and beautiful princesses and castles. The ending was a little too open-ended (had to leave things open for a sequel, I suppose) for my liking, but, overall, a good read.

I mean... what's there not to like? Action, adventure, mistaken identities, romance. This one was better than I expected actually. The writing was fairly sparse but I didn't mind, and it was ridiculous and over the top at times, which I knew beforehand. But generally I can see why this story inspired so many others of its type.