Slumber

Book Review

Title: Slumber (The Slumber Duology #1)

Author: Christy Sloat 

Rating: ★★★★.5

Date Published: March 16, 2015

Publisher: Anchor Group Publishing

Page Count: 234

Genre: YA Fantasy

Meet The Author: Christy Sloat

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Synopsis:

Not all princesses get their happily ever after...
They tell me I killed my boyfriend Phillip in cold blood. I stabbed him twenty one times. I’m only seventeen years old, and I am serving life in Spindle Ridge Asylum for the Criminally Insane.
I don’t remember killing him, so it’s really hard to believe I’m capable of murder. In fact I don’t remember anything before I came to Spindle Ridge, not even my boyfriend.
I can only grasp onto my realistic dreams while the madness of the asylum threatens to pull me under. I dream I’m a beautiful princess and there is an evil faerie named Maleficent who is bent on my destruction. The dreams are the closest thing I have to memories of my life, except they aren’t real.
I’m crazy. I’m not a princess.
They’re the mad illusions of an irrational teenage girl, right?
They’ve assigned me a new doctor, and she says I can trust her, and that she’ll help me see the truth of who I really am.
When she arrived she brought a new patient, Sawyer, who is everything Spindle Ridge isn’t: exciting, mysterious and beautiful. He promises he’s here to rescue me. Trusting either of them frightens me.
Could it be possible that my dreams are more than just the imaginings of a delusional girl? Could they be truth? 

My Thoughts:

 The author was kind enough to provide me with a copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is not your typical Sleeping Beauty retelling, but it's just as great. Rory has been sent to Spindle Ridge Asylum where she has been told she killed her boyfriend Phillip, the thing is Rory can't recall killing Phillip or even having a boyfriend all she can remember is walking into the asylum; the only thing keeping her from going mad are the very realistic dreams she’s been having, where she is a princess and has been cursed by an evil fairy.  That is until the day a new patient by the name of Sawyer checks into the Asylum, his presence starts to bring back some very powerful memories.

I've read a couple of Sleeping Beauty retellings, but this is by far my favorite! It's so different and I love it! Christy really made this story her own and gave the classic a wonderful twist; this book is so beautifully written and just kept me turning the pages. I loved the character development Rory goes throughout the book, she is a very strong and smart character and now let’s take a moment to appreciate the perfection that is Sawyer, his personality and the things he does for Rory would make any girl fall for him instantly. The ending killed me I was not ready for it, I felt my heart stop, I had to put the book down and take a couple of breaths; I need the second book immediately! I need to know what happens next!

If you have not picked this book up yet, I highly recommend you do and especially with October around the corner this is the perfect creepy read and one of the best Sleeping Beauty retelling's I've read this year.  

-SandraTheBookWorm

Princess of Thorns

Book Review

Title: Princess of Thorns

Author: Stacey Jay

Date Published: December 9, 2014

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Rating: ★★★★★

Genre: YA Fantasy

Meet The Author: Stacey Jay

Buy Me: B&N, Amazon, Book Depository

Synopsis:

Game of Thrones meets the Grimm's fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty's daughter, a warrior princess who must fight to reclaim her throne.

Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne ten years ago.

Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them from finding their one true love?

My Thoughts: 

Wow, this book just wow! I wouldn't call this book a retelling of Sleeping Beauty It’s more like a continuation of what happens after Sleeping Beauty marries her prince and has her children. In this wonderfully written novel, we follow the children of Sleeping Beauty Aurora to whom Sleeping beauty gave her Fairy blessings to even though the blessings were given with good intentions sometimes they can turn into curses and her brother Jor who has been captured by the Ogre Queen. 

When Aurora is taken prisoner by mercenaries she meets cursed Prince Niklaas, who believes her to be her brother Jor that is when Aurora decided to disguise herself as her brother. She promises to take Niklaas to his sister who he wants to marry as long as he helps her gather an army to save a "friend" the Queen has captured.

This retelling is so different from others I have read. Most of the retellings usually center on the main character of the story they're retelling, It’s rare when you find one that goes into what happened after the happily ever after. The world building in this novel was beautifully done and the character development very well written. Aurora is a very likable character; she is very head strong, stubborn, cares too much, and loves too hard which is very relatable. Niklaas on the other hand at the beginning of the story you want to slap him around, some of the things he says, but his character development through the book is perfection and you just want to take him out of the book and give him a big hug. 

This book is full of adventure and the perfect amount of romance. I love this book so much! I have read other books by the lovely Stacey Jay (Of Beast and Beauty and Juliet Immortal) which I loved. I have always loved her writing that’s why I was surprised when she was dropped by her publisher and after reading Princess of Thorns I'm even more in shock the book is really good. How could they drop a book that is good, but having said that I recommend this book to everyone! I promise you will love it! 

-SandraTheBookWorm 

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY #3

WAITING ON WEDNESDAY #3

Waiting on Wednesday is a meme hosted by Jill at Breakingthespine in which we spotlight a new release we can't wait to get our hands on.

TITLE: PRINCESS OF THORNS

AUTHOR: STACEY JAY

EXPECTED RELEASE DATE: DECEMBER 9, 2014

PUBLISHER: DELACORTE PRESS

PAGE COUNT: 400

SYNOPSIS:

Game of Thrones meets the Grimm's fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty's daughter, a warrior princess who must fight to reclaim her throne.

Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne ten years ago.

Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them from finding their one true love?

MY THOUGHTS:

As I began reading the first sentence of the synopsis I knew I needed to make room in my shelf for this book. First of all I love the Grimm's brothers fairy tales second Sleeping Beauties daughter this book sounds so perfect. I cant wait to get my hands on it! I love Stacey Jay's writing if you have not read anything by her I highly recommend you check her books out! This book comes out on December 9 and it's definitely on my Christmas wish list!