Till It Arrives is inspired by Jamie from The Perpetual Page-Turner’s Save the Date feature. Sometimes I read books that are not released anytime soon, but I want to share some of my feelings on the book right away, so Till It Arrives is born! (It also allows me to read books that appear later in my schedule, so that’s awesome too.) Since I don’t usually use GIFs in my reviews, I thought I’ll use plenty of GIFs to describe my feelings for the book I’m talking about in this feature!
Princess of Thorns
Author: Stacey Jay
Series: None
Genre: Young Adult, Romance, Fantasy, Retelling
Release Date: December 9, 2014
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Summary:
Princess Aurora’s mother, the Sleeping Beauty, died in her arms when Aurora was seven years old, sacrificing herself to give Aurora her own fairy magic. In the ten years since, Aurora has learned that no magic comes for free. The price of hers is her romantic heart. Platonic love is the only kind she will ever know, and so, when her brother is captured by the queen’s men, Aurora dresses as a boy and sets off to raise an army, determined to free the only person it is safe for her to love before he becomes the Ogre Queen’s sacrifice.
…and a prince…
Prince Niklaas is living on borrowed time. He must convince a princess to marry him before dawn on his eighteenth birthday or meet the same terrible fate as his ten older brothers. And so Niklaas barters his most prized possession for a charm to locate the lost princess, Aurora. Instead, he finds her brother – or so he believes – and is blackmailed into helping raise an army.
Will they find their happily-ever-after?
As they race to prevent the fulfillment of an ogre prophecy foretelling the end of human life, Aurora and Niklaas learn that there are worse things than old curses. There is impossible hope and forbidden love, and there are kisses that steal like a thief in the night…
Readers will be captivated by the warrior princess Aurora in this thrilling, romantic fantasy adventure.
First Sentence: Having discovered the secret to eternal life, and jealous of his throne, the immortal king summoned a witch to the castle and ordered her to curse his eleven sons, ensuring none would live past their eighteenth birthday, the age at which a Kanvasol prince may become a king.
My Review:
A Tale of I TOTALLY SHIP THIS SHIP:
When I first saw the synopsis of Princess of Thorns:
When I saw how awesome Aurora is:
When the romance happened:
As I read on:
To sum the book up in a GIF:
I need this. Like yesterday.
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This one sounds fantastic! I can’t wait to read it!
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I HAVE A GREAT NEEEEEEEEEEEED FOR THIS BOOK OMG.
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OMG! i’m so happy you are loving this one. I was looking forward to this. I was hoping so hard that this retelling won’t be a fail. If you ship it…i’m shipping it as well :)
Eeeeekkk I’m so glad you liked this!! I’ve heard positive things about this book, I think I’ll start it next!! Great review :) love the gifs
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Aahh this book sounds so awesome!
I will admit, the blurb didn’t completely sell me, but between the cover and the glowing reviews I’ve been seeing for this online, I cannot WAIT to read this!
I started this and omg, I really like it already! Can’t wait for the full review!!
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Oh fellow human, I am DEVOURING this book. This is my first Stacey Jay novel and I’m HOOKED. WHAT?! This is book is so good. I can’t get over it nor do I want to.
I have been seeing this book around EVRYWHERE lately. Absolutely EVERYWHERE. I’m thinking maybe I should add it to my TBR. But I have a hard time b/c the premise doesn’t necessarily *grab* me. Hmm… Still, those reviews! I will add it and take a look once it’s out on shelves. ;)
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LOVE the cover <3
This one sounds amazing! I love the GIFs! Makes me want to read this book much more! I cannot wait to see your full review of this book.
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This book has been on my must-have list ever since I heard about it, it seems like such an awesome book and judging from your gif’s, I’m guessing you enjoyed it also? I’ve been seeing some mixed reviews about this book but it still seems like such a good book! and I love fairytale retellings, I’ll definitely give this book a try :)
I will be back on December the 8, and I will hopefully have read this one by then. Especially after the next to last GIF. That one said all that I needed to want to read this one immediately. Oh, and a kick butt MC never hurts! Finally, THAT COVER!
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I am so excited to read this!! It is coming up quickly on my TBR!! although im not thrilled with a certain rant the author went on today but whatevs! Great post!
~Britt T
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This is probably my favorite fairy tale retellings!
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