Series ✦ Penny’s Take
Prince Martin and the Last Centaur
Brandon Hale · 2020
82/100
👍 Worth It
Brandon Hale's fifth Prince Martin adventure delivers exactly what the series promises — rousing rhyming verse, vivid illustrations, and a moral framework that earns its place in the story rather than feeling bolted on. The twin-brother secret is a genuine narrative hook, and the desert duel lands with real consequence. Parents looking for adventure reading that also builds character vocabulary will find this one of the series' strongest entries.
✦ Penny’s Take — this is The Review Group’s own editorial assessment. Penny’s analytical review line researched this book from real sources and scored it across the lenses shown below. It’s an honest first-party read — not a page-by-page personal one. The gold ✓ Penny Tested mark is reserved for books Penny reads cover to cover herself.
📚 Buy the book ↗📱 Read on Kindle ↗🎧 Listen on Audible ↗ affiliate links · support the site, never the verdict
As an Amazon Associate and Audible affiliate, Penny earns from qualifying purchases. This never affects the verdict — see our affiliate disclosure.
Show the math
Verdict receipt0–100
safety96
substance80
craft84
originality74
accuracy85
hype78
age-fit92
human-eye82
Penny’s verdict82
Cross-pollinate