The joys of everyday life wrapped into an adventure or three. ( )

A retelling of Sleeping Beauty which feels completely original. Full of magic and decent people trying to do the right thing under really difficult circumstances. Our princess is spirited away from the royal court as a tiny baby. Her guardian is just a teenage girl but who has a special gift of being able to speak to animals, who help them escape and then while the baby princess is growing up anonymously in a small village in the back of beyond.

Beautifully written and completely plausible world building. Highly recommended. ( )

Wonderful retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I loved it! ( )

This version of "Sleeping Beauty" spans twenty-one years, which may explain the slackness of the plot: the narrative isn't structured so much as strung together. The book follows chronological episodes in the life of Rosie, who can talk to animals, is apprenticed to the local blacksmith, and doesn't know that she's fated to die on a spinning wheel. Dealing with this novel as if it has a conventional narrative arc -- with all those attendant goodies such as rising action and dramatic tension -- is doomed to disaster; the book happily meanders along at its own pokey and pointless pace. On the other hand, as far as the detail and imagery and insight of those individual episodes go, it's whiz-bang. You can hardly turn a page without stumbling across a charming sentence. ( )

When a princess is born in a land of magic, a fairy gets her feelings hurt. But Pernicia was just waiting for an excuse and the princess’ naming day.was the perfect time to cast the curse. So Rosie must be hidden until she is strong enough and has the allies to defend herself. A loving tale of life and change. Strong characters, good story, a little long.🌈☀️🌙⭐️🐿🐀🦫🦝🐇🐓🦮🐎🐂🐭🐤🦊🦊 ( )