Title: Beauty Sleep
Series: Once Upon a Time
Author: Cameron Dokey
Summary
Aurore is the daughter of the king and queen, and on the one month anniversary of her birth, the kingdom comes together to celebrate her christening. But one important person was not invited, and when she arrives she places a curse on Aurore: that in her sixteenth year she will prick her finger and her drop of blood with seal her death. Even when the curse is modified to only cause a hundred-year sleep, Aurore's parents are overly cautious and determined to keep her safe, something which Aurore tries to fight as much as possible.My Impression
My favorite part of this story is the development of Aurore's life between the placing of the curse and the inevitable pricking of her finger. Dokey's development of this time made it a lot easier to love Aurore as a character and feel sorrow that she has been placed under this curse because of events outside of her control.While I like some of Dokey's retellings more than this tale, I still really liked seeing Aurore as more than just a helpless girl who fumbles into the curse's fulfillment.
Why I Picked Up This Book
I had already read two other books in this series, Scarlet Moon and Midnight Pearls, and I have always had a love for fairy tale retellings, so I decided to read the rest of the series.Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Romance
My Rating: Four Stars
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