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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
PROS: Clever retelling of Sleeping Beauty.
CONS: None that I can think of. It was just weird having her marry her cousin but I know it wasn't unusual back in the old days.
CONS: None that I can think of. It was just weird having her marry her cousin but I know it wasn't unusual back in the old days.
...she marries her cousin. And makes out with her grandson. Seriously hilariously wtf'ery.
I'm sorry, but did she really just marry her 118 year old cousin? What the heck. That's weird!
But other than that it was an okay read.
But other than that it was an okay read.
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
While this was enjoyable in many places, and even very sweet occasionally, it wasn't really what I want out of fairy tale retelling. I want a twist, so it's not just exactly the same story over again, but I also want the comfort of certain constants. I found that not knowing who she was going to end up with at the 'happily ever after', and changing my mind who it would be at a couple points in the story, really jarred those constants out of place for me. (Maybe that's because the story was so short there wasn't time to develop that tension in a satisfying way?)
Not a bad story, but not a good comfort read for me.
Not a bad story, but not a good comfort read for me.
Content Warnings
Minor: Blood
Another great retelling of a classic tale for the Once Upon A Time series. Can't wait to get my hands on another one.
adventurous
dark
emotional
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Even though i feel kinda weird about who Aurora ended up with, they were super cute together.
3.5 stars
This is a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty tale.
Princess Aurore was cursed at her birth to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and to fall into a sleep that was last a hundred years, only to be awoken by a kiss from her true love. She was cursed by her cousin, Jane, who was almost invisible to the castle folk. It didn't really go into why she had it out for Aurore; I guess she was just a bit bitter that this baby had more attention then her? Anyway Aurore was raised by her overprotective mother and straight-talking father. She was kept indoors all the time and kept away from anything that could possibly send her into this 100-year sleep. Her cousin, Oswald, had been named heir but her father later claimed her to be, when she showed how she looked after the more common folk.
The story perked up a bit when Aurore left the castle and Prince Ironheart (silly name) was introduced. He was funny: enthusiastic, clumsy, intelligent and quirky. It's exactly the type of male character that I love and I therefore immediately warmed more to the story. However, his journey with Aurore turned out to be very short and a bit anti-climatic. I was expecting more action, more magic but the whole thing was over really quick. The traveled for a bit, found the maze where the sleeping princess was supposedly supposed to be slumbering, Ironheart hurt himself, Aurore stitched up his wound and pricked herself with the needle. She fell asleep. Ironheart kissed her awake. That was it. The witch didn't even come back into it! I was expecting it to be harder but everything just seemed really easy and quick for them.
Then, I was even more baffled that Aurore decided that Ironheart wasn't actually her true love, her cousin Oswald (who turned out to be Ironheart's 100-year-old-plus grandfather – that journey did NOT take that long haha!) was. Now that I think about it, there were hints that Oswald and Aurore felt more for each other but because he was her cousin I didn't think much of it. But I suppose people did marry their cousins much more often back then. So when Aurore claimed him to be her love, she kissed him and – very conveniently - Oswald turned young again. That was pretty much the end.
Overall, it was a cute, quick read but I felt that it could have been better. The potential was definitely there.
This is a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty tale.
Princess Aurore was cursed at her birth to prick her finger at the age of sixteen and to fall into a sleep that was last a hundred years, only to be awoken by a kiss from her true love. She was cursed by her cousin, Jane, who was almost invisible to the castle folk. It didn't really go into why she had it out for Aurore; I guess she was just a bit bitter that this baby had more attention then her? Anyway Aurore was raised by her overprotective mother and straight-talking father. She was kept indoors all the time and kept away from anything that could possibly send her into this 100-year sleep. Her cousin, Oswald, had been named heir but her father later claimed her to be, when she showed how she looked after the more common folk.
The story perked up a bit when Aurore left the castle and Prince Ironheart (silly name) was introduced. He was funny: enthusiastic, clumsy, intelligent and quirky. It's exactly the type of male character that I love and I therefore immediately warmed more to the story. However, his journey with Aurore turned out to be very short and a bit anti-climatic. I was expecting more action, more magic but the whole thing was over really quick. The traveled for a bit, found the maze where the sleeping princess was supposedly supposed to be slumbering, Ironheart hurt himself, Aurore stitched up his wound and pricked herself with the needle. She fell asleep. Ironheart kissed her awake. That was it. The witch didn't even come back into it! I was expecting it to be harder but everything just seemed really easy and quick for them.
Then, I was even more baffled that Aurore decided that Ironheart wasn't actually her true love, her cousin Oswald (who turned out to be Ironheart's 100-year-old-plus grandfather – that journey did NOT take that long haha!) was. Now that I think about it, there were hints that Oswald and Aurore felt more for each other but because he was her cousin I didn't think much of it. But I suppose people did marry their cousins much more often back then. So when Aurore claimed him to be her love, she kissed him and – very conveniently - Oswald turned young again. That was pretty much the end.
Overall, it was a cute, quick read but I felt that it could have been better. The potential was definitely there.
It was weird that she married her cousin at the end.
I was vaguely weirded out by the cousin situation in this book. Otherwise it was weird. I mean good. Same thing.