Princess of Glass, by Jessica Day George (Princess #2)

Princess Poppy, one of the middle daughters from Princess of the Midnight Ball, has been sent to Briton (I think that's what the country's name was) as part of a princess exchange program. Everything is going great for Poppy-she and her cousin have become very good friends, there's a handsome prince looking her way, and no one is forcing her to dance. However, things start to go awry when a mysterious beauty, who is really the maid Eleanora, shows up to a ball and no one can stop talking about her the next day. All the men are in love with her and all the women either hate her or want to be her. Poppy is one of the only ones who hasn't fallen under her spell, and she is determined to save her friends from the love spell, and Eleanora from her magical benefactress who is not quite as sweet as she claims she is.

This is one of the cutest books I have ever read, yet despite the undeniable adorableness, I didn't get annoyed by the naivete and immaturity. Sometimes in books like this you have evil people who all of a sudden aren't evil and are begging for forgiveness, but it actually made sense in Princess of Glass. What did bug me was the fake Europe, especially because I couldn't figure out what country Westfalin was supposed to represent. Maybe one of the tiny ones that no one cares about?

I definitely recommend this book to any princess-lovers (like me), no matter what age. The cuteness can be a little overdone, but it only makes the book more enjoyable.

5 stars.

Hoping to escape the troubles in her kingdom, Princess Poppy reluctantly agrees to take part in a royal exchange program, whereby young princes and princesses travel to each other's countries in the name of better political alliances--and potential marriages. It's got the makings of a fairy tale--until a hapless servant named Eleanor is tricked by a vengeful fairy godmother into competing with Poppy for the eligible prince. Ballgowns, cinders, and enchanted glass slippers fly in this romantic and action-packed happily-ever-after quest from an author with a flair for embroidering tales in her own delightful way.


Is it just me, or is that dress salivatingly gorgeous?