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Books and Bikinis Reading Challenge - read 10 books about mermaids, the sea, the beach...by the end of the summer! hopefully soon!
(7 out of 10 read)

Please be patient with the fewer and far-between posts....we have a new 'half' born in April and things are slow as we adjust and try desperately for more sleep. (It's a girl!)

Monday, April 5, 2010

Princess of Glass, by Jessica Day George, Review and Giveaway

Princess of Glass, by Jessica Day George
Young Adult, 2010

from fantasticfiction.co.uk:
Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, whereby young princes and princesses travel to each other's countries in the name of better political alliances - and potential marriages. It's got the makings of a fairy tale - until a hapless servant named Eleanor is tricked by a vengeful fairy godmother into competing with Poppy for the eligible prince. Ballgowns, cinders, and enchanted glass slippers fly in this romantic and action-packed happily-ever-after quest.
Raspberry: A companion to the Princess of the Midnight Ball, this is the story of Poppy who has now grown up, having a fairy-tale of her own. I didn't like it as much as Midnight Ball, but I would chalk that up to not liking the 'Cinderella' tale very much. I thought that again Jessica's ideas were inventive - it's always nice to read something new when a story has been told over and over, and I can honestly say this is one of my favorite Cinderella stories ever written.
Graded a B+.

And now for the giveaway! I have one ARC, lightly used to give to one of you that wants it. If you have a blog I'm sure the author would appreciate another review. If you don't and you win this you could also email me your review to post here.

Fill out THIS FORM to enter! And yes, there are extra entries.
A couple thing: It ends April 20th, and it's US only - sorry to all you amazing international followers, although if you have a friend in the US, I can ship it to them for you if that works.

*Disclaimer: I received this ARC from Bloomsbury with no financial remuneration of any kind.

13 comments:

Angiegirl said...
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Angiegirl said...

I've been waiting for some reviews of this one to pop up. I actually haven't read the first but I enjoyed her retelling of East of the Sun, West of the Moon and was wondering how this series was. I don't think I've actually read too many overt YA Cinderella retellings.

Thanks for the giveaway!

Alyssa Kirk @ Teens Read and Write said...

This looks like so much fun. Great review and I can't wait to read it. I love Cinderella stuff!

fredamans said...

Great review! I love Cinderella stories!

Christa Holland said...

I love Cinderella stories! Thanks for the giveaway...

KMichelleC87 said...

Thanks for the contest

Carol said...

I was just looking for more re-tellings today. I'll have to see if our library has Princess of the Midnight Ball.

elizabeth said...

Sounds like a fun read! Thanks for the contest. :)

angie said...

Thanks for the giveaway!

Laura Hartness said...

Thanks for the giveaway-- I'm a huge Cinderella fan, so I'd love to read this and Ms. George's other title as well.

Laura Hartness
The Calico Critic

Vera said...

Would love to win and can definitely post a review on my blog :)

vvperesk@gmail.com

Tammy Griffin said...

Would like to read a fun book and would happily review on my blog too. :)

Tammy Griffin said...

forgot to include my
email....cluedn@embarqmail.com