A review by scribesprite
Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
5.0
I was excited to read another book from George but I was bracing myself for a little disappointment because it was a retelling of the Cinderella story and there are so many that I wondered how many takes can one fairy-tale have? But I could take pleasure in it anyways and the main character is not the 'Cinderella' it's Poppy, one of the twelve dancing princess from [b:Princess of the Midnight Ball|3697927|Princess of the Midnight Ball|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275738366s/3697927.jpg|3741438]. Seeing the Cinderella story unfold by an outsider’s eyes was nice.
Poppy is a twin somewhere in the middle if I can remember right, but she flys solo in this one. She and her other unwed sisters are sent out to smooth things over in other kingdoms because they think the twelve sisters are at fault for past princes' deaths and think the sisters are witches or something. The take on this one is different in the way Cinderella's (or in this case Eleanor’s) godmother isn't the sweet old woman that you remember from the Disney movie and that maybe ‘Cinderella’ was deceived.
Princess of Glass has some of the elements of Princess of the Midnight Ball like there is some knitting but not as much. It seems most all books by George have something to do with thread or cloth making; like this one and the one before it have to do with knitting, [b:Dragon Slippers|669570|Dragon Slippers|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176954453s/669570.jpg|655608] it was embroidery, and [b:Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow|1210754|Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266745129s/1210754.jpg|1199129] I think there was a loom though that might be wrong. I actually contemplated whether I should take up knitting, I think I could be good at it but now I’m veering off the book. The story switches point of view from Poppy, to the Prince, to Eleanor. The prologue has the godmother’s point of view but that is the only time her POV is presented. I like the character of Poppy and it was fun to read her. Prince Christian is endearing, no complaints there.
The ending was done wisely and fitting. I think it would be a great idea if there were books about the rest of the princesses but that might take awhile.
Poppy is a twin somewhere in the middle if I can remember right, but she flys solo in this one. She and her other unwed sisters are sent out to smooth things over in other kingdoms because they think the twelve sisters are at fault for past princes' deaths and think the sisters are witches or something. The take on this one is different in the way Cinderella's (or in this case Eleanor’s) godmother isn't the sweet old woman that you remember from the Disney movie and that maybe ‘Cinderella’ was deceived.
Princess of Glass has some of the elements of Princess of the Midnight Ball like there is some knitting but not as much. It seems most all books by George have something to do with thread or cloth making; like this one and the one before it have to do with knitting, [b:Dragon Slippers|669570|Dragon Slippers|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176954453s/669570.jpg|655608] it was embroidery, and [b:Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow|1210754|Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1266745129s/1210754.jpg|1199129] I think there was a loom though that might be wrong. I actually contemplated whether I should take up knitting, I think I could be good at it but now I’m veering off the book. The story switches point of view from Poppy, to the Prince, to Eleanor. The prologue has the godmother’s point of view but that is the only time her POV is presented. I like the character of Poppy and it was fun to read her. Prince Christian is endearing, no complaints there.
The ending was done wisely and fitting. I think it would be a great idea if there were books about the rest of the princesses but that might take awhile.