Title: A Kiss in Time
Author: Alex Flinn
Publisher: New York : HarperTeen (2009)
ISBN: 9780060874193 0060874198 9780060874209 0060874201
Pages: 371
Characters: Talia, Jack, Malvolia
Bookmarks: 4
Talia is the Princess of Euphrasia, a country located near Belgium. That is until she pricks her finger on a spindle (the result of a curse) the day before her 16th birthday and falls asleep for 300 years. She is awakened when Jack kisses her after wandering away from a European tour that his parents sent him on. Jack brings Talia home to American where she learns about modern culture and eventually falls in love with Jack and he with her. Despite their love, Malvolia still intends to get revenge on Talia's father. Which will win- love or Malvolia?
Sleeping Beauty has always been one of my favorite fairy tales, so how could I pass up reading this book? I'm genuinely glad that I did. In it's traditional form, nothing is mentioned about little details like is there food left in the kingdom when the princess awakens and how do her parents react. Flinn fleshes out the story, providing the missing details. I'd never thought about the people in the kingdom not being able to fit in with the world they awaken in. I was glad that this was brought to life in the story. It made the tale almost believable.
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