A review by lesserjoke
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier

3.0

The middle of this story picks up somewhat, but I feel like the beginning and end are both pretty typical fairy tale exercises, and the one major twist is easy to spot from a mile away. I also just think I want way more vampires in any novel set in a Transylvanian castle called "Piscul Draculi." (Some blood-suckers do eventually make an appearance, but they're a very minor element of the overall plot.) There's a way to inject undead horror into a retelling of Twelve Dancing Princesses, and this really isn't it.

[Content warning for sexual assault and romance between cousins]