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“Clever and funny.”
Reading age
9-12
Genre
Fantasy
Publisher
Yearling
Publication date
April 12, 2022
My summary of the book
Everyone knows the story of Sleeping Beauty; the princess pricks her finger on the spinning wheel, true love’s kiss, etc. But that’s not what happened, not by a long shot. Meet Briony, the forgotten little sister of sleeping beauty. When Briony wakes up, things change. Her sister, Rosalin, was kissed by her prince. Everyone thinks the danger is over, but it is far from over. The Thornwood is taking over the castle. Briony and Rosalin must work together to conquer it once and for all.
My thoughts
I read the second book in the series first: Glass Slippers, and I loved it. But I have to confess I even like this one more! I’ve always admired Sleeping Beauty (which is my favorite fairytale). When I was young, this intoxicating story enchanted me.
The story had lots of details about the castle and the dreadful Thornwood. My favorite was Princess Rosalin because she sounded fancy and a bit sassy.
My rating
About the author
“Leah Cypess is the author of Thornwood and four YA novels: Mistwood, Nightspell, Death Sworn, and Death Marked. Both Mistwood and Death Sworn were on the Kirkus Best Books for Teens list, and Death Sworn was a Teen Vogue Most Exciting YA Book of the year. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.” – Book Depository.
More by the author
- Sisters Ever After: Glass slippers; Please read my review here.
