Juliet Marillier
Hardcover | Pages: 407 pages Rating: 4.09 | 26300 Users | 2457 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Wildwood Dancing |
| ISBN: | 0375833641 (ISBN13: 9780375833649) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Wildwood #1 |
| Characters: | Jenica, Costin, Cezar, Tatiana, Sorrow, Iulia, Paula, Stela |
| Setting: | Transylvania(Romania) |
| Literary Awards: | Rhode Island Teen Book Award Nominee (2009), Beehive Book Award for Young Adult Fiction (2009), Aurealis Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2006), Iowa High School Book Award Nominee (2011), Best Children's Books of the Year (Bank Street College of Education) (2007) YALSA Award for Young Adults (2007) |
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High in the Transylvanian woods, at the castle Piscul Draculi, live five daughters and their doting father. It's an idyllic life for Jena, the second eldest, who spends her time exploring the mysterious forest with her constant companion, a most unusual frog. But best by far is the castle's hidden portal, known only to the sisters. Every Full Moon, they alone can pass through it into the enchanted world of the Other Kingdom. There they dance through the night with the fey creatures of this magical realm. But their peace is shattered when Father falls ill and must go to the southern parts to recover, for that is when cousin Cezar arrives. Though he's there to help the girls survive the brutal winter, Jena suspects he has darker motives in store. Meanwhile, Jena's sister has fallen in love with a dangerous creature of the Other Kingdom--an impossible union it's up to Jena to stop. When Cezar's grip of power begins to tighten, at stake is everything Jena loves: her home, her family, and the Other Kingdom she has come to cherish. To save her world, Jena will be tested in ways she can't imagine--tests of trust, strength, and true love.Mention Containing Books Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1)
| Title | : | Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1) |
| Author | : | Juliet Marillier |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 407 pages |
| Published | : | January 23rd 2007 by Alfred A. Knopf (first published July 1st 2006) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Young Adult. Romance. Fairy Tales. Fiction. Retellings. Magic |
Rating Containing Books Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1)
Ratings: 4.09 From 26300 Users | 2457 ReviewsRate Containing Books Wildwood Dancing (Wildwood #1)
One of the best fairy tale mashups I've ever read, and I'm very choosy about retellings so I don't get to say this often. I appreciated most of all how Marillier managed to mix two major fairy tales, The Twelve Dancing Princesses and The Frog Prince, with elements from Eastern European folklore like Baba Yaga (here in the character of the powerful wood witch Draguta) and legends involving vampires native from the setting, 16th century Transylvania.The latter was the element that had me doubtingThis is a book to be read in the fall, preferably a crisp October day. Wrap yourself in a warm blanket, curl up in your favorite reading seat, lose yourself in this magical fantasy.I believe that hard work and perseverance supersedes natural talent, but sometimes, there is just no denying that some people were just born to be writers. I have read almost every single one of Ms. Marillier's books, and while the plot sometimes doesn't work for me in her adult novels, there is absolutely no denying
What an enchanting story. The kind that makes your eyes sparkle with wonder.Juliet Marillier is a fine new discovery of an author for me. Her writing is tremendously elegant, soft to the ear, and flowing like a gentle but unwavering wave. It will catch your attention but also manage into holding it. Juliet Marillier is talented, without doubt.Fairy tale retellings sweep me off my feet. I love princesses, knights, otherworldly creatures, prophecies, curses, witches, seeing true love bloom and
I don't recall the last time I've read a fiction book based on classic fairy tales that was this excellent, and I've read many. The tone of this book does indeed feel a lot like the recent works of Patricia McKillip, but Marillier manages to make you care about the characters more (and this is coming from a huge McKillip fan). I don't cry easily at books, but I found myself moved to tears at several points.The book takes the fairy tale of the 12 Dancing Princesses and sets it in Romania, telling
Picture an old guy. He coughs. Grunts. Wriggles in his chair and glares suspiciously around...That is how I felt about this book. I know, it is a weird analogy (nothing compared to some of the other stuff I've come up with xD) but it was the image I kept coming back to as I read Wildwood Dancing . What follows might end up just being a ramble...because I'm still "chewing" on the book. Which means that some this will end up having SPOILERS. Nothing big (I hope xD) but....Jena is the second
Gorgeous cover art, gorgeous story!Wildwood Dancing is mostly a loose retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" fairy tale, but this novel, set in Transylvania in about the 1500's, pulls in threads from various fairy tales and legends and weaves them together. There are five sisters, ages 5-17, living in a castle on a mountain. Every full moon, the sisters go through a magical portal to the "Other Kingdom," a fairy land in kind of an alternate reality set very close to the real world. There
This is a book to be read in the fall, preferably a crisp October day. Wrap yourself in a warm blanket, curl up in your favorite reading seat, lose yourself in this magical fantasy.I believe that hard work and perseverance supersedes natural talent, but sometimes, there is just no denying that some people were just born to be writers. I have read almost every single one of Ms. Marillier's books, and while the plot sometimes doesn't work for me in her adult novels, there is absolutely no denying
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