Unless you’re a huge Disney fan, I’d suggest checking this one out at the library before purchasing. It’s not the best book I’ve read in 2016 it’s not the worst. The story would be much stronger if she became more than the angry fairy. The problem I had with the book is the disjointed pacing, which doesn’t help with the flow. She gets her feet dirty and actually uses her brain.

The idea behind “Once Upon a Dream” is fun. If you’re looking for a retelling of the classic by Charles Perrault or the Brothers Grimm, this book is not for you. There’s no doubt this book is set in the Disney realm - if you’ve seen “Sleeping Beauty,” this world will be immediately recognizable. “Once Upon a Dream” is the second book in a series that reimagines fairy tales - specifically Disney tales. Sleeping Beauty needs to wake up, and time is running out. She’s joined by a charming prince and friends who are trying to break through from the outside. Maleficent’s last curse has trapped the princess in a magical landscape created from her own dreams. This is Aurora’s reality, but it’s only real within her mind. Now, the survivors are stuck within the walls of the castle, which is surrounded by dark vines that protect the inhabitants.

If not for Aurora’s Aunt Maleficent, everyone would have perished in the desolation they created. Princess Aurora’s parents want nothing to do with her. Instead, when the prince touches lips with the slumbering young woman, he falls asleep himself. The dashing prince has slayed the dragon and kissed the slumbering princess, so why is everyone still sleeping? Turns out there’s more to Maleficent’s spell than previously thought.

Among the favorites is the perennial classic “Sleeping Beauty.” In “Once Upon a Dream,” Liz Braswell asks the question, what if Sleeping Beauty never woke up? Time is running out.“ONCE UPON A DREAM: A Twisted Tale,” by Liz Braswell, Disney Press, April 5, 2016, Hardcover, $17.99 (young adult)ĭisney fairy tales have become a staple in households worldwide. But as Maleficent's agents follow her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are and, moreover, who she truly is. Aurora isn't alone-a charming prince is eager to join her quest, and old friends offer their help. With a desperate fairy's last curse controlling her mind, Princess Aurora must escape from a different castle of thorns and navigate a dangerously magical landscape-created from her very own dreams. But when the prince falls asleep as his lips touch the fair maiden's, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over. Choose from Same Day Delivery, Drive Up or Order Pickup. It should be simple-a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. Read reviews and buy Once Upon a Dream-A Twisted Tale - by Liz Braswell (Paperback) at Target. The 2nd installment in the New York Times best-selling A TWISTED TALE series asks: What if the sleeping beauty never woke up?

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