Dance, Princes, Dance

Castle Charming #2

by Tansy Rayner Roberts

Winter has fallen over Castle Charming: a season of frosty sports, mistletoe kisses and desperate attempts at matchmaking. Chase and Cyrus, the castle’s resident Princes Gone Wild, are behaving suspiciously well. But who is dancing their way through a stash of expensive satin slippers every night? And who is the mysterious soldier from Sarge’s past?

All Kai wants to do is solve the mystery and write stories for his newspaper, with maybe a little lovelorn pining on the side. But his friendships in the castle collide with his professional loyalties, and he’s on the verge of losing everything he has ever wanted. Meanwhile, Dennis bottles up a secret he never meant to keep, Ziyi comes to terms with not being a princess any more, and they all have to figure out which Prince Charming is most in need of being saved.

When you hit rock bottom, only truth and fairy cocktails will set you free…

This novella was originally published as a serial on the author's podcast, Sheep Might Fly.

Genres: Fantasy, LGBT, Fae, Short Stories

73 pages, Audiobook

Published April 1, 2017

About the author

Tansy Rayner Roberts is a fantasy and science fiction author who lives in southern Tasmania, somewhere between the tall mountain with snow on it, and the beach that points towards Antarctica.

Tansy has a PhD in Classics (with a special interest in poisonous Roman ladies), and an obsession with Musketeers.

You can hear Tansy talking about Doctor Who on the Verity! podcast. She also reads her own stories on the Sheep Might Fly podcast.

Reviews

[Mel (booksandsundry) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I feel like this series is one of my happy places. Or maybe that's just Tansy's writing in general. Thoroughly enjoyed this development in the story and the continued world building. Can't wait for the next instalment!

[Serena · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loved listening to Tansy Rayner Roberts' podcast Sheep Might Fly where you too can listen to lots of her short stories!

[Miss Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

-stares pointedly at the calendar- hurry it up 2018, third book of this series is supposed to be coming out may and i'm not about this MALINGERING in february

anyways this book is just as lit as the first one and it does twelve dancing princesses which i've always liked better than cinderella

i'm also very fond of the princes now because tansy rayner roberts has never written a pov that didn't immediately make you care for the character

4 stars

[Anna Hepworth · Rating 4 out of 5]

More quirky, fairy tale trope enhanced romps. I found this one slightly less satisfying than the first one -- I felt the internal logic was just a bit too thin, with some of the farce elements overwhelming the plotting and world-building. Plus the motivation of the villain of the piece never did make sense.

[Kaia Landelius · Rating 5 out of 5]

I always love Tansy’s stuff. World building, characters, twists and turns, the works. If you want something lighthearted with lots of queer representation and other fun stuff, this is it.

[Meryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairytale magic! I absolutely loved the characters! This book is easy to read. Very witty use of classic fairytale lore.

[Candra Hodge · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continuing the saga

Same characters- different story. The characters relationships evolve during this newest bit of intrigue in the fairy tale world. Still very cute.

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fairies are not cute and grant wishes just to be nice in this world and it's so much fun.

[Clarissa Gosling · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great twist on the fairy tales

[Sidsel Pedersen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I freaking loved it. The story is just as funny and snarky and thinky as the first one. Please go listen to it if you have not already. Now it is all out and ready for your enjoyment!

[Rivqa · Rating 4 out of 5]

A worthy successor to Glass Slipper Scandal. The fairytale setting with modern sensibilities ought to be jarring, but it still works, and it's as fun as ever.

[Tehani · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jumped up and over that teetering (digital) stack of TBR to read immediately, as befits a Tansy Rayner Roberts story. I love the casual worldbuilding, patented Tansy-snark and adore these characters. Loads of fun with a tonne of heart.

[Ju Transcendancing · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a follow up audio serial that I 'read' via Tansy's podcast this year, and it returns to the world of Castle Charming and the mysteries and shenanigans involved there. This is a riff of another fairytale as you may have guessed and it's a great one. The characters delight, the story intrigues and there's just so much to love in this follow up to Glass Slipper Scandal.

[Stas · Rating 4 out of 5]

Loads of fun!
And the truth will out sooner than they think.
Wonder what the deal is with Kai's adoptive mother?

[Elizabeth Fitzgerald · Rating 3 out of 5]

Listened to via the Sheep Might Fly podcast. Sheer fun. I adore the various relationships between the characters.

[Katharine (Ventureadlaxre) · Rating 5 out of 5]

N'aaawww