![]() ![]() The ruling family is put to sleep, and the castle is overrun with roses, but life goes on around the sleepers, and they themselves are somewhat sidelined, so while I see the ‘Sleeping Beauty’ influences, it’s a bit of a stretch. ![]() I do have to say, I’m a little bit confused by this book being blurbed as a reworking of ‘Sleeping Beauty’ and ‘The Twelve Dancing Princesses’, as it seems to draw very minorly from the former, and not at all from the latter. ![]() It’s part mystery, part coming of age story, and part political fantasy, and it comes together into a compelling, clever read. Now she has to avoid being forced to marry the boorish other potential heir, try to solve the curse on her family, and keep Kylma Above from falling apart. She grew up in constant fear for her life, with her twelve siblings plotting to murder each other and shorten the path to the throne, but she never wanted to rule, and was looking forward to escaping to university to study medicine. When sixteen-year-old Ekata wakes up to find that her entire backstabbing royal family has been cursed into unconsciousness, she’s forced into the role of Grand Duke of Kylma Above, a tiny, icy duchy set above the magical underwater world of Kylma Below. ![]()
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