"It was the first story (and still one of the few) I'd come across in which the protagonist was explicitly NOT drop-dead, impossibly gorgeous. She was someone we could relate to physically as well as emotionally. Princess Amy taught me that I could be a princess and still climb trees and be independent, that getting married and looking perfect did not have to be the only dream I had for myself, but also that falling in love with someone who understands you is one of the most beautiful things in the world."—Alicia Marie Foster, Facebook"It was a game-changer for me. It truly reinforces that it’s what’s inside that counts, and that brains beat beauty any day."—sohobbes