Palace of Mirrors By: Margaret Peterson Haddix

If you read Just Ella by Haddix, then you will most likely enjoy this book, I know I did!  This book is full of palace deception, scandal, and one big secret!  Although a little unbelievable at the beginning, you get used to the whole idea that Cecilia is a princess who has been hidden away [...]

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Midnight Pearls By: Debbie Viguie

I was very excited to read this book, and I was enjoying it as I started reading, but the farther I got into the book, the more disappointed I became with how the plot was unraveling.  Pearl was found in the sea as a child and grew up to be extraordinarily unusual appearance wise.  Her [...]

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The Night Dance By: Suzanne Weyn

The Night Dance by Suzanne Weyn was, in my opinion, a good book!  As you might have noticed by reading some of my other reviews, I am  a fan of Suzanne Weyn’s work!  This is another of those “Once upon a time…” books, this one being a twist on one of my favorite fairy tales, [...]

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Sunlight and Shadow By: Cameron Dokey

This book, Sunlight and Shadow, was a book that I do not want to read again.  Based on Mozart’s opera, The Magic Flute, this book started out well.  The character interaction was interesting, the story line was moving at a good pace, and the whole idea seemed truly interesting!  Mina is the daughter of Sarastro, [...]

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Princess of the Midnight Ball By: Jessica Day George

I truly enjoyed Princess of the Midnight Ball!  This is a totally new twist on an age old classic, The Twelve Dancing Princesses.  If you are a fairy tale junkie, this is definitely a book you should look into, and even if you aren’t a big fan of fantasy, there’s still a good dose of [...]

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Princess Ben By: Catherine Gilbert Murdock

I loved the book Princess Ben by Catherine Gilbert Murdock!  A fantastical book about a girl locked away in a tower after being orphaned by her evil aunt, Queen Sophia.  Princess Benevolence or Princess Ben is starving and miserable up in her tiny closet of a room.  But during her confinement, she stumbles upon a [...]

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Inkheart By: Cornelia Funke

I really enjoyed the book Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.  As you know, the movie has recently come out, I have yet to see it, but I can only hope that it does this terrific book justice!  Inkheart is a book about a book called Inkheart.  Twelve year old Meggie and her father Mo are crazy [...]

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Wondrous Strange By: Lesley Livingston

The book Wondrous Strange by Lesley Livingston was definitely right up my alley!  I absolutely loved this book!  It had everything from faeries to betrayal to true love.  This book was inspired by the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare.  Seventeen-year-old Kelly Winslow is an aspiring actress in New York City, starring in [...]

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Wildwood Dancing By: Juliet Marillier

I loved the book Wildwood Dancing by Juliet Marillier!  It had everything that I love in a book, adventure, secrets, hidden doors, magical worlds, folklore come to life, darkness versus light, and true but forbidden love. This story takes place in Transylvania a few hundred years ago.  When Jena’s father becomes ill and has to [...]

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Wings: A Fairy Tale By: E.D. Baker

Wings by E. D. Baker is a fun, contemporary fairy tale inspired by Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.  Tamisin has always been different, pointed ears, freckles that got her in trouble because they sparkled, feeling compelled to go outside and dance in the middle of the full moon.  But suddenly, a real pair of working [...]

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