With her wedding day drawing near, Aurora must make the ultimate decision on how to save her kingdom: marry the prince or run. Vividly imagined scenes of action, romance, and political intrigue are seamlessly woven. The sluggish pace and dull protagonist may dissuade readers from continuing with what, given the ending, seems to be a planned series. And her whole life has been planned out by political foes while she slept.Īs Aurora struggles to make sense of her new world, she begins to fear that the curse has left its mark on her, a fiery and dangerous thing that might be as wicked as the witch who once ensnared her. Rhiannon Thomas's dazzling debut novel is a spellbinding reimagining of what happens after happily ever after. Thomas plays fast and loose with elements of the fairy tale, making changes that would be understandable if they appeared to serve a higher purpose than plot convenience. But as Aurora understands all too well, the truth is nothing like the fairy tale. All the books say that she should be living happily ever after. One hundred years after falling asleep, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince and a broken kingdom that has been dreaming of her return. Vividly imagined scenes of action, romance, and political intrigue are seamlessly woven together to reveal a richly created world… and Sleeping Beauty as she's never been seen before. Rhiannon Thomas's dazzling debut novel is a spellbinding reimagining of what happens after happily ever after.
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