A review by bak8382
Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
3.0
It's been three years since Poppy was forced to dance every night,[b:Princess of the Midnight Ball|3697927|Princess of the Midnight Ball|Jessica Day George|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1275738366s/3697927.jpg|3741438], and she hasn't danced a step since. Now she's been sent to Breton to encourage good relationships between the kingdoms. There she is befriended by visiting Prince Christian, and she's being waited on by sullen and accident prone Ellen, an earl's daughter who has fallen on hard times. Once again Poppy finds herself fighting against an evil magic.
Princess of Glass is fairly decent escapism reading with it's fresh twist on the Cinderella story. Poppy is a much feistier heroine than her sister Rose from the previous novel, but Christian is not quite the hero I imagined for her. He spends most of the book lost in a magic stupor that makes him think he's in love with Ellen. Meanwhile Ellen's true love interest Roger proves to be made of tougher stuff, and he might actually be a better match for her. I have no idea what he sees in Ellen because she's whiny and unappreciative throughout most of the novel, and I find it hard to believe that it was all caused by magic.
Princess of Glass is fairly decent escapism reading with it's fresh twist on the Cinderella story. Poppy is a much feistier heroine than her sister Rose from the previous novel, but Christian is not quite the hero I imagined for her. He spends most of the book lost in a magic stupor that makes him think he's in love with Ellen. Meanwhile Ellen's true love interest Roger proves to be made of tougher stuff, and he might actually be a better match for her. I have no idea what he sees in Ellen because she's whiny and unappreciative throughout most of the novel, and I find it hard to believe that it was all caused by magic.