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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
for whatever reason my rating keeps being deleted off this book
Hello lovely readers! At its core, this book, “Wildwood Dancing” by Juliet Marillier, is the story of the “Twelve Dancing Princesses,” but it goes far beyond the children’s fairytale. In Transylvania, Jena and her four sisters travel every month to a magical world, spending the nights dancing. Things at home and in the magical realm begin to fall apart, and Jena must fight to keep the ones she loves safe. This story is beautiful and gripping. I’ve read it time and time again, loving it each read.
Good but sometimes the characters irritated me. Also kinda predictable
This is probably my favorite book of all of the books I have read so far. I got it from one of those book shops where you can buy a book and then swap it for another book of equal value. The problem is that this was the first book I chose from the shop and I never wanted to let it go!
I've re-read it many times and will continue. This book taught me about magic, adventure, love, friendship, trust, truth, going with your gut instinct and so many others. The story it tells will always hold a place in my heart.
I've re-read it many times and will continue. This book taught me about magic, adventure, love, friendship, trust, truth, going with your gut instinct and so many others. The story it tells will always hold a place in my heart.
This was a lot different from what I'd been expecting it to be. I really should've known this would be filled with Marillier's usual darkness and gut-wrenching moments. I have to admit this isn't quite to the level of the Blackthorn & Grim trilogy for me, but I still loved it.
This is one of those clever fairy tale retellings that rather has the air of a tale told before the days of the Brothers Grimm. I quite liked it
Kinda interesting that she’s 15 and he’s 20 and they’re second cousins LOL I guess when I read this the first time when I was 14 and identified strongly with “bushy hair and flat chest” and loved the fairy tale element I ignored it
Still a fave
Still a fave
adventurous
emotional
funny
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
So magical and so lovely!
Ugh, I instantly fell in love with this book the second I started reading it.
It was just like everything that I love in books came together into one: whimsical worlds; fantastical creatures; 1800s-esque setting; strong female characters; beautiful writing; a proper antagonist; and overall just a good story, like an adult version of a fairytale.
Oh and, there's a talking frog. Extraordinary.
Jenica lives with her four sisters and their father in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Dracul. Ever since they were children, the sisters would sneak away every full moon through a magical portal into the Other Kingdom, where they would dance and celebrate with fantastical creatures.
No one else can know about this, however, as the Other Kingdom is just a whispered fear among the townsfolk - if they ever found out it was real and how to access it, they would do anything in their power to destroy this beautiful world the sisters love so dearly.
When the sisters' father gets sick and has to leave town to seek medical attention, it relies on Jenica to handle the family business and affairs. However, her busybody ass cousin Cezar doesn't think that a girl is fit for such a role, and is slowly but surely inserting himself into the household. The longer his stay, the more controlling and suspicious he grows.
When a creature from the Other Kingdom is found within the Transylvanian woods, Cezar sets out on a mission to find this world and destroy it - and once his mind is set on something, there's no convincing him otherwise.
How can five teenage girls and a talking frog prevent the Other Kingdom from being destroyed? Will they ever regain claim over their own house, or are they destined to be prisoners under Cezar's rule indefinitely? Will their father ever return home, or has his illness gotten the best of him?
Oh, and there's some sweet forbidden love in their, but I didn't know how to work that into the summary ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This book was just so fun and magical. There are so many mysteries interwoven throughout the story, and I loved the way everything unfolded and resolved.
The writing was wonderful; as I said before, it reads so much like a fairytale, but for adults. I was never bored, never felt like the story was dragging, and I just really enjoyed every moment of it - I was sad to see it end!
Gnomes. Vampires. Witches. Fairies. Enchanted frog. Promises. Spells. Curses. Prophecies. Oh yeah boy, this books got it all
It was just like everything that I love in books came together into one: whimsical worlds; fantastical creatures; 1800s-esque setting; strong female characters; beautiful writing; a proper antagonist; and overall just a good story, like an adult version of a fairytale.
Oh and, there's a talking frog. Extraordinary.
Jenica lives with her four sisters and their father in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Dracul. Ever since they were children, the sisters would sneak away every full moon through a magical portal into the Other Kingdom, where they would dance and celebrate with fantastical creatures.
No one else can know about this, however, as the Other Kingdom is just a whispered fear among the townsfolk - if they ever found out it was real and how to access it, they would do anything in their power to destroy this beautiful world the sisters love so dearly.
When the sisters' father gets sick and has to leave town to seek medical attention, it relies on Jenica to handle the family business and affairs. However, her busybody ass cousin Cezar doesn't think that a girl is fit for such a role, and is slowly but surely inserting himself into the household. The longer his stay, the more controlling and suspicious he grows.
When a creature from the Other Kingdom is found within the Transylvanian woods, Cezar sets out on a mission to find this world and destroy it - and once his mind is set on something, there's no convincing him otherwise.
How can five teenage girls and a talking frog prevent the Other Kingdom from being destroyed? Will they ever regain claim over their own house, or are they destined to be prisoners under Cezar's rule indefinitely? Will their father ever return home, or has his illness gotten the best of him?
Oh, and there's some sweet forbidden love in their, but I didn't know how to work that into the summary ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This book was just so fun and magical. There are so many mysteries interwoven throughout the story, and I loved the way everything unfolded and resolved.
The writing was wonderful; as I said before, it reads so much like a fairytale, but for adults. I was never bored, never felt like the story was dragging, and I just really enjoyed every moment of it - I was sad to see it end!
Gnomes. Vampires. Witches. Fairies. Enchanted frog. Promises. Spells. Curses. Prophecies. Oh yeah boy, this books got it all