Tuesday, March 26, 2013

Princess of the Silver Woods

    Princess of the Silver Woods. This book was a very good fantasy that proved good will defeat evil. Princess of the Silver Woods is the third book in a series, with Princess of the Midnight Ball, and Princess of Glass. So, if you're going to read this book, you should probably read the other two first. Otherwise, it might not make sense.
If you like happy princess stories, you'll love Jessica Day George's
    Princess Petunia is the youngest of 12 daughters. She has also been kidnaped... On accident. Oliver, the leader of the Wolves of the Westfalian Woods, sort of did it on accident. Now, he wants to set things right. He will lead Petunia to the grand duchess's estate and then confess to the king. Petunia isn't safe yet though. She and her 11 sisters were forced to dance every night in the Kingdom Under Stone as children. The sisters are all having dreams of the ball that seem strangely realistic. Petunia doesn't think these dreams are just nightmares. Then, she and her sisters fall into a trap that has been carefully planned. Now, Oliver and the husbands of Petunia's sisters need to use magic, brains and help from some good friends to save the sisters. If not, they will have to stay in the Kingdom Under Stone forever as brides of the half shadow daemons. 
    This book was told in a great way! It was like Flipped where it had alternating stories. Oliver would have a chapter and Petunia would have a chapter. This book was told in third person though, not first. So, it was interesting to see how the two stories were similar and different. Also, in this book it was a continuous story, not retelling the same thing from different points of view. I also liked how Jessica Day George had an unexpected love interest. Oliver is a thief. He also kidnapped Petunia. It's like in Tangled how Flynn Rider is a wanted thief. It proved that people can be good at heart but have to break the law in order to survive. I'm not saying that its okay to break the law, but the book brought up a situation where robbery seemed like the only and best way to deal with the problem. 
    Overall, I really liked this book! It might be one of my new favorites. I am a sucker for happy princess books. The book was exciting, and kept me reading. I kept thinking about what it would be like to be Oliver or as Petunia who has a completely different life style. I would recommend this book to anyone. It might be more of a girly book, but I'd still tell boys to read it! I'd give this book a well deserved A. 

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