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'Princess of the Midnight Ball' is a lovely fairy tale inspired novel. Set in a fantasy historical-Germanic country, it tells the story of Galen, a young soldier who, at the end of a war, comes to work for relatives at the palace and befriends twelve princesses who wear through dancing slippers every night despite being locked in their rooms and guarded.

Galen has all the best aspects of a fantasy hero, though sometimes his humour seems a touch too modern and out of place for his life and his circumstances. The princesses are well developed, especially Rose, the eldest, who must be surrogate mother and protector of her sisters since their mother’s death. Romantic tension between Galen and Rose builds over time and multiple encounters, rather than magic love at first sight.

The story is mostly well-paced - it drags only in one place, where Galen is patrolling the palace grounds despite it being very obvious from previous guarding attempts that the princesses aren’t sneaking out via the grounds.

The fairy tale aspects are lovely. Chilling in all the right places, especially when it comes to the sneaky deals that fey creatures make. Even tiny details, like the barely-mentioned hints of the Queen using objects like brooches, lace or combs to create forests, boats, etc. straight out of Baba Yaga tales.

I would read more in this series.


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Princess of the Midnight Ball Twelve Dancing Princesses Jessica Day George Books Reviews

I love fairytale retellings. There is something about taking an age old story and redoing it to get the same feeling as the first time but in a whole new sense. I loved this retelling. I am not a huge fan of the 21 Dancing Princesses. It was not a fairytale that I heard many many times so not only was this a retelling but almost an entirely new story for me and I loved it.

There are twelve princesses, all named after flowers (one of my favorite things about the story) and they go dancing every night at midnight. They are called down by a curse, against their will. They are tired all the time, the King only knows that every morning their dancing slippers are worn and the girls are exhausted. He cannot figure out how they get out of their room when it is under guard. He sends out a call to all men, a challenge, to discover the secret behind the girls worn out slippers and as a reward... his eldest daughter. One solider can break the curse, the one true love of Rose.

Loved it! It was very compelling from start to finish. I loved the story, the romance, the mystery, and the evil. It was everything I look for in a fairytale and it was beautifully written. It was a very fast paced read for me and I didn't want to put it down.
I very much enjoyed the setting of the book. I find historical fiction to be captivating if it is done right and this one was. I felt that I was back in the time and setting of this book. The story was told with all the elements needed for a historical fiction without confusing me or losing me within the etiquette and speech of the time. I feel that this story would have not been as wonderful if done in a modern setting and that the setting gave the story so much more beauty. The Romance, the courting, the rules, the damsel in distress all needed the historical setting.
Speaking of damsel in distress, Rose was one but she was also strong and brave. I loved Rose's character. She knew what needed to be done and she cared so much for her sisters. She would do anything for them. Selfless when she wanted so much more. I really loved all the princesses. Yes they wined and a couple of times I felt like shaking some sense into them but my patience came from knowing that they didn't know any other way to act. I did get quite upset at the king at times. He seemed to be clueless about so many things. In the end... he came through... and so did Galen. The real hero of the story, definitely swoon worthy and wonderful. Drool!

An absolutely splendid read. I will for sure carry on the series and will be reviewing the other two books very soon. If you like fairytale retellings you will love this story.
This is a Young Adult story and I'm way way into adulthood. It sounded interesting so I bought it in form. It is a very well written story that has magic, a curse, beautiful princesses (12 of them), light romance, and of course, good triumphing over evil.

The hero of the story is Galen, a young man returning home from a long bitter war, to a kingdom where twelve beautiful Princesses wear out dancing shoes every night but no one ever sees them leave their bedchamber. Many Princes of other realms try to learn their secret but they fail and later succumb to accidents. Galen gets a job as an under gardener, who really admires Rose, the oldest Princess. In despair the King allows him to try to unravel the secret. Galen is wise and through his kindness has a few tricks bestowed on him.

I want to read the next book and I'm passing this one off to my 12 year old granddaughter.

Linda B.
'Princess of the Midnight Ball' is a lovely fairy tale inspired novel. Set in a fantasy historical-Germanic country, it tells the story of Galen, a young soldier who, at the end of a war, comes to work for relatives at the palace and befriends twelve princesses who wear through dancing slippers every night despite being locked in their rooms and guarded.

Galen has all the best aspects of a fantasy hero, though sometimes his humour seems a touch too modern and out of place for his life and his circumstances. The princesses are well developed, especially Rose, the eldest, who must be surrogate mother and protector of her sisters since their mother’s death. Romantic tension between Galen and Rose builds over time and multiple encounters, rather than magic love at first sight.

The story is mostly well-paced - it drags only in one place, where Galen is patrolling the palace grounds despite it being very obvious from previous guarding attempts that the princesses aren’t sneaking out via the grounds.

The fairy tale aspects are lovely. Chilling in all the right places, especially when it comes to the sneaky deals that fey creatures make. Even tiny details, like the barely-mentioned hints of the Queen using objects like brooches, lace or combs to create forests, boats, etc. straight out of Baba Yaga tales.

I would read more in this series.