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Wildwood Dancing
by Juliet Marillier
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