Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
Title: Princess of Glass (Princess of the Midnight Ball #2)
Author: Jessica Day George
Publisher: Bloomsbury 2010
Genre: YA Fairy Tales
Pages: 266
Rating: 4/5 stars
Reading Challenges: Telling Tales; New Author; Library; Book Bingo -- 5 from series
How I Got It: Library loan
Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program. She travels abroad hoping to find better political alliances and perhaps a marriage. But thanks to a vengeful fairy, Poppy's happily ever after gets complicated. This companion to Princess of the Midnight Ball will delight readers with action and romance.
So, I realized after finishing this book that I read it out of order. Silly me! I was wondering why lots of past plot points were referred to often. Oh well! It was a good little story even with my blunder. We are treated to a retelling of Cinderella complete with glass slippers and a fairy godmother (or is she?). Poppy must use her previous enchantment breaking experience to help the people of Breton. I liked Poppy. She was unconventional and spunky and smart. She kept her wits about her when faced with what seemed to be impossible odds. Thankfully I also liked the male lead, Prince Christian. He too is just unconventional enough to be thoroughly likable. The characters are where this book shines. The plot is predictable (it's Cinderella, remember?), but the characters keep it fresh and interesting. Now that I've read book two, I guess I should go back and read book one...
Princess of the Midnight Ball
- Princess of the Midnight Ball
- Princess of Glass
- Princess of the Silver Woods