Creeping Beauty: Fairy Tales Gone Bad

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Creeping Beauty is retelling of Sleeping Beauty, but when Bitsy, our princess, touches the spindle, she is whisked away to another world. I know how hard writing a book is and I always feel guilty for not liking a book, and even more so when I can’t finish a book. He reminded me of Loki, charming, vain, handsome, a ball of sunshine, with some cunning ruthlessness thrown in there, thinking about himself, and yet there seems to be some insecurities there that make him the way he is. It’s definitely a fresher take on Sleeping Beauty with the power of teamwork and friendship at its heart. Other frustrations grew when other characters that I considered important were missing additions and were never revisited.

A confident reader could easily cope with this, but I’m not sure they would enjoy it or get as much from it as as they would if an adult reading it to them. far from the ideal princess, pricks her finger on a spindle and awakens but in a realm filled with danger. Yet despite having the opportunity---if not the necessity---to become a better person, she never developed beyond a stereotype.The cover is pretty, and maybe and very young adult may enjoy this as a starter fantasy/retelling but this one isn't for me.

In July 2014, the book was optioned in a pre-emptive deal by Paramount Pictures, with Allison Shearmur (THE HUNGER GAMES, CINDERELLA) producing. A fairytale retelling of Sleeping Beauty where the princess isn't dependent on a prince to save her? She knows that disaster will fall upon the kingdom should the christening of Princess Rose take place and tries to prevent the destruction of the kingdom by consulting Aunty, the wise woman of the woods.While Bitsy makes a few offhand comments about maybe making changes when she becomes queen, there’s no real fire behind her words. With twelve gifts bestowed, and Eshe about to speak, proceedings are interrupted by Aunty who seems to resemble more of a mythical harpy than a wise woman.