Character Analysis
The second-eldest royal princess, born right after Azalea, Bramble is a rambunctious gal who is mischievous and has a sense of humor. Azalea tries to play a prank on her sisters one time, but it doesn't go over well: "The girls glared at her. Azalea thought that rather unfair. If Bramble had done the same thing, they all would have thought it a riot" (14.171). Yup—Bramble's the funny one.
But life isn't all fun and games in Bramble-land, and she doesn't think she has a bright future: "I've got too little dowry and too much mouth. And no gentleman likes that. The King will be grateful to have anyone take me" (15.53), she says. She is, of course, totally wrong about this (we're looking at you, Lord Teddie), but better to be too self-deprecating than have a giant ego, we suppose.
She's not unattractive either (seems like all the girls got good genes), and she has "yellow-green eyes" (2.22) and "long red hair" (3.47). Her hair is also "knee-length" (6.18), and we have no idea how she manages it, since that sounds like a tangled birds' nest waiting to happen.
She has a temper, and she likes to throw things (like oranges at Azalea when she ditches them after the news of their mother's death, and potatoes at Mr. Bradford after he stops the tower clock). When Lord Teddie tries to treat them all to a nice Delchastire breakfast, she blows up at him and tells him to "Go back to your stupid manor! Leave us alone!" (21.196) She's self-conscious about how poor her family is and how rich he is in comparison, but she also has a bit of a short fuse.
It takes Lord Teddie saying in front of everyone that he loves her, and that nothing he's given is charity—it's all gifts—before she admits to having feelings for him. Then she leaps toward him and "landed right on Lord Teddie, who had no choice but to catch her, and threw her arms around his neck" (29.120). Despite the fact that she and Lord Teddie got off to a bad start, it seems like they'll be a happy match. Bramble's a girl who seems to do things all the way—whether telling people off, or opening herself to a relationship with Lord Teddie.