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Wildwood Dancing
by Juliet Marillier
Otherworldly. Fantastic. Phantasmagorical.
This story combines whimsy,Transylvanian legend, and light social commentary with multiple beloved fairy tales. There are some darker themes, reminiscent of the Grimm Brothers. It's wonderful and satisfying, even if my knowledge of fairy tales made a few twists a little predictable.
Content Advisories:
Language: None (that I recall)
Romance: It's a fairy tale; there's romance. One consent-less kissing scene, Girls pining over handsome men whose tough makes them shiver.
Darkness: Character death, Medieval Domineering Men, and the theme that everything has a price give it a darker, richer flavor than most retellings. Slightly darker than _Princess of the Midnight Ball_ less than _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix_.
Conclusion: It's been established elsewhere that I adore fairy tale retellings. Obviously the stage was set for me to like this book. But I liked it a lot more than I anticipated, it had more depth than pretty much any other book of this type. It's fabulous. READ IT!!
This story combines whimsy,Transylvanian legend, and light social commentary with multiple beloved fairy tales. There are some darker themes, reminiscent of the Grimm Brothers. It's wonderful and satisfying, even if my knowledge of fairy tales made a few twists a little predictable.
Content Advisories:
Language: None (that I recall)
Romance: It's a fairy tale; there's romance. One consent-less kissing scene, Girls pining over handsome men whose tough makes them shiver.
Darkness: Character death, Medieval Domineering Men, and the theme that everything has a price give it a darker, richer flavor than most retellings. Slightly darker than _Princess of the Midnight Ball_ less than _Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix_.
Conclusion: It's been established elsewhere that I adore fairy tale retellings. Obviously the stage was set for me to like this book. But I liked it a lot more than I anticipated, it had more depth than pretty much any other book of this type. It's fabulous. READ IT!!