Name: Princess of Thorns
ISBN: 9780385743228

Stacey Jay

After ten years of exile among fairies who teach her to use her magically-enhanced strength and courage, Sleeping Beauty's daughter Aurora enlists the help of Niklaas, eleventh son of King Eldorio, in the fight to reclaim her throne.

Princess of Thorns

dija

So this book is about Sleeping beauty's child : Aurora.
Aurora is kind of kick-ass heroine,brave,funny,kind of feminist so of course i love, how can i not? 
I loved the story. Especially the story behind the prince - Sleeping beauty's husband- I mean, i never thought of that! 
So yeah back to the main story. There is a plot, i mean an interesting one. There's Fairies, witches, princes and pricesses, human beings, orges, curses and blessses. Loveable right? 
We cannot say princes without mentioning Niklaas *Can't help but call him necklace* Niklaas is a stunning,beautiful, gorgeous looking prince, he is also funny and brave and has a curse of his own..no am not telling you ... you have to read it.

Rachel Kanyid

Oh..... my....gosh. I cannot tell you how much I loved this book........ let me just say that if you like fairytale retellings in the slightest, you should pick this one up!!! LOVE.

Wren Hardwick

This was fun! RTC 

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I’m already a prologue and a chapter in and I’m obnoxiously obsessed with this. I’m assuming this is a “what happened after Sleeping Beauty” type retelling? Anyone know?

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Buddy read with the lovely Scrill!

Pamela Alvarado

It's definite. I'll read anything Stacey Jay ever writes. Princess of Thorns is amazing and has a heart-warming romance that you would think might be fluffy, but I can only see honesty, and... *needs to get over it*

Katerina Thorson

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RATING: 4/5

So I just want to start off and say wow...just wow..Yup that's the review. No joking, Princess of Thorns took my mind and through my right into the middle of this medieval realm. Which I quite enjoyed because many of you know how much I love my prince's and sword fights. This book took me on a wild tale and even after it was finished would not let me from it's grasps, as I thought about it all the time. 

I want to say, also, whoever did the cover for this book, I absolutely love you. This cover, although simple, displayed the emotions and the idea of Princess of Thorns.

Once upon a time there was a girl and boy, both a prince and a princess, doomed to their fated paths unless they find the one "true love." 

I enjoyed everything about Aurora, and that is saying a lot as someone who always tries to find one little inkling of something wrong in a character. Although Aurora did have her flaws, those are what made her perfect. I especially enjoyed her antics and with Niklaas it was even better. Aurora almost reminded me of a medieval Mulan, who is looking for herself, and dresses as a boy ready for combat. Which makes it all the better because Niklaas is oblivious to it. Aurora I believe captured the heart of many readers she is passionate, devoted, stubborn, and strong. All amazing attributes to a future queen. 

Let us not forget about Niklaas, I honestly wanted to hit the guy. He is what I would consider a one of a kind SOB. All he cared about until about midway through the book was finding the princess and marrying her before his birthday...good grief! He was quite funny and oh so charming. It did not stop me from wanting to clock him once or twice. Although, I think Aurora took care of herself just fine. Niklaas intrigued me, even if he was an SOB. I felt as if he was hiding behind a mask of who he truly was and I just wanted to keep reading to find out!

Now you must be wondering, if I liked these characters so much, why did I give it a 4/5 rating. Well to put it simple, I felt like some parts could have been more serious. I also felt it took a long time to get to the end of the book, not that it's a bad thing, I was hoping for a little more push in the plot. I think a majority of my rating goes towards that I was anticipating the moment of the revealing of Aurora. Which I think honestly took way too long. 

All in all I agree with the synopsis. This is a clash of Game of Thrones and Grimm's Fairy Tales, it was perfect. I was anticipating this book for awhile and it did not let me down. Thank You to the publisher for sending me this book for review!

I HIGHLY recommend this book to anyone with a love of medieval fighting, snarky princesses, and desperate princes!!! BUY IT!


xx Kat xx

Giulia 

Oh mamma, questo libro è una bomba! *_*
Mi è piaciuto tutto, soprattutto l'ambientazione e il modo in cui ha gestito il retelling. Mi piace il fatto che la vita della Bella Addormentata non sia stata rose e fiori come ci fanno credere, e si anche che il marito le mettesse le corna, rende decisamente tutto più realistico no? :p
Ricorda un po' Mulan in alcuni punti, ma il bello è come sia riuscita a creare una storia che emerge e sa issarsi in mezzo a tutto il resto.
Mi sono emozionata tantissimo leggendo questo libro, Aurora e Niklaas sono stati due protagonisti fantastici, che mi hanno fatta ridere, piangere ed emozionare e sono contentissima che sia andata così per loro ♥ sono dei cuccioli *-*.

Pregio principale: è uno stand alone!

Ashton Reed

3.5/5

Heyyy y’all! This was my book club’s book last month, so I’m just going to give a few quick thoughts about it.

I actually really enjoyed this one! If you don’t know, it’s a Mulan retelling in which the girl pretends to be her brother. I’ve been on the lookout for more of these since I read Crown of Feathers, and the plot of this one did not disappoint! The action and romance roped me in for sure!

I will say, the world did take some getting used to, and it could have been developed better. But I encourage you to stick it out, because it may grow on you ;) .

There was also some interesting depth to it, as well; it wasn’t just action and romance. I won’t go into specifics since I want you to experience them yourselves ;) , but I was impressed in that realm, as well.

See, I told you it would be quick and to-the-point. I definitely recommend this one if you want a unique fantasy that broaches some interesting concepts. Au revoir!



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