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A review by anbar
Briar Rose by Jane Yolen
3.0
Becca's grandmother Gemma always claimed she was the princess of Sleeping Beauty, wakened from her cursed sleep by a prince's kiss, and on her deathbed makes Becca promise to find and awaken all those left sleeping in the castle after she left. Becca, a small-time journalist, starts to investigate her enigmatic grandmother's origins, tracing her to a small corner of Poland called Chelmno, and slowly pieces together a harrowing story of the Holocaust that eerily mirrors details from her favourite fairy tale.
Though Gemma's story did get me, I found I didn't much like the protagonist, Becca. She came across as a little passive and kind of prissy, the way she pussyfooted around her emotions and her boss (who I also didn't warm to, though I think he was meant to come across as lively and charming). The short afterword was good, though, especially that strong last paragraph.
Though Gemma's story did get me, I found I didn't much like the protagonist, Becca. She came across as a little passive and kind of prissy, the way she pussyfooted around her emotions and her boss (who I also didn't warm to, though I think he was meant to come across as lively and charming). The short afterword was good, though, especially that strong last paragraph.