Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
Reviewed by AimeeRatings
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LANGUAGE
VIOLENCE
SEXUAL CONTENT
ADULT THEMES
Title: Princess of GlassAuthor: Jessica Day George
Violence: One boy punches another boy in the jaw. Poppy pulls out a pistol and points it. Hot glass is poured over feet and it really hurts.
Sexual Content: “And Dickson Thwaite kissed me…” He lowered his eyelids in a flirtatious manner. Poppy has a very nice figure. There is a kiss on the lips. She “kissed him soundly.”
Synopsis
In this sequel to Princess of the Midnight Ball, Princess Poppy sets off to the kingdom of Breton as part of an exchange program. After being cursed to dance every night with her sisters, Poppy swears never to dance again. Instead she entertains herself with playing cards at every ball. Then Poppy meets a handsome prince and a friendship begins. But, a servant girl shows up at the balls dressed in elaborate and beautiful gowns and seems to enchant everyone, including Poppy’s handsome prince. Because of Poppy’s history with curses and magical enchantments, she can see through what is happening to everyone when the servant girl is around. Poppy is determined to find out who and what is behind the curious happenings and hopefully save the heart of the prince for herself.
I always enjoy a new retelling of an old story. This was a very interesting take on the Cinderella story. I loved that this book was clean and appropriate for the target reading level. My 12-year-old daughter loved this book. Poppy has a no nonsense sort of attitude that I found amusing. I enjoyed her personal journey back to something that she realized she loved but had lost while going through a difficult time in her life.