Banished thirteenth princess Zita secretly aids her royal sisters as they fall under a mysterious dancing curse in this fairy tale retelling.
Banished thirteenth princess Zita secretly aids her royal sisters as they fall under a mysterious dancing curse in this fairy tale retelling.
Zita is not an ordinary servant girl—she's the thirteenth daughter of a king who wanted only sons. When she was born, Zita's father banished her to the servants' quarters to work in the kitchens, where she can only communicate with her royal sisters in secret. Then, after Zita's twelfth birthday, the princesses all fall mysteriously ill. The only clue is their strangely worn and tattered shoes. With the help of her friends—Breckin the stable boy, Babette the witch, and Milek the soldier—Zita fol...
will contain mild spoilers
Mild romantic elements and true love theme with no explicit content
Princesses fall ill under curse with threat of death by dancing
No profanity present
No substance use depicted
No LGBTQ+ representation
No religious themes present
Central curse, witchcraft, magical realms, and spellbound sisters
No occult content present
Themes of gender preference for sons and family rejection
No self-harm or suicide depicted
Protagonist banished to servant life and kitchen labor by father
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