Discussion Questions for Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

1) As this is a retelling of an old fairy tale .... do you think that it works?

2) Did you feel that the book fulfilled your expectations? Were you disappointed?

3) Describe Galen ... What kind of person is he? ... How much do we really know about him? ... Is he a good hero?

4) Did the author seem to appear in the book? How? Why? Was the presence of the author disruptive?

5) How did the book compare to other books by the author ( or other books in the same genre)?

6) What about the plot? Did it pull you in, or did you feel you had to force yourself to read the book?

7) There are 12 Sisters and 12 brothers do you think that it was to many characters in the novel? ... or did you find that it worked?

8) The Queen had a choice to make which untimately decided on the fate of her daughters ... Why did she make that choice? ..... Would you have made a similar choice? ... Could the Queen have made a different choice? ... How do you think the daughters feel with there lot in life?

9) What are some of the challenges that the Princesses face?

10) Do you think the king truely loves his daughters? Discuss

11) Throughout the novel there is a social divide discuss? .... Is it still true for our day (eg ... a gardener would never marry a Princess)

12) Who are the important characters in the novel?

13) Where you happy with how the book ended? What other ending(s) could there have been?