by Bloomsbury USA Children's Books
Summary from Goodreads:
When Petunia, the youngest of King Gregor's twelve dancing daughters, is invited to visit an elderly friend in the neighboring country of Westfalin, she welcomes the change of scenery. But in order to reach Westfalin, Petunia must pass through a forest where strange two-legged wolves are rumored to exist. Wolves intent on redistributing the wealth of the noble citizens who have entered their territory. But the bandit-wolves prove more rakishly handsome than truly dangerous, and it's not until Petunia reaches her destination that she realizes the kindly grandmother she has been summoned to visit is really an enemy bent on restoring an age-old curse.
The stories of Red Riding Hood and Robin Hood get a twist as Petunia and her many sisters take on bandits, grannies, and the new King Under Stone to end their family curse once and for all.
Thoughts:
I have not read the first two books before this but it does not in any way hamper my enjoyment of the book. Petunia is an interesting character that I immediately fall in love with. Maybe it's because she shoved a gun up a bandit's nose right in the first few pages which just shows how feisty she is.
And her sisters; the supposedly twelve dancing princesses are a real delight. Not to mention the many heroes in the book. Oliver the down and out of luck noble son who had to resort to robbery to feed his people immediately grew an attraction to Petunia and it is interesting to see their blossoming romance despite the fact that both parties tried to hide it. And the whole mystery regarding the Kingdom Under the Stone intrigued me till the end.
I'm glad I had the chance to read this series and hope there'll be more stories about the princesses. Feisty, witty and strong heroines are indeed my thing. And the princesses certainly did not disappoint.
Verdict: 4 stars.
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