Review: A new spin on Sleeping Beauty!
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 11, 2013
Another tale with a unique spin from Jenni James.  This one is hard to talk about without spoiling things, but essentially...while Aleyna (Sleeping Beauty) sleeps, she doesn't know that she's under an enchantment.  She goes through life as though living each day anew, never realizing that everything around her is fake and that her castle was destroyed, along with everyone she loves.  When people visit her castle, they see her wandering as a ghost.  Prince Darién is dared to go to the ruins with three of his friends who know he's afraid of ghosts, and the revelations that are revealed stun everyone.I thought the spin on this one was unique as well, and a careful blend of paranormal (ghosts) and fantasy (unicorns, etc.).  Darién grows a lot throughout the story.  His Achilles' Heel is his fear of ghosts, so the fact that he finds himself falling for the ghostly Aleyna frightens him.  Only through his relationship with her can he begin overcoming his fear.  There's also a new war coming as Aleyna begins to awaken.  At times, there's a lot going on, but there are also more characters involved than in most of the stories in the collection.  This one is really hard to give thoughts on without spoiling a lot!