Jessica Day George's Princess of the Midnight Ball is actually the first book in another series; the next book of her Princess series is Princess of Glass, starring Rose's sister Poppy and a prince named Christian.
The story takes place a few years after the Galen broke the twelve princess's curse, and Poppy is visiting her mother's kingdom just as her other unmarried sisters are visiting other kingdoms, hoping to solidify the tentative peace that is slowly forming after the end of both a war and the less-than-subtle manipulating of the King Under Stone.
A friendship is soon forged between the charming Prince Christian and the decidedly nontraditional Princess Poppy, but friendships seem to be a delicate thing when witchcraft is involved.
A servant girl named Eleanora, who can never seem to do anything right, has a bit of a pride issue anyways. So much so that she keeps a certain mysterious benefactor, who helps her go to multiple balls to capture the heart of a prince, a secret.
Eleanora's target, according to her fairy godmother, is to be Christian. However, Eleanora's heart is constantly trying to tell her differently.
When the witchcraft can no longer be hidden, Eleanora spills all her secrets and begs for help.
Poppy, armed with a gun and a knife, plans on doing her best. But can they really fool such a magical creature as Eleanora's godmother? Where on earth is Galen, who knows more about breaking curses than anyone? Is there more going on with Christian than just a powerful spell directed mainly towards him?
This was a pretty good book. It doesn't really compare to the first in the series, but it's a good book nonetheless.
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