Princess of Glass

Reviewed by Jennifer Rummel for TeensReadToo.com

Poppy from PRINCESS OF THE MIDNIGHT BALL returns and, along with her unmarried sisters, is currently helping her father regain political alliances by participating in a royal exchange. Now she's living with her cousins, Lord and Lady Seadown, and their daughter, Marianne.

She turns down invitations to balls because she refuses to dance after surviving the curse from her mother. Society soon frowns upon her absence, thus forcing Poppy to attend the balls. Instead of dancing, she joins the gentlemen and plays cards. She and Marianne become friends with the young royal prince staying with the King.

When Prince Christian notices how different Poppy is from other girls, he's intrigued and happy to spend time with her. Some assume a marriage isn't far behind, but before anything transpires, a young, mysterious, beautiful woman enters the picture.

Before long, all the men are falling in love with her and making absolute fools of themselves, while the women detest her. Poppy notices that something's not right. Could the magical protection she's wearing stop her from seeing an enchantment?

Seeing clearly, she recognizes the mystery girl as a previously wealthy young lady fallen on hard times. Instead of dancing and enjoying frivolity, Ellen's now forced to become a maid. Can Poppy stop Ellen from making a terrible bargain with a creature who will demand something horrible in return?

Just when Poppy thought she'd finished with evil, she must battle the Corley to save the lives of those she loves dearly.

One can only hope that Jessica Day George will continue to write more about these charming sisters and their battles with magical, evil creatures. The friendship, sense of self, evil beings, drama, and romance make PRINCESS OF GLASS a must-read for lovers of fairytales and fantasy stories.

5 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

WOW!

Great follow up book to Princess of the Midnight Ball! I loved Poppy since I read the first book! This book makes me love her even more! I loved the whole Cinderella spin, and I would love to read more about these 12 Princesses! Jessica Day George should write more books about them! She should write about each one as they get older and have them all fall in love and put a fairy tale twist on all of them... You know, Beauty and the Beast, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, The Princess and the Frog, The Little Mermaid, Aladdin... (All these idea's are based on Disney Movies... Sorry, but I was a 1992 baby, so I grew up with them! They're the only fairy tale version's I know...) But she should write more about them!

3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.

Amazing

I apsolutly love this book!!!!!!!!

1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.

LOVE LOVE LOVE!

I loved this book as much as the first one. Princess Poppy changed a lot but was still the same Poppy like in the first book. I really wish Jessica Day George would write about the rest of the Princess' and who they ended up with. It was a great book and you would love it if you loved the first book you will love this one too!

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

In between - but mostly positive

This book was not at all what I expected!!! From the beggining to the end this book kept me interested and a bit nervous. I expected a retelling of cinderella but boy was I in for a shock. This book was almost unrelated to cinderella except for the glass slippers and ball. It was most invintive and well written. I didn't like that Ella ( a maid in the story) was given as much, if not more, attention than Poppy. I suppose she was a main character because she was apart of the outcome and bigger picture of the story. Another thing that I didn't like were the dreams that Poppy kept having; I thought did not relate to the story at all. Although I was a bit dissapointed for not finding the traditional cinderella story in Princess of Glass I recommend it to anybody who loves a good fairytale. You may be quite surprised with the outcome!!! I suggest you read the first book first. It may help you understand some of the dreams Poppy is having. - Things that the reader or parent may want to watch out for... Poppy was taught by her male relatives to cuse and swear. We don't read exact words that she uses, we just read that she is cursing or swearing. There is also gambling and dark magic in this book. One part in the story there is a drunken man, and another part in the story a man tries to kiss and pinch Poppy's rear-end at the same time. He is slapped for his efforts. A girls belly is admired by all the men who see it at a costume ball... I suggest this book for girls 13 and up.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

I LOVED THIS SO SO MUCH

this was the perfect blend of fantasy, romance, and comedy. It was so amazing that I read it in a sitting and re-read it multiple times.

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Anonymous

I really enjoyed this book and had a hard time putting it down.

Awesome Book

This is a must read book for girls ages about 12 and up.
I love how Poppy pretends to be Elenora!

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

Best book

This was an enexpected book because i was just in the library then i saw this book and i said "oh another fantasy book which i love" but i didnt know that it would be this good i literialy stayed up to 1:00 reading this book. Wouldve stayed up later but dad told me to sleep. But i would recomend this book to fantasy,romance,adventorus,priness,mystery loving people like me.ENJOY

Luv it

I got this book from the library but loved the cinderella twist

The Princess of glass

It is the best book if you enjoy fantasy and fairy tales.

Awesome

Ughhhhh best book ever. Why do they have to be sooooooo short. Write some more!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I love this book!!!

This book is really one of my fav books!!!! It is a great sequel to princess of the midnight ball!!!!*-*

Surprising

This was a very surprisingly good book! It wasn't just about Poppy, but also had a backstory of another girl in it that resembled Cinderella. At first I thought it was going to be really cliche, but the book really surprised me. It has some very original imagery and was so entertaining. If you liked Princess of Midnight Ball, then you will definitely like Princess of Glass. However, if you did not read Midnight Ball, you are still good to go in reading this, since this book has several places where it summarizes details of Midnight Ball as it relates to this story. Great Book! Read it!

Great

Thid was an awesome book it was a perfect twist on cinderella!!!"!!"!!"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wonderful fairy tale retelling.

It helps if you had previously read Princess of the Midnight Ball. Characters from that book are featured here, and also it helps you understand, and get a better idea of characters, and the setting.

I enjoyed reading about Poppy. She¿s definitely not a typical Princess, and her aversion to dancing is certainly understood. I¿m rather glad they chose this sister to feature in this story. She¿s certainly just as determined, and strong willed as her other older sisters that were mentioned in the previous book. She¿s most definitely not the needy whiny type of Princess, and one can¿t help but like her for these strong characteristics.

The supporting cast around her is also well done. I liked Marianne and the two made a fine friendship pair (well, they¿re cousins too). The chemistry between Poppy and Christian was there and I liked seeing them together - although as Ella(Ellen) came into the picture you had the urge to knock Christian upside the head with a baseball bat (although it¿s perfectly understandable why he¿s acting this way!) because he just seems to be the right one for Poppy (and also he became increasingly frustrating thanks to Ella).

It¿s hard to sympathize with Ella. She was hateful and typically a selfish brat. Although once you realize her background and how she came to be how she is, you might change your mind. To me, she just seemed like someone who wanted an easy way out and she just seemed a little too naive to take something without realizing it had consequences to go along with it.

Again, like Princess of the Midnight Ball, the setting descriptions are magnificent and well done. Everything is clearly pictured and well described (plus there¿s plenty of gorgeous dresses everywhere! and glass shoes!!!!! oh so pretty but sounded extremely painful!). The plot itself was good, although the ending had left a lot out in the open - like the issue with the Corley...that was closed, yet it was...open (get my meaning?). Perhaps there¿s more books to come featuring these Princesses and their ways of fighting evil? let¿s hope so, as it was a pleasure reading this book. The author¿s writing style is excellent and fun to read. I definitely recommend this, especially those that enjoyed Princess of the Midnight Ball.

Amazing!!!!

This book is a masterful retelling of Cinderella. First comes Princess of the Midnight Ball. Poppy is back and has to crack a whole new curse. Something is just not right at the Breton royal court. The kingdoms are all participating in a royal exchange program. Princess Poppy and Prince Christian of Danelaw are sent to Breton. Poppy is staying with her late mother's cousin Lord and Lady Seadown an their daughter Marianne. Poppy makes friends with Marianne, Prince Christian, Dickon and Roger Thwaite. Poppy is getting used to staying in Breton when a mysterious Lady Ella comes to court. She attracts all the guys and makes the ladies despise her, but is she who she really says she is? Poppy thinks something is up and Roger shares her opinion. Can they save their friends and the kingdom before it's too late?

Good

Loved it alot! PERFECT twist on a happily ever after.

A Yearning to Read Review

Princess Poppy hasn't danced in three years.

Since her now brother-in-law, Galen, delivered her and her eleven sisters from the King Under Stone, who had once forced the twelve princesses to dance with his twelve sons every night, Poppy has avoided dancing at all costs.
Now, however, Poppy is staying with the Seadowns, her cousins, in Breton. Poppy manages to skirt the first few balls, and makes good friends with the visiting Dane prince, Christian. But when things begin to go askew at the Seadown's, with their clumsy new maid Ellen, and Christian apparently under a spell, it is up to Poppy to help her Bretoner friends out of a disastrous situation, in which dancing might be the only way.

I was satisfied with this story, just as I was with the rest of George's books. If I hadn't known before I picked it up, I wouldn't have guessed it was the story of Cinderella, which makes it all the more exciting. It was fresh, clean, and well-written. I am pleased once again and look forward to more!