Descriptions, Reviews, etc.
Description:
On a remote island estate, Annaleigh Thaumas, the sixth-born of twelve sisters, enlists the aid of an alluring stranger to unravel the family curse before it claims her life.
Review Quotes: "It's a fairy tale, a young-adult romance (though gothic enough for adult readers) and a whodunit too."--The Wall Street Journal
"An eerie, lovely Twelve Dancing Princesses retelling full of ghosts and gods and a fascinating waterfront world and I'm reading it from behind my fingers."--Melissa Albert,
New York Times bestselling author of
The Hazel Wood "Chilling and atmospheric."--Laura E. Weymouth, author of
The Light Between Worlds
"Evocative details and lyrical, moody prose . . . a richly conceived story that blends mythic and Gothic storytelling."
--PW "The novel's vivid, evocative atmosphere will please fans of the gothic . . . chills aplenty."
--The Bulletin "Equal parts gothic fairy tale and romance . . . compulsively readable."--
SLJ "This moody maritime retelling of The Twelve Dancing Princesses blends elements of suspense and horror for a gothic twist on a familiar tale. A memorably built world populated with a hauntingly doomed family."--
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