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A review by lievemealone
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
4.0
This is a beautiful retelling of a few different fairy tales woven together.
The tale at the forefront is that of the twelve dancing princesses, which is one of my favorite tales to see reimagined. Rather than the original twelve, there are only five sisters and I think I prefer that. All of the characters, the sisters especially, are distinct and very well fleshed out. When one of the sisters' names was mentioned I knew exactly which sister it was immediately. The romances were also quite sweet and realistic (at least as realistic as possible for a fairy tale).
The writing was also lovely. It helped set up a gorgeous atmosphere and setting for the story. This is probably the best retelling of the twelve dancing princesses I've read yet.
The tale at the forefront is that of the twelve dancing princesses, which is one of my favorite tales to see reimagined. Rather than the original twelve, there are only five sisters and I think I prefer that. All of the characters, the sisters especially, are distinct and very well fleshed out. When one of the sisters' names was mentioned I knew exactly which sister it was immediately. The romances were also quite sweet and realistic (at least as realistic as possible for a fairy tale).
The writing was also lovely. It helped set up a gorgeous atmosphere and setting for the story. This is probably the best retelling of the twelve dancing princesses I've read yet.