A review by marshmallowbooks
Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier
4.0
It's been a while since I read a fairy-tale retelling, and this one does not disappoint. Loosely based on the story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses, this book is about a family of sisters (but there are just 5 of them, not 12) who can gain entry to another world every full moon. Once there, they dance with the fey creatures of myth to us, but very real to them.
Family concerns arise, and the sisters, lead by the second-oldest, Jena, must figure out what is best for their family, their home, and those they have grown to care for in the other world, and who among their acquaintances is there to help or harm them.
This takes place in Transylvania, and I have never been there, but I have been to Budapest, Hungary. I know that they are not the same place, but that’s what I had in mind while I read.
I have both read and listened to this book. I enjoyed it thoroughly both times.
Family concerns arise, and the sisters, lead by the second-oldest, Jena, must figure out what is best for their family, their home, and those they have grown to care for in the other world, and who among their acquaintances is there to help or harm them.
This takes place in Transylvania, and I have never been there, but I have been to Budapest, Hungary. I know that they are not the same place, but that’s what I had in mind while I read.
I have both read and listened to this book. I enjoyed it thoroughly both times.