Briar Rose is a girl who mimics Aurora from the tale 'Sleeping Beauty' through falling asleep on her 16th birthday although most of the coincidences stop there as Jana Oliver has created her own take on the tale. There is an array of villains and alliances throughout the novel that keeps the reader entertained and the story alive. My particular favourite being Ruric, whom Briar meets after falling asleep, because Oliver has created a loyal character as well as funny, unique and a proper prince charming to someones princess Aurora.
Oliver has beautifully written her own fairy tale in Briar Rose with detailed descriptions to give a sharp image in the readers mind to make the story come alive. However I have to admit that in some scenarios you can tell what is going to happen before it does, but that's a typical fairy tale for you!
An enjoyable read in a new fairy tale world!
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