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When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist. Wolves intent on redistributing the wealth of the noble citizens who have entered their territory. But the bandit-wolves prove more rakishly handsome than truly dangerous, and it's not until Petunia reaches her destination that she realizes the kindly grandmother she has been summoned to visit may be an enemy bent on restoring an age-old curse.
The stories of Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood get a new twist as Petunia and her many sisters take on bandits, grannies, and the new King Under Stone to end their family curse once and for all.
JESSICA DAY GEORGE is the author of Princess of Glass and Princess of the Midnight Ball as well as three novels in the Dragon Slippers series, and Tuesdays at the Castle. Originally from Idaho, she studied at Brigham Young University and was a movie store clerk, a bookseller, and a school office lady before becoming a writer.
www.jessicadaygeorge.com
TheLifeofaBookAddict
Posted Tue Dec 11 00:00:00 EST 2012
I fell in love with the cover of the book. It reminded me of Little Red Riding Hood wandering through the forest, which is one of the fairy tales this book recreates in a new way that and Robin Hood. Princess of the Silver Woods is the third book in the Princess series by Jessica Day George. This particular story centers on Petunia, who is the youngest out of her twelve sisters.
While traveling to visit the Grand Duchess Volenskaya's estate their coach is seized by the Wolves of Westfalian Woods. Petunia may be young, but she carries a gun on her for protection and uses it to gain her freedom from the bandits...for the moment.
In their kingdom there is a new King Under Stone. When the King's father used to reign, a curse fell upon the twelve sisters that forced them to dance for King Under Stone each night at the midnight balls.. The sisters were able to free themselves from the curse, but now the son of King Under Stone has taken the throne and is eager to prove that he is just as strong if not more than his father was. He is desperate to save his crumbling kingdom. And he believes he knows the only way to save it.
When Petunia eventually makes it to the Grand Duchess Volenskaya's estate she realizes that things are not always what they appear to be and danger can come in many forms.
This was a cute story and I had fun reading it. I wasn't sure what to expect since it was a retelling of Robin Hood and Red Riding Hood, but I think Jessica Day George did a good job. I got caught up in a world filled with a rich historical setting, beautiful princesses, bad guys, good guys, and a magical curse. I liked it. Fairytales are always entertaining to read, no matter what age you are.
** I received this book from Bloomsbury USA Children's Books/Netgalley in exchange for nothing, but my honest review. Thank you!**
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2012
I really enjoyed this book and I had a hard time putting it down. A very good end to a great trilogy of stories
5 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Thu Dec 13 00:00:00 EST 2012
I love all of Jessica's books and her Twelve Princess trilogy is by far the best I've read. I got the book yesterday and finished it already. It keeps you in supense so you have to know what happens next!
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Posted Thu Mar 07 00:00:00 EST 2013
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I love this author, and i highly recommend the other two books of this series. This book was a very good conclusion to the series. C
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
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Posted Wed Apr 17 00:00:00 EDT 2013
How many pgs are in pgs book?
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Posted Sun Mar 31 00:00:00 EDT 2013
I thought this book was okay. It wasn't terrible and I fairly enjoyed it.
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Posted Fri Jan 25 00:00:00 EST 2013
I love the Princess of series, especially this one. Even though the story has a slow start, it gets better as it goes along. It's nice to see how everything ends with Petunia and her sisters. If you love fairytales, I recommend this one.
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Posted Wed Jan 23 00:00:00 EST 2013
Another great fairy tale re-telling by Jessica Day George. I liked reading about these characters again and I feel it is a must for anyone who has read the series.
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Posted Sun Jan 13 00:00:00 EST 2013
I LOVED this book!! This book and the 2nd book are tied for my favorite!! The first book was awesome and these are also awesome! This is one of my favorite series to read and i will diffinatly be re-reading these books! I read this book in less than 24hours and read the other ones in about the same amount of time. These books just make you wanna keep reading and i seriously didnt put the book down until i was done with it. Cant wait to read it again!! One of the BEST books ever in my opinion!!!!
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Posted Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2012
IT IS AWESOME I HAVE READ ALL OF THE BOOKS EXCEPT FOR THIS ONE I CNAT WAIT TO READ IT!!!!!!
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PS. SORRY ONE OF MY KEYS IS STUCK ON CAPITAL
~~~~~~~PEACE VOILET OUT
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Posted Thu Apr 18 00:00:00 EDT 2013
I loved this book sooooooo much, it reminded me of the maximum tride series by James Patterson in a way. Immeadeatly when i read it i fell in love with it. The suspense keeps you on you toes and the story is unforgettable. I am notgoing to narrorate the whole story like some other people do, but i am going to say i looooooooooooooooooooooooooved it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
-dance on
Anonymous
Posted Sun Mar 17 00:00:00 EDT 2013
This book was awesome and I couldn't keep my eyes off it. If you like reading good books I recomend this one. I love how Jessica Day George is always able to tye the best fairy tales together and make the book interesting and worth reading even though you have heard those fairy tales so many times.
Anonymous
Posted Mon Mar 04 00:00:00 EST 2013
If you loved the first two books in the series as much as I did than this one did not disapiont.
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Posted Sun Feb 24 00:00:00 EST 2013
If you read the other books princess of the midnight ball and princess of glass I think you would like it
Jaer
Posted Sat Feb 16 00:00:00 EST 2013
Out of the trilogy, I felt this final one was the weakest of the three and that was too bad. I usually complain about the weakness of the main male character in Jessica Day George's books and this one actually seemed to try and work with that issue. Unfortunately, the execution made him almost unlikable and very petulant.
I liked the story and how it showed the consequences for choices made in the first book and wrapped up the lingering plot lines, in fact, once they made their way underhill the story really picked up and began to flow well. This is also when the two main characters became almost superfluous and overshadowed by other, stronger characters.
I liked the book and will miss the characters and world but I very much look forward to seeing what Jessica Day George writes next.
Anonymous
Posted Fri Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2013
Princess of The Silver Woods is perfect for people 10-15. Episcailly for people into fariytale. The 2 other books are also very sweet. One thing I do not like is that in every book the princesses are going to get married. Hello,ladies you can stay single! Other than that, the book is really great. Another thing is they do Rose, then Poppy then they skipped all the way down to Petunia. Um, hello? Lilly got married? Other than those 2 things, the book was okay.
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Posted Fri Jan 18 00:00:00 EST 2013
Loved the other 2 books in the series and this one was not a disappointment!
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Posted Sat Jan 19 00:00:00 EST 2013
By the way you should read the dragon slippers trilage their great to over all a deffinet10stars
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Posted Tue Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 2013
I liked this book. But not as much as I liked the other two. This one was good but I found Petunia to be kind of
annoying in that she wouldn't believe anything bad about anyone. Hello!? Petunia you do remember The King Under Stone, right? He is not the only Bad Guy here. That is pretty much the big thing that got to me, that I could not get passed. Oliver for his part was good at first and then turned in to a fool.. not being able to speak right and not really helping all that much at the end.. I mean really she could have had a better love intrest. If you are going to retell Robin Hood why not write a more "Robin Hood and Maid Marian" love story... More fighting with arrows and swords to save the love of your life? Just a thought. Though I didn't like this book as much as I liked the first two doesn't mean I didn't like it! I would have to say though that Poppy's story is my number one, then Rose's, then Petunia's. All in all good Twelve Princess trilogy and I WILL be re-reading all three in the furture!
Daniela07
Posted Thu Dec 20 00:00:00 EST 2012
I didn't know Princess of the Silver Woods was actually the third book until I heard about it on another blog, which was a HUGE relief (I know that doesn't right, but just bear with me). I felt like I was missing out on something and it was starting to get really weird. Then I realized that this was the third installation. Well... that explained a lot.
And yet, even though I hadn't read the first two books (but I definitely will now) I was completely engaged with this one. Besides, 'Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood get a twist'? Did I ever mention that I was a Robin Hood junkie? My self-control flew out the window when I read that in the summary.
And in the end, I liked it. It's not a 'Wow! I LOVE IT I LOVE IT I LOVE IT!' read. It's pretty much like any fairy-tale. It's got the usual hero/heroine, the evil villain, the damsel in distress, the beautiful castle, magic, and (of course) the happy ending.
Characters.
Petunia is the youngest of the twelve sisters. She's the sort of princess that wears secondhand clothes and spends her day gardening. But she's adorably fierce for such a small thing, especially when she's pointing a gun at someone's head (Poor Oliver). I really like her attitude throughout the book. She doesn't waver and she doesn't become one of those unbearable protagonists that whines every ten seconds. But compared to her other sisters, Petunia acts like the oldest. Her character dulled a lot because of it.
Oliver, the thief/earl, started off as the swoon-worthy 'bad boy' who didn't flinch in the face of death (well, more like a gun), then he turned into the adorable 'good guy' that did the right thing and accepted the consequences... and then he turned into a fool. He didn't take control of the situation, he was a really poor help, and he needed saving more than the princesses did. I got tired of him before I was even halfway through the book.
The villains in the story were really weak. It was a disappointment really. They had the potential and they had me captivated in the beginning... but their villainy was short-lived.
Plot.
The story line isn't original, actually it's very much cliched, but the mix of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, Robin Hood, and Red Riding Hood helps overcome that sense of boredom when you read something overused.
The writing is splendid. I didn't even have to try to get myself engaged with the story. It's fluid and picturesque and her pacing is thoroughly consistent. There's nothing I can complain about when it comes down to the writing.
The scenes are very nice. Yeah, it's the usual sort: forest, castle, lost kingdom, yadda yadda yadda, but it was very beautifully portrayed.
Overall.
Princess of the Silver Woods is a cute read. It's a fun, adventurous book for those that like fairy tales.
It's more like a bedtime story that'll have you fall asleep with a smile on your face rather than squealing at every little noise. I'd give it a PG-rating at most... since Petunia shoots someone in the face in one of her dreams (fierce ain't she?).
I highly recommend this one to middle/elementary-grade girls and boys. It's a perfect AR book to read that won't bore them to death.
Thank you Bloomsbury for giving me the chance to read this one!
Overview
When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist. Wolves intent on redistributing the wealth of the noble citizens who have entered their territory. But the bandit-wolves prove more rakishly handsome than truly dangerous, and it's not until Petunia reaches her ...