Princess of the Midnight Ball, Jessica Day George
Princess of the Midnight Ball, Jessica Day George
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Princess of the Midnight Ball

Author: Jessica Day George

Narrator: Eva Kaminsky

Unabridged: 6 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/30/2020


Synopsis

A tale of twelve princesses doomed to dance until dawn…

Galen is a young soldier returning from war; Rose is one of twelve princesses condemned to dance each night for the King Under Stone. Together Galen and Rose will search for a way to break the curse that forces the princesses to dance at the midnight balls. All they need is one invisibility cloak, a black wool chain knit with enchanted silver needles, and that most critical ingredient of all?true love?to conquer their foes in the dark halls below. But malevolent forces are working against them above ground as well, and as cruel as the King Under Stone has seemed, his wrath is mere irritation compared to the evil that awaits Galen and Rose in the brighter world above.

Captivating from start to finish, Jessica Day George's take on the Grimms' tale The Twelve Dancing Princesses demonstrates yet again her mastery at spinning something entirely fresh out of a story you thought you knew.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Anne on March 22, 2023

There really isn't a whole lot to the original fairytale. 12 wily princesses sneak out every night to dance with mysterious princes, returning at dawn with fucked up shoes. When asked to explain their nocturnal adventures, they simply refuse to fess up. Because, hello!? Time of their lives! Their fath......more

Goodreads review by Amber on March 29, 2009

This story was lacking in too many elements to be enjoyable for me. The characters were so underdeveloped that the weren't likable- the writing didn't make me love the hero or hate the villain. The romance lacked passion and believability. I couldn't ever figure out what the hero and heroine saw in......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on April 09, 2011

Reread this April 2011, as I get ready to write the third book. Kinda impressed with myself . . . fun characters, and I'm excited to get back into their heads.......more

Goodreads review by Tadiana ✩Night Owl☽ on July 21, 2016

Final review, first posted on Fantasy Literature: The malevolent King Under Stone cuts not one deal, but two, with the queen of the country of Westfalin: first, that she will be able to have children; second, that Westfalin will be victorious in its battles against other countries. In return, the hu......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on December 10, 2018

The Ionian continent has been devastated by the ten-year war between the kingdoms of Westfalin and Analousia, which ended with Westfalin barely victorious, famine, a depressed economy, and thousands upon untold thousands of deaths. Galen is a young veteran who lost his father, mother, and little sist......more