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A fantastic retelling of Sleeping Beauty. A reverse where the princess is evil and the fairy is good. I love T. Kingfisher‘s books and this novella didn‘t disappoint.

Book 8/100 of the year.

The novel is set 15 years in the past and in the present in Vermont . The mystery surrounds the disappearance of Lisa, a 12 year old girl. The clue may come from a tale Lisa shared with her younger brother Sam. “The King of the Fairies” was going to marry Lisa & make his Queen. Sam & his girlfriend Phoebe try to solve the mystery. The twists are strange but certainly are alluring. Will Sam & Phoebe solve the mystery? 3.75/5

I have to admit I almost gave up on this one pretty early on, but I did stick with it and was great fun for having done so. It‘s different to most of the YA paranormal I read and I actually ended up really enjoying it.

This has been on my TBR wanna read list for a very long time. I‘m looking forward to this.

This was a great story. I‘ve been in a T kingfisher mood lately and are loving reading through their works, a lot of which are a nice short length. This one is a sleeping beauty retelling with a twist. Very fun 😻

4/5 ?????

"No. I have many mothers. If I am hideous, then we are hideous together. And that made it easier, because in her heart of hearts, she could not believe that her mothers were anything but beautiful."

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I love a great fairytale retelling and this was so beautiful and unique❤️❤️ T. Kingfisher is one of my fav

I think I mostly enjoyed this one.

Reading for reading challenges.

3.5/5

This novella is a wonderful retelling of Sleeping Beauty with a fascinating twist on the story we know.

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Kingfisher turns the story of Sleeping Beauty on its head in this one where a fairy stands guardian over a maiden in a tower who should, under no circumstances, be awakened unless those who do so long for the end of the world (more or less). Long after everyone who knew about the tower & the maiden should be dead, stories still draw people to the tower & one day a knight shows up determined to learn the truth. Fabulous fairy tale retelling.