Waiting On Wednesday: A Wicked Thing by Rhiannon Thomas
Waiting On Wednesday is a weekly feature by Jill at Breaking the Spine that spotlights upcoming book releases that we're excited about! It's a fun way to share with others the books that you're eagerly awaiting to be released and you are excited about. This week's pre-publication that "I-Can't-Wait-To-Read" selection is:
A Wicked Thing
by Rhiannon Thomas
Hardcover, 352 pages
Expected publication: February 24th 2015
by HarperTeen
SUMMARY:
A spinning wheel. A prick of a finger. A terrible curse.
One hundred years after falling asleep, Princess Aurora wakes up to the kiss of a handsome prince and a broken kingdom that has been dreaming of her return. All the books say that she should be living happily ever after. But as Aurora understands all too well, the truth is nothing like the fairytale.
Her family is long dead. Her “true love” is a kind stranger. And her whole life has been planned out by political foes while she slept. Everyone expects Aurora to marry her betrothed and restore magic and peace to the kingdom before revolution tears it apart. But after a lifetime spent locked in a tower for her own safety, Aurora longs for the freedom to make her own choices. When she meets a handsome rebel, he tempts her to abandon everything for a different kind of life.
As Aurora struggles to make sense of her new world, she begins to fear that the curse has left its mark on her, a fiery and dangerous thing that might be as wicked as the witch who once ensnared her.
With her wedding day drawing near, Aurora must make the ultimate decision on how to save her kingdom: marry the prince or run.
Here is another exciting retelling that I'm anxious to read. A Wicked Thing gives us a story of what happens after happily ever after! I love it when twists are put on classic fairy tales, and with this Sleeping Beauty version where Aurora wakes only to want to rebel has me very curious indeed. Curses, magic, romance - I can't wait to check out A Wicked Curse!
