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You guys have all read that book with a bratty girl who thinks she's a princess, right? Have you read the one where she actually is a princess? Well, that book would be A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn.
This book is by the author of Beastly, and those of you who are regular visitors of my blog will remember my recent review of that book. In case you haven't already guessed from the title of this post, this book is a take on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty.
Princess Talia was cursed as an infant to touch a spindle and die, but a good fairy changed the spell so that she would only fall asleep.
So, a normal teenage girl with a shopping addiction? Try a medieval princess who has her dresses made specifically for her and finds a way to complain about it. I would be a little frustrated if I were her seamstress, wouldn't you? Spending a ton of money on a dress would be frustrating enough, but having made a ton of dresses by hand to find out that she doesn't like any of them?
You know how the story goes from there: Princess Talia touches a spindle, falls asleep for hundreds of years along with her entire kingdom, which is wiped off the map until her true love kisses her awake.
Hundreds of years later, Jack is on a school trip in Europe. He's actually been forced on this trip by his parents in the hopes that he'll have some ambition as a student upon his return. But it's not that simple.
Bored and annoyed, he has wandered away from his tour group with his friend. The two of them stumble upon the sleeping kingdom and make their way towards the palace and find the princess (no dragons).
Face to face with the pretty sleeping princess, Jack has the incredible urge to kiss her. So he does and . . . ta da! Talia is awake.
Understandably, she freaks out when she finds out that she's been asleep for three hundred years. But now she wants to marry Jack, her one and true love. Unfortunately, modern American teenage boys aren't too fond of the idea of marrying a girl they just met before graduating high school.
Also, he is sent to the dungeon for kissing the princess, which three hundred years ago was not okay.
So, Talia breaks him out and with a bunch of jewels stowed away in their pockets, Talia and Jack escape the kingdom and return to the modern world. Jack just wants to go home, deciding to take Talia with him because, even though she's a pain, he feels bad for her (her father blames her for putting them to sleep for hundreds of years and ruining the kingdom).
Talia goes with him to try to get Jack to fall in love with her.
Talia learns the wonders of the modern world and learns how to play nice with others (I guess true love really does change you). Jack learns that there's more to Princess Talia than meets the eye.
It's been a while since I've read this book, but I remember enjoying it. It's a cute story about first impressions not always being true. Plus, you guys know how much I love new takes on classic fairy tales.
I wold recommend this book for middle school and high school students, and anybody older who is a hopeless romantic at heart who is in touch with their inner child.
Again, sorry that there was no review on Wednesday, but hopefully this makes up for it. Hope you enjoyed this review and that you'll keep visiting this blog. Tell your friends!
Happy reading!!
You guys have all read that book with a bratty girl who thinks she's a princess, right? Have you read the one where she actually is a princess? Well, that book would be A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn.
This book is by the author of Beastly, and those of you who are regular visitors of my blog will remember my recent review of that book. In case you haven't already guessed from the title of this post, this book is a take on the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty.
Princess Talia was cursed as an infant to touch a spindle and die, but a good fairy changed the spell so that she would only fall asleep.
So, a normal teenage girl with a shopping addiction? Try a medieval princess who has her dresses made specifically for her and finds a way to complain about it. I would be a little frustrated if I were her seamstress, wouldn't you? Spending a ton of money on a dress would be frustrating enough, but having made a ton of dresses by hand to find out that she doesn't like any of them?
You know how the story goes from there: Princess Talia touches a spindle, falls asleep for hundreds of years along with her entire kingdom, which is wiped off the map until her true love kisses her awake.
Hundreds of years later, Jack is on a school trip in Europe. He's actually been forced on this trip by his parents in the hopes that he'll have some ambition as a student upon his return. But it's not that simple.
Bored and annoyed, he has wandered away from his tour group with his friend. The two of them stumble upon the sleeping kingdom and make their way towards the palace and find the princess (no dragons).
Face to face with the pretty sleeping princess, Jack has the incredible urge to kiss her. So he does and . . . ta da! Talia is awake.
Understandably, she freaks out when she finds out that she's been asleep for three hundred years. But now she wants to marry Jack, her one and true love. Unfortunately, modern American teenage boys aren't too fond of the idea of marrying a girl they just met before graduating high school.
Also, he is sent to the dungeon for kissing the princess, which three hundred years ago was not okay.
So, Talia breaks him out and with a bunch of jewels stowed away in their pockets, Talia and Jack escape the kingdom and return to the modern world. Jack just wants to go home, deciding to take Talia with him because, even though she's a pain, he feels bad for her (her father blames her for putting them to sleep for hundreds of years and ruining the kingdom).
Talia goes with him to try to get Jack to fall in love with her.
Talia learns the wonders of the modern world and learns how to play nice with others (I guess true love really does change you). Jack learns that there's more to Princess Talia than meets the eye.
It's been a while since I've read this book, but I remember enjoying it. It's a cute story about first impressions not always being true. Plus, you guys know how much I love new takes on classic fairy tales.
I wold recommend this book for middle school and high school students, and anybody older who is a hopeless romantic at heart who is in touch with their inner child.
Again, sorry that there was no review on Wednesday, but hopefully this makes up for it. Hope you enjoyed this review and that you'll keep visiting this blog. Tell your friends!
Happy reading!!
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