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The Girls at the Kingfisher Club
by Genevieve Valentine
I came across this book on the Historical Fiction new release section. The cover and title caught my eye, and when I read the description I was hooked! The Girls at the Kingfisher Club is a retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses set in the Roaring 20's which is one of my favorite historical periods. I love when someone comes up with a clever way of retelling a legend or fairy tale. And frankly, it was refreshing to see a retelling of something other than Cinderella. The Twelve Dancing Princesses was one of my favorite stories growing up, but it seems mostly forgotten now. I loved the premise of twelve cloistered daughters sneaking out to go dancing at night. It was a clever, believable, and non-magic version of a classic fairy tale.
The writing itself took some getting use to. It was very stylized, and I don't think I've ever read anything with that many parenthesis. It jumped around in a non-linear fashion with flashbacks to previous events, although I was still left wondering about their mother and wish that her character had been elaborated more. The plot was still compelling and I had no problem reading this in a couple of days. But the ending was a little slow and not as cheery as I was hoping. Overall, it was a good read but not as extraordinary as I was hoping.
The writing itself took some getting use to. It was very stylized, and I don't think I've ever read anything with that many parenthesis. It jumped around in a non-linear fashion with flashbacks to previous events, although I was still left wondering about their mother and wish that her character had been elaborated more. The plot was still compelling and I had no problem reading this in a couple of days. But the ending was a little slow and not as cheery as I was hoping. Overall, it was a good read but not as extraordinary as I was hoping.