Last official day of Once Upon a Week! How sad. There's still my wrap-up post tomorrow, though.The final word: My favorite Sleeping Beauty retelling ever. (4/5)
Description: When Aurore was born, she was placed under two conflicting spells. One aimed to kill her, and one aimed to save her. When the clash between these spells threatens the kingdom and the people she loves, Aurore must make a difficult choice: should she stay or go?
My thoughts: After finishing this book, I immediately added the rest of Dokey's Once Upon a Time series to my TBR list. She managed to take the most powerless fairy-tale "heroine" of all time and turn her into a character I could respect. Aurore is a heroine I loved reading about. She's smart, adventurous, and kind.
I also loved the romance in this story. It was low-key, and totally appropriate for young teens on up, but very sweet and touching. The whole "sleeping for a hundred years, being kissed by random princes" thing has always creeped me out, but this story manages it handily, with a totally different interpretation. Zero creepage.
This story may be a little young for some readers, but I found it a fun, fast read that I will definitely revisit. If you like fairy-tale retellings, this is a good one to add to your list.
About Cameron Dokey: Cameron Dokey is an American author living in Seattle, Washington with her 3 cats and her husband. She has a collection of over 50 old sci-fi and horror films. Cameron was born in the Central Valley of California. Cameron grew up reading classical literature and mythology, perhaps due to her father, Richard, being a teacher of Philosophy, Creative Writing, and Western Literature. (source : fantasticfiction)
9 comments:
Awesome review, Vanessa! It sounds quite lovely! I may just have to read it, but I do prefer updated/modernised fairy tales. Cheers!
Sounds interesting for sure....I always loved the Sleeping Beauty story, but you're right...she really didn't have a chance to "do" anything about her fate. I suppose it didn't help that she wasn't told about it either though...thanks for the new addition to my seek-out list!
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I am going to read her Mulan story soon, but this sounds like a great one too.
I really want to read this series. I have one on my TBR pile, but haven't got to it yet...
With that kind of recommendation (favorite sleeping beauty ever) how could I not read it?
I love rewritten fairy tales! This sounds fun.
I will have to add this to my list. I've been enjoying retellings lately.
I love Sleeping Beauty, so I'm definitely going to pick this one up after reading this review!
This was such a great week Vanessa, I had fun!
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