Pick Up Princess Of The Silver Woods (The Princesses Of Westfalin Trilogy, #3) Author Jessica Day George EBook
love princess fairy tale stories they always leave me happy and enchanted, This story was a lot of fun to read and speculate on how it was all going to work out in the end, I loved how Mrs. George interweaves Little Red Riding Hood's story with that of Robin Hood, She takes the familiar tale and puts an original twist too it, I thought it was very creative and interesting,
We find ourselves with Petunia who is the youngest of the King's twelve daughter's, She is on her way to visit an old family friend when her coach is waylaid by robbers/two legged wolves, I liked the wolves! sorry don't want to spoil it for you can't say anymore about them, One thing leads to another and the next thing Petunia knows, she is being abducted by Oliver, I really liked Oliver he is sweet, courageous, thoughtful, and flawed, Petunia is pretty courageous too, sweet, and kind, Once Oliver realizes his mistake he agrees to help her get to her destination which is the Grand Duchess Volenskaya's estate, The adventures continue from here, Petunia's dreams become more and more frightening and insightful, The Grand Duchess and her estate is not all that it seems to be,danger is emanate,
This was such a fun and quick read, All the loose ends are tied up nicely with the King of the Under Stone, We also get to visit with some of our favorite characters from the first two books, I really enjoy it when authors let you revisit previous characters, I love Mrs. Georges writing it flows beautifully and what feels like effortlessly, Would recommend it to anyone young or old who loves a good fairy tale, Excited!!
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It's so pretty, And, holla! It's longer than the other two,
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I liked it a lot, Not as much as sitelinkPrincess of the Midnight Ball but more so than sitelinkPrincess of Glass,
Red Riding Hood, Robin Hood, AND The Twelve Dancing Princesses! EEP,
Cover: They match! They match!! does dance of joy They are so pretty,
Story: I was slightly confused at times, It was choppy and there were too many things being thrown at you at once,
Characters:
Petunia: I must say I rather loved her, She was smart. Brave. Not nearly as sassy as Poppy, boo She carries a pistol and matches with her wherever she goes, Good friends with awesome brothersinlaw, Galen and Heinrich, I'm sorry, who wouldn't love those two She is willing to sacrifice a lot for family and those she cares about,
I really found one aspect of her character fascinating, The fact that she was so little when she was cursed, That was all she'd ever known, Dancing and dancing every night, Her sisters being slowly torn apart by the curse, But Pet was so small, That was her life. When the curse was broken, she didn't shun dancing, She didn't quite understand what had happened nor what was going on, So she ended up, I felt, quite different from her sisters,
Oliver: You didn't quite live up to Galen standards but close, Close.
Oliver is an earl, Or was. Before the war and the witchcraft accusations being thrown around and his earldom getting ripped away and handed off to others,
He is a Wolf of the Wolves of Westfalin Woods, bwah hah hah And, while robbing ROBIN HOOD, BABY!! Petunia's carriage, he has a pistol aimed at his head, What a way to meet your future love interest, She's petite and has a pistol she isn't afraid to use, He should be scared. Well, shenanigans ensue and he ends up abducting her, And taking her home to meet Mother,
Mother: Oliver, darling, You poor sweet thing. Be a good boy and escort her to where she was going originally,
Oliver: confused
Petunia: equally confused
Mother: I knew your mother, dear,
Petunia and Oliver: Oooh, Gotcha now.
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The King Under Stone is back, Well, one of his sons has ascended the throne and is out to fetch him and his brothers some brides,
And Petunia, being a sweet dear willing to do most anything for family and wishing to be rid of this curse hanging over their family once and for all, ventures into the Kingdom Under Stone.
I LOVED that ending! Not as much as for what we got on Oliver and Petunia, but what we got on some of the others characters.
A wholly enjoyable, wonderfully satisfying book and ending to a great fairytale series,
Highly recommended. FINAL RATING:.STARS
CATCHALL
I love, love, love Jessica Day George, Her entire Princess trilogy has been fantastic, and this book was no exception, It was romantic and sweet but also a bit daring and dangerous, and overall fabulous, Though I didn't love this one as much as the previous two and it is my least favorite book in the trilogy, I still absolutely loved it.
It was a fantastic conclusion and it excited me to my very bones, Every danger was very real, and the mystery was intense, I fell in love with the story and didn't want it to end,
THE HEROINE
PETUNIA
Petunia is again, probably my least favorite of the three princesses featured in this series, but I still adored her.
She was brave, and although she could be impulsive and a bit dense, she still was fun to be around, She was far from perfect, although I still had a difficult time connecting to her for whatever reason, She wasn't entirely relatable. Even so, she never whined, which was a relief, There wasn't one defining thing about her that I disliked, and overall she was a welldeveloped character,
THE LOVE INTEREST
OLIVER
Oliver is introduced as somewhat of a bandit, Cheated by the war with Analousia, his land has been taken away and in order to feed his people and survive, he's had to steal and trespass.
Even so, he's far from badhearted, He only does this for survival, He's angry, but he still doesn't take hard vengeance where he could, not when he knows it's better not to, And he's fiercely loyal. He'll do anything for Petunia, take any risk, if it means keeping her safe, He puts others before himself no matter what,
THE PLOT
Oh my, the plot, Fantastic, of course. When I first read about it, I feared that it might be too similar to the others, I could not be more pleased to be wrong, It was definitely a unique tale in its own right and a pleasure to read, I loved the fairytale aspect and the way it was woven into the story, all while remaining true to itself,
It's a retelling of Red Riding Hood, but there were some other fantastic things mixed in, The King Under Stone is back, and he'll do anything to get Rose and his sisters trapped in his realm, There's an elderly grandmother whose plans may not be all innocence, and
a handsome prince who might only be in this for his own gain, There are also wolves, but they may not be the enemy,
There was mystery, which was awesome, Gotta love mystery. You don't really know who is on what side until the end, or where everything is going,
There are appearances by several older and muchloved characters who end up having surprisingly major roles, Everyone is important in this story,
More than that, though, is that there is tragedy, and that's what really opened up this book for me, I cried. I cried my eyes out, For while there was happiness and love, there was also great sacrifice, And that sacrifice broke my heart, I love that it wasn't all simple, and that there was pain,
THE ROMANCE
So, the romance, Eee! Well, to be honest, it was a tad instalovey, Even so, it wasn't horribly instalovey and I did like it, For the longest time I had a difficult time seeing what they loved about each other, but eventually it really did become apparent, It wasn't perfect, but it could have been worse, I also think that a different path in the romance might have been interesting, but it was barely explored, Even so, I do like Oliver and Petunia together, I like the bond they share, We also get glimpses at the other princess' romances and I adored that too,
THE WRITING
Jess' writing is fantastic, It really is. It uses alternate POV from Petunia and Oliver, It's third person, and yet we still get very deep insights into the person, It's awesome being inside their heads and amazing how she manages to give each character such a unique voice, I could always tell who was speaking, Also, the description was marvelous, I love the way she describes the different worlds and places, It's like they literally come to life, real places that truly exist,
THE ENDING
The ending was marvelous, For the longest I was worried, wondering how she was going to make it into a happy ending, There as so much trouble and drama that it seemed like things could never be resolved, But of course, they were! There was happy fairy tale magic that thrilled me and was absolutely perfect, There was so much sweetness and happiness I thought that I would burst in a good way!, There were other characters too who finally get their own happy endings, and it was basically just perfection,
WRAPUP
So, did I absolutely love Princess of the Silver Woods Um, heck yes! I'll definitely be rereading it in the future, as well as whatever Jessica decides to publish.
I am totally a fan for life, I also wholeheartedly recommend this book, It's a sweet, cute fantastical romance with a bit of mystery and a dash of magic, making it fun and gorgeous, It is a truly enjoyable read that I think will find its way into many reader's hearts, I absolutely adored it, and I think if you give it a try you will, too, You can also read any of these three books without reading the others, but it's preferable to read all three!
FINE,
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