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Princess of thorns stacey jay author julia whelan narrator. Its been ten years since princess auroras mother, the sleeping beauty, sacrificed her life to give her daughter her magical powers. Yet jay uses the stepmothers point of view to flesh out troll culture and further the themes of the novel. Princess of thorns by stacey jay published by delacorte press published. As with many other books like this one stacey jay puts a dark twist on the tale, which always makes for some interesting reading, but i think the thing that really made this novel enjoyable for me was the world building. Young adult, fantasy, heroine in disguise as her own brother, and a reluctant hero combined with several different fairy tales created an original and enjoyable story. We have all heard our fairytales from the brothers grimm or. Game of thrones meets the grimms fairy tales in this twisted, fastpaced romantic fantasyadventure about sleeping beautys. Of beast and beauty isbn 9780385743204 pdf epub stacey. Princess of thorns may take pieces of fairytales but is unique and amazing in a category all on its own. Feb 11, 2014 stacey jay game of thrones meets the grimms fairy tales in this twisted, fastpaced romantic fantasyadventure about sleeping beautys daughter, a warrior princess who must fight to reclaim her throne.
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