This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusAbby is leery of going to the fifth grade dance， especially after The Incident at a friend's bar mitvah that ended in a huge crash and children falling everywhere。 Some of her friends are supportive， but Penny， of course， claims that Abby doesn't want to go because she has nothing to wear。 With Maryrose fading fast and spending most of her time sleeping in the jewelry box， Abby is eager to get back to a fairy tale and save the fairy。 When Maryrose wants her to tra E ARC provided by Edelweiss PlusAbby is leery of going to the fifth grade dance， especially after The Incident at a friend's bar mitvah that ended in a huge crash and children falling everywhere。 Some of her friends are supportive， but Penny， of course， claims that Abby doesn't want to go because she has nothing to wear。 With Maryrose fading fast and spending most of her time sleeping in the jewelry box， Abby is eager to get back to a fairy tale and save the fairy。 When Maryrose wants her to travel to a location and retrieve a ruby， Abby and Jonah head off and find themselves in a castle with twelve princesses。 Their father is tired of replacing their shoes every night， so has set a challenge to the princes in the land to discover their secret and win the kingdom and a princess， along with the crown with the ruby that Abby wants。 The prince trying this is not very bright， but Abby and Jonah work with him and have a deal。 They discover what the princesses are doing and provide proof， and he will give them the ruby。 Abby must find a local fairy to give her an invisibility cloak， and soon she and Jonah find that the princesses are going to a Dance Resistance Party， since their father has banned all dancing but ballet。 The princesses， who are all called by numbers by their father， although they have given each other names， have their own interests that they are unable to pursue。 When a ballet recital coincides with a chess tournament， one of the princesses has Abby take her place in the ballet so that she can play chess。 Abby is worried， but this gives her the confidence to consider going to the dance back home。 She and Jonah feel bad about blowing the princesses cover， but the father is open to suggestions that make their lives better。 The ruby helps Maryrose， but we still don't know when she will be able to go home and wrap up this series。 Strengths: I liked how Abby's fear of dancingin public was helped by her adventure in a fairy tale。 Her continuing good relationship with Jonah is good to see。 There is a moment when the two worry that Maryrose will take their dog Prince when she leaves， since Prince stays home during this adventure to watch her， but we do find that she has no such intentions。 These books are all quick， fun reads， and I enjoy watching my readers zip through a book or two each night while they are invested in the story。 Weaknesses: While the prince solving a situation and winning the kingdom and a princess is certainly a very standard fairy tale trope， it doesn't play especially well in 2022， although the princess who is "won" does at least like the prince。What I really think: I loved Mlynowski's Gimme a Call so much that I wish she would finish this series and go back to writing outstanding stand alone titles！ 。。。more