Title: Princess of the Midnight BallAuthor: Jessica Day George
Rating: 4/5
Reading Time: 3-4 hrs
Bookworm appeal: Demonic? (wow, twice in one day, what has gotten into me?)
: Romance?
: Suspense?
: Girl who loves princess stories?
: Not a usual teenage girl?
Welcome to the addiction.
Review
This book is
basically The 12 Dancing Princesses with a demonic twist. On my part, I didn’t
know it was demonic until I started reading it. It’s fast paced with some
demonic action, romance, tragic pasts and messed up backstories thrown in the
mix. It’s a pretty good read though; I doubt any boy would read it because it
has the word princess in the title. This brings me to why I’m even reviewing
this book at all. From the books that I’ve reviewed so far it doesn’t seem like
I’m the kind of person who reads princess stories but I am. Ever since reading
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (it’s close enough to the actual name)
which was recommended by GOODREADS (curse it) I’ve been reading silly princess-fairytale
rewrites ever since, that’s it, just wanted to share.
Summary
It starts off with the queen and the Underground King (Devil) if I’m not
mistaken (which I probably am since I kinda skimmed that page instead of
reading it properly). She makes a bargain with the Devil and runs off to her
beloved family.
We then go to a 19 year old soldier who is on his way back from The War’s,
perspective. He is an orphan who searches for the Aunt and Uncle he’s never met
and becomes the King’s Golly (I think that’s how its spelt). He accidentally
makes one out of the twelve Princesses sick and all the princesses become sick
and he feels guilty.
In the chapter after his we go to the eldest princess’s perspective. Now
this is where the demonic-ness (is that a real word demonic-ness)of the book
really shows. I can’t quite explain it so I’ll let you read through it.
So, it turns out that the Royal Family (well, only the princesses but
the only person besides the Princesses in the royal family is The King.) is
actually _ U _ _ _ D. The eldest princess and the Gardener kinda have a romantic
connection.
The Gardener really wants to uncover the mystery even though everyone
else that tried ended up capitol D E AD in freak accidents and eventually, with
the help of an old lady he does.
Not to give too many spoilers I sum up the ending with: He has a plan
but those it work? Does he get the girl? Read to find out.
"If I could find away to see this straight, I'd run away to some fortune that I should've found by now."
- Cough Syrup, Glee
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