"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted by Breaking the Spine, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.
A Wicked Thing
A spinning wheel. A prick of a finger. A terrible curse.
One hundred years after falling asleep, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince and a broken kingdom that has been dreaming of her return. All the books say that she should be living happily ever after. But as Aurora understands all too well, the truth is nothing like the fairytale.
Her family is long dead. Her “true love” is a kind stranger. And her whole life has been planned out by political foes while she slept. Everyone expects Aurora to marry her betrothed and restore magic and peace to the kingdom before revolution tears it apart. But after a lifetime spent locked in a tower for her own safety, Aurora longs for the freedom to make her own choices. When she meets a handsome rebel, he tempts her to abandon everything for a different kind of life.
As Aurora struggles to make sense of her new world, she begins to fear that the curse has left its mark on her, a fiery and dangerous thing that might be as wicked as the witch who once ensnared her.
With her wedding day drawing near, Aurora must make the ultimate decision on how to save her kingdom: marry the prince or run.
One hundred years after falling asleep, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince and a broken kingdom that has been dreaming of her return. All the books say that she should be living happily ever after. But as Aurora understands all too well, the truth is nothing like the fairytale.
Her family is long dead. Her “true love” is a kind stranger. And her whole life has been planned out by political foes while she slept. Everyone expects Aurora to marry her betrothed and restore magic and peace to the kingdom before revolution tears it apart. But after a lifetime spent locked in a tower for her own safety, Aurora longs for the freedom to make her own choices. When she meets a handsome rebel, he tempts her to abandon everything for a different kind of life.
As Aurora struggles to make sense of her new world, she begins to fear that the curse has left its mark on her, a fiery and dangerous thing that might be as wicked as the witch who once ensnared her.
With her wedding day drawing near, Aurora must make the ultimate decision on how to save her kingdom: marry the prince or run.
This was a Cover Wars competitor a couple of weeks ago and I added it to my tbr because of it's awesome synopsis. What can I say, I love princess stories!
This sounds AMAZING! Thanks so much for sharing this!
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Delete-Mari
Great pick! I love story retellings and this one sounds like a lot of fun, along with a beautiful cover!
ReplyDeleteNemo @ Blame it on the Book
I agree, I'm really getting into retelling nows.
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I love retellings and this sounds so good indeed. Great WOW pick.
ReplyDeleteGrace @ Books of Love
It does! I've never read a sleeping beauty retelling, come to think of it I haven't read the origin story either.
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I just saw this one a couple of days ago and it sounds so good! It's on Edelweiss too if you didn't know already :) Hope it's as good as its cover! The cover kinda reminds me of The Winner's Curse too - like it could be from the same series.
ReplyDeleteI agree, I love it when the books are just s good if not better than their covers lead us to believe! Hmm nice ctch with The Winner's Curse, it reminds me of it too but I can't tell why.
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ReplyDelete-Mari
Fairy tale, yes I want :D
ReplyDeleteMy WoW
Exactly what I was thinking :)
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