This is a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale. Sleeping Beauty is a brat because her parents keep her in the lap of luxury in the palace. They are so afraid of the curse she can't leave the palace, and has no friends. So it's no surprise that she ignores the rules, wanders where she is not supposed to be and pricks her finger on a spindle. Fast forward 300 years and she is found not by a handsome prince, but by a regular guy doing a summer tour of Europe. She goes to live in his house and the story unfolds.
I was expecting a lot more because I liked Beastly so much, so I was a little underwhelmed. I didn't really like or feel a connection with any of the characters and the reaction of the parents in the story did not read true at all. The book was not for me, but it is well written and if you like fairy tale retellings you might enjoy it.
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