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A review by mastersal
Princess of the Silver Woods by Jessica Day George
3.0
This was a fun, quick ending to the trilogy which I generally enjoyed. It probably the weakest of the trilogy from a standalone perspective as it had a little too much to do.
The story is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it retelling of Red Riding Hood. The plot structure has only superficial similarity to the fairytale (things like the cloak and the "wolves") which was a little disappointing. For the first time in the trilogy, the retelling aspect felt forced.
Petunia, our titular princess in this story, was sweet but got very little page time. She had to share her story with all her sister which left little room for her and her hero. The couple's interaction felt very rushed and mattered little to the macro plot.
And this lack of relevance of the fairy tale and Petunia actually helped the book here. Since I was generally invested in the wrapping up the main villain storyline from the first two books and liked the elder sisters, I enjoyed my time with the book. The ending was a little confusing but I gave it a pass as I wanted to get to the epilogue.
Worth checking out as the end of the trilogy but temper your expectation with respect to the retelling aspect.
Overall a fun trilogy which I would recommend for the younger YA readers out there.
The story is a blink-and-you'll-miss-it retelling of Red Riding Hood. The plot structure has only superficial similarity to the fairytale (things like the cloak and the "wolves") which was a little disappointing. For the first time in the trilogy, the retelling aspect felt forced.
Petunia, our titular princess in this story, was sweet but got very little page time. She had to share her story with all her sister which left little room for her and her hero. The couple's interaction felt very rushed and mattered little to the macro plot.
And this lack of relevance of the fairy tale and Petunia actually helped the book here. Since I was generally invested in the wrapping up the main villain storyline from the first two books and liked the elder sisters, I enjoyed my time with the book. The ending was a little confusing but I gave it a pass as I wanted to get to the epilogue.
Worth checking out as the end of the trilogy but temper your expectation with respect to the retelling aspect.
Overall a fun trilogy which I would recommend for the younger YA readers out there.