Wildwood Dancing, by Juliet Marillier [YA Fiction]
by Hanna C, Grade 12
Wildwood Dancing is a wonderful novel. It’s basically a fairytale. The main character Jena and her sisters are very easy to relate to, and are developed very well. It was hard not to feel for them in all the situations they were placed in. Marillier’s style flowed so nicely and kept me reading for several hours on end. The world she creates is beautiful and magical and I highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys fantasy books.
by Marina, 9th grader
Five sisters and one magical frog travel to another world every full moon. There, with many interesting creatures of the Other Kingdom, they dance to celebrate the Full Moon. It’s a magical tale full of romance, adventure, and betrayal. They have to deal with a father on his death bed, the eldest wasting away for love, a power-hungry cousin, the dangerous Night People, and their beautiful realm in trouble. Can they conquer all? Or will their cousin crush them to take everything: killing their sister and watching them suffer? Read and find out, it’s an incredible book. You’ll never put it down.
December 11, 2007 at 6:56 pm |
this was a really good book. all of the other Juliet Marillier books i’ve read were awful, but this one i actually enjoyed. it’s kind of 12 dancing princesses plus pride and prejudice plus frog prince plus a great many other fairy tales i haven’t figured out yet.
February 19, 2008 at 12:19 pm |
I really loved this book. I highly recommend it to anyone that loves reading.
December 7, 2008 at 3:40 am |
Haha, I actually read this in one sitting of about seven hours. Like “The SevenWaters Trilogy”, Marillier’s story is captivating, the heroine enchanting. I admire a writer who can write so many independant, opinionated women, and still have them sound so real and natural.
Also, the world of the story seems like it could have existed in many a history book, and the addiditon of the faerie world gave it that magical twist. The ending, in a way, was also surprising; I had no idea what to suspect about the frog. ^^
Bravo, Ms Marillier, you’ve done it again.
Now I just need a copy of Cybele’s Secret, and I’m happy.