Awaken: Sleeping Beauty Retold (Romance a Medieval Fairytale #2)

First, this is no sleeping beauty waiting for her prince. This is a tale about a princes who has the ability to talk to plants and heal others. When she overuses her healing abilities, she goes into a deep sleep. She carries a sickness back from visiting another kingdom, where she healed a sick girl. When her people begin get sick as they travel back, she stops at her kingdom's borders and heals them. She falls into a deep sleep believing she is dying and asks the plants to protect her little kingdom. Rosemund is not your typical princess. She was raised to rule, and the author keeps that principle in mind as the story progresses. The story kept my interest, because it is not your typical fairy tale. Although, Rosemund was not a particularly likeable character for me. I connected more with Siward later on in the book. If you like fairytales or retellings, this one is a keeper. I received an Advanced Reader Copy and this is my honest review.