By Jessica Day George
Petunia is the youngest of King Gregor’s twelve daughters
who together battled their way out of a curse that had plagued the family for
years. But while on her way to visit an elderly neighbor, Petunia’s carriage is
ambushed by bandits and Petunia finds herself falling headlong into another
conflict—this one between a hidden forest community and the powerful kingdom
that has stripped them of their wealth. With the line between enemies and
friends suddenly blurred, and a handsome young thief her only hope at escaping
the clutches of the King Under Stone, it will take all of Petunia’s courage,
and a little help from her eleven older sisters, to put an end to the curse
once and for all and restore their kingdom to right.
This is the third installment from Princess of the Midnight
Ball, and we get to hear from Petunia, the youngest of the twelve dancing
princesses. This is a sort of Robin Hood/ Little Red Riding Hood retelling in a
loose sense that I ended up enjoying more than the previous two books. Petunia
is this little petite thing with a wicked aim and a big heart. She meets Oliver
and things snowball from there. While I enjoy Jessica Day George’s books, this
particular series is definitely not my favorite. From her fairy-tale
retellings, Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow is my favorite, and I very much liked
her Dragon Slippers books more than these. I do read a lot of fairy-tale
retellings and these just aren’t my favorite. They aren’t memorable for me,
just fluff and fun.
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