George, Jessica Day Princess of the Silver Woods, 334 p.
Bloomsbury, 2012. $17. Language: PG (3 swears, 0 ‘f’),
Violence: PG; Mature Content: G.
It’s
been ten years since Galen helped the twelve dancing sisters defeat the King
Under Stone and Princess Petunia is off to visit the Grand Duchess Volenskaya
and her gorgeous son, Dmitri. When
she is waylaid and kidnapped by bandits in the woods, however, she finds
Oliver, a displaced earl, who also tugs at her heart. None of the princesses know that the Princes Under Stone and
their new King have been scheming and plotting and gathering minions for the
last ten years in order to recapture the princesses and force them to wed in
their dark palace – and some of those minions are very close to Petunia. With three handsome men vying for her
hand, Petunia will need her sisters, their human princes, a lot of magic and massive
amounts of courage in order to defeat their enemies and be free of the Under
Stone forever.
Ms. George has
totally redeemed herself in my eyes with the third in the Dancing Princesses
series. The characters and their
situations ring true to the fairy tale setting, increasing the danger from the first
novel and weaving in just bits of other tales. You could really eliminate the second book in the series and
just go straight to this one and be very satisfied. Your girls who love romance, danger and a bit of fairy dust
will be enchanted.
EL, MS –
ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
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I just finished this book today, and I absolutely LOVE it! I read the first one when it came out and I'm pretty sure that it is still my favourite book in the whole world. :)
I wish she was writing more of them... :/
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