Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

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About Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay

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Author: Stacey Jay

Genre: Retelling, Fantasy

Length: 400 pages

Audiobook Length: 10 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher: Delacorte Press

Publication Date: December 9th, 2014

★★★☆☆ 3.83 out of 5 Stars on Goodreads

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Princess of Thorns by Stacey Jay Summary

Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy yet cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora’s throne ten years ago.

Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it’s too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise forever keep them from finding their one true love?

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More About Stacey Jay

Stacey Jay is a recovering workaholic (or at least working hard at recovering) with three pen names, two small children, and a passion for playing pretend for a living. She’s been a full time mom-writer since 2005 and can’t think of anything she’d rather be doing. Her former careers include theatre performer, professional dancer, poorly paid C-movie actress, bartender, waiter, math tutor (for real) and yoga instructor. Visit the Stacey Jay’s website →

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What Do Readers Say About Princess of Thorns?

Princess of Thorns is a beautifully strong fantasy novel, full of all things that fans of the genre love: complex characters, a richly developed setting, and a well-imagined set of magical rules and values. It has action, adventure, and romance—and just enough philosophical musing to get readers thinking about love, morality, and friendship.” -Briana @ Pages Unbound

“In a nutshell, I highly recommend this book. Jay is an engaging writer with inventive ideas in re-imagining classic fairy-tales. I’ve said this before, but it still applies here: I like seeing more strong female characters in fantasy novels; I like seeing roles reversed where the prince is saved by the princess and not the other way around as is usually the case. So, if you like exciting fantasy, if you like fairy-tales, and you like creative re-imaginings of old favorites, you’ll love this book. I did.” -Nicole @ A Storied Soul

“So basically my feelings can be summed up with –> FSJKALIUEWIIUQQWQWQQQ2121!!!!!!QQWQWQQQQ I LOVE IT.” -C.W. Drews @ Paper Fury

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