Princess of Glass (Twelve Dancing Princesses)

by Jessica Day George

[sstaley]

I love Jessica's stories. There hasn't been one of her books that I have not liked. I give her the title first of a fantastic storyteller, then a writer. Anyone can write, but not everyone can tell a good story.

My favorite part about this book is the main character Poppy. I love her spirit, determination and intelligence. Her background dealing with black magic, comes in handy while figuring out the mystery to Ellen's transformation.

I also really liked the twist on this retelling of Cinderella. I have been very bored with many of the retellings up to this point. Having the "Cinderella" be Ellen,"Eleanora", another character in the story, this was a good thing for me. It fit her gullible and fragile personality better. You can understand why she would have fallen prey to an evil source such as the Corley.

I wish that there had been more romance between Poppy and Christian at the end. I felt like things were just getting started between the two of them. My favorite male character in this story was Roger. He was a well rounded character showing more personality and wisdom. I almost wanted to see Poppy and Roger end up together.

As others have said, my favorite JDG book is still "Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow". It sits there among my top 10 favorite books