A Kiss in Time by Alex Flinn

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Fantasy; Fairy Tale, Retelling, Sleeping Beauty, Fairies, Magic, Magical Sleep

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: Talia fell under a spell… Jack broke the curse. I was told to beware the accursed spindle, but it was so enchanting, so hypnotic…I was looking for a little adventure the day I ditched my tour group. But finding a comatose town, with a hot-looking chick asleep in it, was so not what I had in mind. I awakened in the same place but in another time – to a stranger’s soft kiss. I couldn’t help kissing her. Sometimes you just have to kiss someone. I didn’t know this would happen. Now I am in dire trouble because my father, the king, says I have brought ruin upon our country. I have no choice but to run away with this commoner! Now I’m stuck with a bratty princess and a trunk full of her jewels…The good news: My parents will freak! Think you have dating issues? Try locking lips with a snoozing stunner who turns out to be 316 years old. Can a kiss transcend all – even time?

I had to read this retelling after reading Alex Flinn’s Beastly. This is the story of Sleeping Beauty. And it is beautifully written. It has all the magic of the original tale with the added brilliance of a modern twist. Our hero Jack is from Miami, FL and doesn’t think that his parents care about his opinion. Talia our princess has been so sheltered that she truly believes that her father hates her. The two together learn about themselves and each other in this tale. I loved reading it. It made me want to go explore Europe to find a magically asleep country. If you love Sleeping Beauty or even just a good love story you have to read this book.

Publisher: Harper Teen

ISBN: 006087421X

Pages: 400

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Beastly by Alex Flinn

Genre: Young Adult

Sub Genre: Urban Fantasy; Retelling of Beauty and the Beast

Rating: 5 out of 5 Stars

Back Cover: I am a Beast. A beast. Not quite wolf or bear, gorilla or dog but a horrible new creature who walks upright – a creature with fangs and claws and hair springing from every pore. I am a monster. You think I’m talking fairy tales? No way. The place is New York City. The time is now. It’s no deformity, no disease. And I’ll stay this way forever – ruined – unless I can break the spell. Yes, the spell, the one the witch in my English class cast on me. Why did she turn me into a beast who hides by day and prowls by night? I’ll tell you. I’ll tell you how I used to be Kyle Kingsbury, the guy you wish you were, with money, perfect looks, and the perfect life. And then, I’ll tell you how I became perfectly… beastly.

This is a retelling of Beauty and the Beast, set in modern day New York City. Kyle is a teen that has been taught that all you need is good looks to get ahead in life. But all that changes when a witch curses him. Now he is sent to live out of the sight of everyone by his father. While feeling alone he finds an internet support group that has some other fairytale characters. I found the whole story to be brilliantly written. How you learn about the different characters from the witch, to our beauty, Kyle and his online friends. I truly loved reading this story. And as many of you know this is also a movie, which was good but I still found the book to be better.

Publisher: Harper Teen

ISBN: 006087418X

Pages: 336

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