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After all the nights she has spent dancing for the wicked King of Under Stone, Princess Poppy refuses to dance. She has plenty else to do: knitting, gambling, and participating in an exchange program concocted by her father and the rulers of Ionia. Enter a miserable servant named Ellen, a former lady who is desperate to reagain her wealth, no matter what. Add a vengeful fairy godmother, glass slippers, and spells, and you got a huge enchantment.

As a supporting character, Poppy gave off a determined and fiesty air. As a main character, you can't help but like her. She's got a mind of her own and is intelligent, but at the same time, she's haunted by nightmares of the King of Under Stone and his court. I'm glad she gets her own story.

Christian was a real person. He was neither the classic "perfect prince", or the selfish spoiled brat. He clearly knows his duty is to his country, yet at the same time, he feels the need to escape it all. Christian shows clear intelligence, loyalty, and courage. The only part of the book where he annoyed me was when he was mooning over "Lady Ella".

At first, Ellen seemed like a selfish brat. She can't do anything right, and she's rude to the people who have taken her in. But as the story progressed, you couldn't help but sympathise for her misfortune.

This is the most original "Cinderella" retelling that I've read. I enjoyed how Ms.George kept key points in the story (the glass slippers, fairy godmother), yet was able to write a whole new take on a popular tale. I would recomend this book to anyone who enjoys unique fairy tale retellings.


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Princess of Glass Twelve Dancing Princesses Jessica Day George Books Reviews

I had problems at the beginning of this book, for some reason I was not following the story well, maybe the characters were a little scattered and there were too many names starting with the same R Letter , so I was a little confused. As the story unfolded I had an easier time identifying who was who and then started to really enjoy the story. I always enjoyed fairy tales as a child and of course was really looking forward to this version of Cinderella.
I will of course read all her books because her version of the old fairy tales will be different and enlightening.
Do I recommend this book, Yes, we all need to return to our childhood and live the fairy tales, in our all realistic world. Take me away just for awhile, PLEASE.
Another sweet fairy tale retelling by Jessica Day George. This one is Cinderella, but the fairy godmother is not quite so benevolent, and "Cinderella" is not quite as easy to label as she is in the fairy tale. Princess of Glass focuses on Poppy who has traveled to another country in order to foster better relations between the kingdoms of this world. There is some sort of plan to arrange marriages between nations in order to move toward this goal, but Poppy does not seem to really be interested in these plans. She avoids dancing at all costs, not surprising, considering what occurred in the last book of this series. Instead, she spends her time at the balls sitting at the card tables with the men, wowing them with her ability to win all rounds against them. Christian is a visiting prince who becomes friends with Poppy and seems to be interested in moving that relationship to the next level. However he gets sidetracked by the entrance of the mysterious Lady Ella at a grand ball. He is immediately smitten with her. And it isn't just Christian. EVERYONE is affected by her, except for Poppy who is wearing a ward against enchantment. It turns out that Lady Ella is actually the maid Ellen who is actually Eleonora, a girl of privilege who was forced into servitude after the death of her parents. Eleonora is able to attend the ball and gain the attention of all in attendance thanks to the assistance of her "godmother", a not-so-nice old woman who is actually a mean-spirited witch bent on taking away Eleonora's free will in order to correct a mistake she made in her earthly life. So the race is on to free everyone from the effects of the spell and get Eleonora out of the hands of her "godmother."

My thoughts

Poppy is definitely a stronger heroine than her sister Rose was in the first book. She is witty and courageous as she attacks the problems she faces. I really did like her as a main character. Christian, on the other hand, is weaker than Galen was in book one. Christian spends a good portion of this book in a love sick stupor due to the influence of the spell placed over all those in Lady Ella's presence. This does weaken him as a character quite a bit. However, I really did enjoy him and rooted for him to find true love with Poppy. The secondary characters were good as well, and I thought that all of them were able to find their own Happily Ever Afters as well.

The ending was a bit too easy, in my opinion. Everything just worked out too nicely for everyone. How were they able to escape from the Corley so quickly, and what is preventing her from getting to them again? It never was explained very well, so the ending seemed a bit rushed to me. I would have liked a little more exploration into the consequences of Eleonora's actions, but this isn't a book that is meant to do that. It doesn't ruin the book, but it was enough to keep this one from getting five stars from me.

This is a simple story with a simple love story and a simple conclusion. There are not deep themes and layers that will keep you up at night thinking about it long after you have finished the novel. But that is okay. Sometimes it is nice to just read a cute, light and sweet book for fun that leaves you happy at the end. That is what this book was for me. I did enjoy it even more than the first book in the series, probably because I liked the character of Poppy. I still recommend this for fans of Happily Ever After stories with nice characters to bring the story to life. Recommended for all readers, ages twelve and up.
After all the nights she has spent dancing for the wicked King of Under Stone, Princess Poppy refuses to dance. She has plenty else to do knitting, gambling, and participating in an exchange program concocted by her father and the rulers of Ionia. Enter a miserable servant named Ellen, a former lady who is desperate to reagain her wealth, no matter what. Add a vengeful fairy godmother, glass slippers, and spells, and you got a huge enchantment.

As a supporting character, Poppy gave off a determined and fiesty air. As a main character, you can't help but like her. She's got a mind of her own and is intelligent, but at the same time, she's haunted by nightmares of the King of Under Stone and his court. I'm glad she gets her own story.

Christian was a real person. He was neither the classic "perfect prince", or the selfish spoiled brat. He clearly knows his duty is to his country, yet at the same time, he feels the need to escape it all. Christian shows clear intelligence, loyalty, and courage. The only part of the book where he annoyed me was when he was mooning over "Lady Ella".

At first, Ellen seemed like a selfish brat. She can't do anything right, and she's rude to the people who have taken her in. But as the story progressed, you couldn't help but sympathise for her misfortune.

This is the most original "Cinderella" retelling that I've read. I enjoyed how Ms.George kept key points in the story (the glass slippers, fairy godmother), yet was able to write a whole new take on a popular tale. I would recomend this book to anyone who enjoys unique fairy tale retellings.