5/22/2023 0 Comments The midnight ballWine and brandy are drunk, and cigars are smoked. Several deaths occur "off-screen" two characters are shot and cut with a whip a few characters are pricked with rose-thorns. Occasionally Galen reminisces about his time in the war, but he doesn’t go into graphic detail. Of the two bishop characters, one is evil and manipulative while the other is a good and strong man. The story seems to be set in a vaguely Catholic society, though that aspect of the setting doesn’t play a huge part in the plot. One character makes an ambiguous decision that is left to the reader to judge. The hero, heroine, and those on their side are all good people with the right motives, and their enemies are undeniably evil. The morality in this story is, for the most part, well-defined. The twelve royal sisters of Westfalin want for nothing that their father can provide - so why, then, are their lives overshadowed by a nameless curse that no amount of determined princes can break? Worse, why does each prince meet death shortly after his failure.and will the same fate befall the curious and goodhearted ex-soldier Galen? It seems simple enough, the life of a princess: dancing, strolling, being courted by handsome princes. Winsome retelling of a favorite fairytale. Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
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