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feliciaj's review
challenging
dark
emotional
inspiring
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
12 brothers are cursed to live in a seedy punk club forever, after the eldest nearly kills a teen boy in a bar fight. They party hard all night and wake each morning to despair, with broken bodies and killer hangovers.
When Isabelle walks into the club with her 11 sisters, Jake sees their salvation. They must dance together for 101 nights to break the curse. Jake is so focused on what he needs from Isabelle, he doesn't wonder what brought her to the club, or the cause of her frequent black moods.
A lively contemporary parable about learning to truly care for another person.
When Isabelle walks into the club with her 11 sisters, Jake sees their salvation. They must dance together for 101 nights to break the curse. Jake is so focused on what he needs from Isabelle, he doesn't wonder what brought her to the club, or the cause of her frequent black moods.
A lively contemporary parable about learning to truly care for another person.
charlin's review
challenging
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
3.75
shenereads's review
4.0
But I remembered. I remembered nights when we danced on tongues of flame and angels, when the world opened up and was ours for the taking, when sparks shot through the air, when drumbeats were gasoline and I had a book of matches.
A very well written story
A very well written story
lorithereader's review
5.0
We all wore boots, come to that, engineering boots or motorcycle boots or combat boots or Doc Martens, as though we had to be ready for a forced march. And we may have been under a curse, but I remember us always laughing.
A punk retelling of the twelve dancing princesses? sign me up. I really enjoyed this short story as I knew I would, In fact it's a new favorite for me personally. I don't know if everyone who reads this will find as much meaning with it and identify with it the way that I do, but after reading to it and listening to the so so glo's and reading the author's live journal post about it . . . it's safe to say i'm a little bit obsessed with it.
For the sake of this review, I will say that if you love fairytale retellings with a lot of grit and edge (and let's be real, fairytales are already pretty dark to begin with) but also don't mind a hopeful ending, this is for you.
A punk retelling of the twelve dancing princesses? sign me up. I really enjoyed this short story as I knew I would, In fact it's a new favorite for me personally. I don't know if everyone who reads this will find as much meaning with it and identify with it the way that I do, but after reading to it and listening to the so so glo's and reading the author's live journal post about it . . . it's safe to say i'm a little bit obsessed with it.
For the sake of this review, I will say that if you love fairytale retellings with a lot of grit and edge (and let's be real, fairytales are already pretty dark to begin with) but also don't mind a hopeful ending, this is for you.
marzi's review
3.0
It's a good story, but it is not as twisted and surprising as Burning Girls and Among the Thorns. That being said, it is a punkrock fairytale so I recommend you read it anyway.
cloudslikethis's review
4.0
A fun/sad/poetic and very punk retelling of the Twelve Dancing Princesses.