Beauty Sleep - Cameron Dokey

Dokey has successfully converted sleeping beauty into a teen romance. Young Aurora is mollycoddled by her family because of a curse that was given at her christening. We all know the story but consider trying to eat steak without a knife as her parents won't let her use anything sharp! Prince Charming also lives with the family (Aurora's cousin) as heir to the throne. Initially he is anything but charming, but as he matures has a winning way about him. Until Aurora is named heir and Prince Charming is to be steward and the scene is set for a love-hate relationship. Unlike the sleeping curse of the traditional tale Aurora flees her home (to protect it from her curse) into a forbidden forest where she must await true loves kiss (or at least the kiss of someone she likes ) Perhaps not a true retelling of the fairy tale but Dokey's interpretation makes a good read. 7/10