Title: Princess of the Midnight Ball (Princess of the Midnight Ball #1)

Author: Jessica Day George

Publisher: Bloomsbury 2009

Genre: YA fairy tale

Pages: 280

Rating: 5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Telling Tales; Women Authors; Library; Book Bingo -- 5 from series

How I Got It: Library Loan

Rose is one of twelve princesses forced to dance through the night in an underground palace. The key to breaking the spell lies in magic knitting needles, an invisibility cloak, and—of course—true love. Inspired by "The Twelve Dancing Princesses,"this novel is as captivating as it is fresh. Enchanted readers are sure to clamor for the new companion, Princess of Glass, also publishing this season.

This was such a cute little fairy tale retelling.  I sat down to read it after lunch and read it straight through.  The plot is fairly predictable.  It is a retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses."  But it's the characters that drew me into the novel.  I love seeing all twelve of the princesses.  They each have their own personality and interests.  Rose is the focus, but each of the others are given their own time.  Galen is a treat.  I loved following him from solider to future king.  He's a down-to-earth character and kept my attention throughout.

Princess of the Midnight Ball

1. Princess of the Midnight Ball
2. Princess of Glass
3. Princess of the Silver Woods