Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George5/10/2023 But Poppy, who has warded herself against dark magic (since she's been there, done that, and doesn't want to again) can see through the glamour. The enchantments surrounding Eleanora blind all who see her-they can think of nothing but her charms. Her "fairy godmother" has promised her Prince Christian.and sends her off to the balls, begowned more gloriously than any princess, with her feet encased in shoes of glass. Another girl, Eleanora, forced to work as a maid after her noble father's disgraceful bankruptcy, has fallen under the thrall of dark spellworking. Prince Christian's arrival from a northern court enhances life more than a little.and romance is in the air.īut a sinister magic is at work in the background. Even though she refuses to dance (she's had enough dancing to last a long time), she whiles away her time at balls and parties honing her card shark skills (which are considerable). Instead, she's trying to enjoy her visit with distant cousins. Marrying foreign dignitaries is, of course, one possible path toward alliance strengthening-but Poppy feels much too young to start thinking along those lines. The curse of the 12 Dancing Princess having been broken (see Princess of the Midnight Ball), young Princess Poppy and her sisters have been dispersed amongst the principalities of their European- esque world to strengthen political alliances. Princess of Glass, by Jessica Day George (Bloomsbury, 2010, YA, 288 pages) is a delightful Cinderella re-telling.
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