Princess of the Silver Woods (Twelve Dancing Princesses)

by Jessica Day George

When Petunia, youngest of the dancing princesses, is ambushed by bandits in wolf masks on her way to visit an elderly neighbor, the line between enemies and friends becomes blurred as she and her sisters get a chance to end their family's curse once and for all.

• ISBN10: 1599906465
• ISBN13: 9781599906461
• Publish Date: 4 July 2013 (first published 11 December 2012)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 7 October 2014
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
• Imprint: Bloomsbury Childrens Books
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 336
• Language: English

Reviews

[ladygrey]

I like [a:Jessica Day George|359109|Jessica Day George|http://d.gr-assets.com/authors/1370984924p2/359109.jpg]'s writing because it's light and fun with plenty of action and a sprinkling of romance. [b:Princess of the Silver Woods|12873027|Princess of the Silver Woods (Princess, #3)|Jessica Day George|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1334172042s/12873027.jpg|18025665] is no exception.

I liked Petunia as a heroine because she was determined and smart but not infallible. She was a little blind when it came to Volenskaya which I didn't understand but I also liked that she had a very different perspective of the Kingdom Under Stone because of how old she was when [b:Princess of the Midnight Ball|3697927|Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess #1)|Jessica Day George|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312063284s/3697927.jpg|3741438] happened.

I do think this is the book where it's most difficult to keep the sisters straight. In Midnight Ball there was such variety in their ages it was easier. And [b:Princess of Glass|7199667|Princess of Glass (Princess #2)|Jessica Day George|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1312040456s/7199667.jpg|7867989] focused so much on Poppy that the other sisters only each served a specific purpose. But in this one they're all roughly the same age and a lot of times they're just names being thrown around. And I didn't understand why Jonquil was so faint, especially after certain things changed. Why was it so much harder on her than the others?

Oliver is a fun hero and I liked his strength and his determination and compassion. He was a noble character with a very rough upbringing which was interesting. And I really liked his mom.

There were enough elements of the fairy tale to justify the title and cover though it alluded to so much of Midnight Ball it almost felt like a very independent story. But one that was fun and had engaging characters (mostly) and that brought a nice depth to the world created for Midnight Ball.