The Princess Blog

If you subscribe to my author newsletter , you saw that today is the first day of Fairy Tale Summer . This is a great annual event that takes place in the Clean Fairytales Facebook group . Readers can share reviews of fairy tale-inspired books with the hashtag #2025 all summer long to earn points for fun book-related prizes. I am one of over 40 featured authors in the event, along with all three books from  The Stolen Trilogy . My "author takeover" night in the group will be Monday, July 21st. I hope you join me.  Golden Goose  by Lea Doue  marks my first official review for this year's Fairy Tale Summer. This is the fourth ARC I have received from the multi-author All That Glitters series of fairy tale retellings . The book incorporated a lot of creativity to add depth to a relatively simple fairy tale . The first thing that stood out to me about Golden Goose  is that it takes place in an unapologetic fantasy world. Although the main character, Elowen, is poo...

The Firethorn Crown by Lea Doué is the third adaptation of I've read of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" with the first being Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George and the second A Dance of Silver and Shadow by Melanie Cellier . All three books turn the mysterious underground world of glittering trees from the fairy tale into a nightmarish trap that they must find a way to escape. When I first read "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" as a little girl, I loved that the twelve sisters had a magical land they could escape to and find happiness that they didn't have in the real world. To me, that was the heart of the story, not trying to be free from a curse. That said, I didn't exactly dislike any of the adaptations I've read since it's always nice to see new takes on old stories. The Firethorn Crown tells the story of Princess Lily, who is aggressively pursued by unwanted suitors. As far as princess heroines go, Lily is pretty coo...