"Waiting on Wednesday" is a weekly meme hosted by Jill at Breaking the Spine. It lets us all gush about what soon-to-be released books we are jumping-up-and-down excited for.
Princess of Thorns
by Stacey Jay
by Stacey Jay
hitting shelves December 9, 2014 from Delacorte Press
description: Game of Thrones meets
the Grimm's fairy tales in this twisted, fast-paced romantic
fantasy-adventure about Sleeping Beauty's daughter, a warrior princess
who must fight to reclaim her throne.
Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne ten years ago.
Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them from finding their one true love?
Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne ten years ago.
Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them from finding their one true love?
My thoughts: After Stacey Jay penned one of my favorite books of last year, Of Beasts and Beauty, I have full faith in her handling of fairy tales. This sounds amazing, so many great elements with the fairy powers and the princess disguised as a boy fighting for her throne. However, I honestly hope this gets a major cover redesign before it hits it's release day. The storyline has so much potential for a truly amazing cover, and I just don't think this is it.
