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Briar Rose by Jane Yolen

Once upon a time there lived a King and a Queen who longed for a a child.  They waited years, and years for a child to come, finally one came.  A beautiful baby girl, to celebrate they threw a massive festival and everyone in the kingdom was invited, except the evil fairy.  Sound familiar? The story of Sleeping Beauty, is famously known, however what if the tale was a secret to more?  I welcome you to Jane Yolen’s beautiful curse of Briar Rose.

Becca is a twenty-three year old reporter, who has a strong connection with her grandmother known as Gemma.  As her Gemma is passing, she asks Becca to promise to prove that she was Briar Rose.  To Becca a promise is a promise, and she plans to keep it even without not knowing exactly what the fairytale of Briar Rose is about to bring into her life.  Becca is left to search for clues and left to investigate the life of her Gemma and her complicated path to America.

Briar Rose is one of the best constructed novels I have read in a very long time.  It is officially one of my new favourites for sure.  I loved every single second of the novel and only found one chapter a wee bit boring.  The writing itself was just beautiful and very well written.  I was very captivated by Becca’s character development and the personality she was given.  The novel was given the perfect amount of fairytale and historical fiction making the novel very hard to put down (My boyfriend literally ripped it out of my hands so I’d pay attention to him, it’s that good.) 
This telling of Briar Rose has sparked my curiousity in the variations of the tale, as well as the history of the Holocaust. 
This book, I strongly recommend.  Though it is recommended for 17+, I would say a 14 or 15 year old can read it without it being too graphic.  The details are not too gory and it is fairly educational but easy going all at once.  Though some of the plot my be a sensitive topic for people, I would strongly recommend giving it a read!

Enjoy the novel! 

Keeping it short and sweet just like me! 
Tyanna xx 

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