If she had changed the narration so I could get in the character’s heads a little bit and care about them, it would have made a world of difference.Ĭontent Rating: Everyone. I walked away from this book feeling like it had so much potential that it didn’t quite live up to. I knew from chapter 2 what the characters should do and they actually got around to doing it 100 pages later. The main reason I didn’t like this book much was how predictable it was. Her writing was good and now that I know this series is strictly a re-telling I will still pick up the second book, Princess of Glass. When their boat reached the island and the black palace, Jonquil leaped out without waiting for assistance. I wasn’t emotionally invested in the story at all. The narration made it hard to care much for the characters. The narration was a little stiff like I was listening to some old person tell it in a dry, 3rd-person manner. That being said, it was still a decent fairy tale re-telling. I didn’t find anything new or original added to the story. I went into this book expecting a new and interesting take on The Twelve Dancing Princess’ fairy tale. Genres: Fairy Tale, Retelling, Young AdultĬaptivating from start to finish, Jessica Day George’s take on the Grimms’ tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses demonstrates yet again her mastery at spinning something entirely fresh out of a story you thought you knew.
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