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The Firethorn Crown
The Firethorn Crown: Firethorn Chronicles Book 1 | Lea Doue
2 posts | 2 read | 4 to read
Princess Lily, the eldest of twelve sisters and heir to a mighty kingdom, desperately seeks a break from her mother's matchmaking. Tradition forbids marriage with the man Lily loves, so she would rather rule alone than marry someone who only wants the crown. Fleeing an overzealous suitor, Lily stumbles into a secret underground kingdom where she and her sisters encounter a mysterious sorcerer-prince and become entangled in a curse that threatens the safety of her family and her people. Lily can free them, but the price for freedom may be more than she's willing to pay. The Firethorn Crown, a re-imagining of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses," is the first in the Firethorn Chronicles, a series of stand-alone novels inspired by fairy tales and other stories. Follow the sisters on their adventures in a land where sorcery is feared, women can rule, and dragons fly.
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Roary47
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Bailedbailed

DNF- Yes, there is suppose to be a lot of characters in this as the twelve dancing sister retelling. However, I was overwhelmed and lost with them all present the 38% of the book I read. I found myself asking who was talking… then the Gooseboy too? Maybe it ends up really good, but I was too lost to want to navigate through it especially with not being a stand alone.

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emtobiasz
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Pickpick

This squeaky-clean YA retelling of the 12 Dancing Princesses story was comfort reading at its finest, just what I needed this week. Crown Princess Lily is on a deadline to choose a husband-- and that's before she gets herself and her sisters tangled in someone else's curse. The plot had a few holes and odd narrative choices that a rushed ending made pretty obvious, but I enjoyed the ride anyway.