The Firethorn Crown

For years Princess of the Midnight Ball has been my favorite retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses. This weekend, that book finally met its equal. I say equal because it's impossible for me to decide which is better. So they're tied for my favorite retelling of this tale. This story is simply amazin......more

4.5 stars Well, this book is ridiculously and utterly spectacular. <3 I can't wait to start The Midsummer Captives!......more

This is a really inventive, very loose retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses fairy tale with a few other fairy tales mixed in for good measure. It was somewhat darker and creepier than I was expecting, but in a good way. The fairy tale definitely has room for a little creepiness, and this book......more

I like a good romantic fairy tale retelling and this one provided just enough new to the story while keeping aspects I like (I'm a sucker for the wounded warrior hero, for instance). There are a lot of characters in this and for the most part they remain distinct. Yeah, sometimes it is hard to keep......more

There was a part of me that wants to give this book a more positive rating. There were some aspects of it that I did enjoy. In particular, I appreciate that the author was trying to give all of the princesses a more active role in this story and trying to have a story with strong female agency, but......more