Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George Series: Princesses of Westfalin #1 Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on January 20, 2009 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, YA (Young Adult) Format: Hardcover Source: the library Purchase: Amazon | Bookshop | Barnes & Noble Add to Goodreads Also by this author:… October 11, 2018 Lark_Bookwyrm Book Reviews, From the Vault 5 ★★★★½
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Ten Books for People Who Love ______. (I chose Fairy Tales.) I tried to put these in order, but I just couldn’t. However, pulling this post together made me realize how many… Read more »
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day George Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on February 1st 2011 Genres: Fairy Tales, Fantasy, MG Books Pages: 352 Source: purchased Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Wednesdays in the Tower, Princess of the Midnight Ball Blessed-or cursed-with an ability to… Read more »
Wednesdays in the Tower by Jessica Day George Series: Castle Glower #2 Published by Bloomsbury USA Children’s on 5/07/13 Genres: Children’s Books, Fantasy, MG Books Add to Goodreads Also by this author: Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow, Princess of the Midnight Ball A castle that is constantly rearranging itself,… Read more »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly feature/meme hosted by The Broke and the Bookish. This week’s topic is Top Ten Books On My Fall To-Be-Read list. As usual, they aren’t in any kind of order. All of them will be published this fall, in October or November. Of course, there… Read more »
Categories: YA fantasy; fairy-tales retold Series: Princess #3 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2012 Book Source: Public library What a delightful ending to a wonderful trilogy! Though the focus in this book is on youngest sister Petunia, now 16, we get to see all twelve princess again (along with a few of their husbands.) … Read more »
Categories: YA fantasy; fairy-tales retold Series: Princess #2 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2010 Book Source: My collection (e-book) I loved Jessica Day George’s Princess of the Midnight Ball, so it still surprises me that I waited over a year and a half to read its sequel, Princess of Glass. (Then… Read more »
Categories: YA fantasy; fairy-tales retold Series: Princess #1 Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Childrens, 2009 Book Source: My collection (e-book) I love a good retelling of a classic fairy tale, and Jessica Day George’s Princess of the Midnight Ball is one of the best. George breathes life into the story of the… Read more »
Jessica Day George’s Princess of the Midnight Ball and Princess of Glass are both currently available for $1.99 or less, depending on the store. Books on Board has the lowest price, at $1.35 each. (So far, Sony’s Reader Store has not discounted either book, but they may match their competitors… Read more »
Category: Children’s fantasy Book source: Public library “Whenever Castle Glower became bored, it would grow a room or two.” So begins Jessica Day George’s charming fairy tale, Tuesdays at the Castle, and from whimsical first sentence to suspenseful climax, the book is a gem. Eleven-year old Celie, the protagonist, is… Read more »
