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The Firethorn Crown by Lea DouМ©
2.0

Ahoy there mateys! This be a twelve dancing princess retelling.  I really wanted to like this one.  The main highlight of this book is that all twelve sisters are unique and have personalities.  It was clear that they loved each other.  I also loved that they worked together to help beat the curse.  I enjoyed two of the princes too - the goose prince and the one who liked art.  The maze and the enchanted world were fun.  How the villain's past is resolved at the end worked.  What didn't work was the plot and the main character.  This be one of those stories where Lily, the main character, was kinda an idiot.  She is supposed to be strong and talented and the best to run the kingdom.  Plus she is the oldest.  I found her to be whiny and a bit ridiculous.  There is a love interest that stalks her and she could have taken care of it long before it got out of hand by saying no and not letting him assume that she cared.  Later the curse could have been cured by her using her head and telling the truth.  She is a coward and self-absorbed.  I think many of the sisters could run the kingdom better.  I didn't like how the curse was ultimately resolved or how the king had to come back to fix everything.  I didn't like the mother or the actual love interest.  And the dragons were awesome but there weren't enough of them! Arrrr!