Elise Dalriss is shocked when she overhears her great-granddaughter reading the tale of the beautiful princess who slumbered in the tower and of the handsome prince who awakened her, for she knows the story is not that simple. And so she begins to recount the classic tale of Sleeping Beauty to her young great-granddaughter, warning…
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Review: The Queen of the Tearling
Princess Kelsea Raleigh has grown up in a small cottage on the outskirts of her kingdom her whole life, sheltered by her foster parents after the murder of her mother. But at 19, Kelsea is taken by the Queen’s Guard, who arrives on her doorstep to return her to her throne. And so Kelsea begins…
Review: What Alice Forgot
In 1998, twenty-nine Alice Love is married to the love of her life, Nick, expecting her first baby, and recently bought a dream house, which she and her husband plan on renovating. She loves her sister dearly, has a small circle of close friends, and lives life to the fullest everyday. Suddenly she wakes up…
Review: To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before
Lara Jean has loved five boys in her sixteen years. She writes them letters after she’s done being in love with them, after she is able to return to herself. She never tells the boys she loves them; she writes the letters but never mails them. But one day, shortly after her older sister leaves…
Review: The Symptoms of My Insanity
After caring for her mother for several months now, Izzy has become obsessed with ailments and illnesses. It isn’t enough that life as a fifteen-year old is difficult, but Izzy is convinced she’s sick, has cancer, or is dying. Struggling with her fake illnesses, Izzy also happens to attract the attention of a cute senior…