Where I'm at: 100 pages in
First Impressions: Princess of Thorns has me dazzled already! After a short prologue and first chapter that firmly establishes it as a mash-up twisted fairy tale of both Sleeping Beauty and The Wild Swans, the story jumps straight into full action with a daring rescue and escape scene! Told in alternating points of view, we meet Aurora, daughter of the Sleeping Beauty, who must face the Ogre Queen to rescue her brother, and Nicklaas, who must outwit his father's curse or be turned into a swan when he reaches the age of 18.
I'm once again swept away by Stacey Jay's grasp of writing high fantasy. The world is clearly building up all around the characters as they begin their journey so that the reader is completely immersed in journey and can feel what's at stake. Both characters' personalities come through right away and it's fun to watch them get under each others skin as the story goes along. Wonderful so far! Can't wait to see where this is headed!
What I'm feeling at this point:
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I've heard a lot of good things about this, I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteAw, yay :D Amazing post Becky. <3 I'm so glad you are enjoying this book so far. Hope you continue to love it :D I haven't started it yet, but sooon. <3 hoping it is perfection. Thank you for sharing about it sweetie. <3 love the new feature :)
ReplyDeletethis looks and sounds awesome!!!! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI love the cover on this and I have read so many great reviews about this book! Thank you so much for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteUgh I want to read this so bad.
ReplyDeleteI love twisted fairy tales, and this one sounds like a good one. I am looking forward to reading it. Thanks for having the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI'll be honest, I'm not sure I would have given this a second look if I had just seen it on a shelf at the store, but I've heard SO MANY glowing reviews of this that I've decided I HAVE to read it!
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So far, every review I've read about Princess of Thorns has been nothing but positivity and praise for the story. Definitely looking forward to reading this one and finding out why everyone loves it so much! And I love that it's a retelling of one of my favorite princess moves; Sleeping Beauty! YAY! ^_^
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Thanks for the giveaway, Becky!
ReplyDeleteThis one is on my TBR, glad to hear you are enjoying it so far :)
ReplyDeleteI have such high hopes for this book! Cannot wait to read it.
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