Why we’re excited
Princess Floralinda is locked in a monster-filled tower, and the princes who came to save her have all died on the first floor. So she rescues herself, armed with a bread knife, good manners and a captured fairy called Cobweb. Escaping is only half the problem; the fairy courts and a succession crisis wait outside.
Tamsyn Muir wrote Gideon the Ninth and the Locked Tomb books, which are full of bones, jokes and odd love stories. A dark fairy tale run as a dungeon crawl sounds like her. It will suit Locked Tomb fans waiting for the next book, and readers who like their fairy tales mean.
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What to know about Floralinda
Tamsyn Muir is new to The Bookish Elf: none of their books has a review here yet.
It sits at No. 9 on our July 2027 most-anticipated list, which ranks the month's books by how many readers have saved them.
From the publisher
New York Times bestselling author Tamsyn Muir returns to blend a subversive fairy tale adventure with a desperate dungeon crawl.
THE TOWER BROUGHT THEM TOGETHER. TRUE LOVE MADE THEM WORSE.
The princess in the tower is a classic for a reason. Witch kidnaps princess. Witch puts princess in tower guarded by monsters. Prince kills monsters, rescues happily ever after, roll credits. Princess Floralinda's story goes a little differently.
Her witch was an artiste, and she got carried away. After a dozen or so princes died on the very first floor, the rest decided there were easier paths to wedded bliss. So Floralinda sets out to rescue herself, armed only with a breadknife, a good upbringing, and a captive fairy named Cobweb.
THE ONLY WAY OUT IS DOWN
Unfortunately for Floralinda, the trouble with the tower is only beginning. On the outside, succession looms. The Fairy Courts call. A princess would have no hope of surviving all that is to come… but maybe a monster could.
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We haven’t read Floralinda yet. When our review goes up, it will replace this page.