The Night Dance: A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" (Once Upon a Time)
by Suzanne Weyn
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Author: Suzanne WeynDesigner: Mahlon F. Craft
Edition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-11-25
ISBN: 1416961321
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Book Reviews of The Night Dance: A Retelling of "The Twelve Dancing Princesses" (Once Upon a Time)
Book Review: A Retelling, Not a Reinvention
Summary: 4 Stars
If some of the Once Upon a Time books have reenvisioned the stories they tell, this is not one of them. It is a fine retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses, but the attempt to make it new through Bedivere is not successful. Weyn satisfactorily explains why the twelve are locked away (their father worries that he will lose them like he lost his wife.) She helps us like the girls, though they are largely a gaggle, with only Rowena and Eleanore sticking out as individuals. She has a convincing reason for this magical underworld appearing under their house and how their access to it might have happened without their father's knowledge. Unfortunately, while wrapping up these loose ends, she has too few pages left to expand the story into something new. I might have liked where the book ended up a bit more if she had another hundred pages or so to do it.
Teens who enjoy the series will be happy with this one, but you may have to explain who Bedivere is. Although it doesn't especially shine amid the current crop of fairy tales retold, it is solid enough and safe enough to be worth it for some.
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