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Edouard and Prince Hamlin had been fighting each other since they first met at the party for Princess Roderika, a.
k. a. , Sleeping Beauty. The very same day when the Witch put a curse on her, Since then, every time the two princes met, they always fought, sometimes physically, Later on, they slowly realized that their fates are linked, Not only between them, but also with Roderika's fate,

This is not a new take on sleeping beauty, It's more like a companion to it,


It's a nice approach, talking about other people whose fates are to follow Sleeping Beauty, that is, they would sleep foryears with her.
You know, until a prince comes and kisses her,

Unfortunately, the Rose and Spindle's pacing is really off, For aboutof the story, which covers aboutyears span, we read about how the two princes were fighting whenever they met.
Now and then, we get glimpses of their minds, After too many repetitious fights, I was expecting to see the feelings and interactions shifted from adversary to friendship, to love.
Alas, no. When Edouard wasand Hamlin was, suddenly they kissed at a party, This is despite that last time they met, a year before, they still traded insults and no direct communication between them during that period.
Now, they met and they kissed, After that, we are told not shown that they're already in a relationship, So, we'd never see them interact as lovers, Then, everything happened in chronological order: Hamlin being cursed by Edouard's mother, Edouard being disowned, separation, and the fated ending.
They both fell asleep, as the rest of the country, The end.

Practically there is no romance in this book, They fought, they kissed, they faced challenged, they separated, they slept not with each other, but with the whole country.
I'm not a fan of selfimposed separation, Especially when the reason is very weak,

A good fiction, IMO, would contain a message without the author spell it out, When the author has to borrow a character's speech to explain the socalled philosophical concepts to their reader, it shows their inability to woven whatever they want to say into the story.
The result is a lecture in the middle of a m/m romance, I was annoyed by the discussions on fate, freewill, etc, that sometimes just come out of blue,


It's really too bad, I was enjoying reading it at first, but then it went downhill toward the end,


An enjoyable take on the Sleeping Beauty tale, I really enjoyed this book, I thought it was an interesting view to take on the Sleeping Beauty fairytale and on the concept of destiny especially in a romantic context.


I love how the relationship developed between Hamlin and Edouard.
Reading through their childhoods and the struggles and misunderstandings they have was a wonderful way to get to know these characters and let me really believe in their connection.
The influence of their society impacting their lives at such early ages and how they deal with becoming their own people very different to others in their station was so intriguing to me.


Aloysia was wonderful, Being the resident magic user, her appearances did sometimes seem too convenient and expository, but it worked within the fairytale construct.
In fact, I enjoyed all of the secondary characters, A lot of the characters feel archetypal but, again, given the fairytale I could look past the occasional missing dimension to some of the characters.


I really enjoyed the commentary on destiny and that it really is about being as true to yourself as possible rather than forcing yourself to be or accept something about yourself that isn't true.
The entire Sleeping Beauty subplot with Roderika and her magicallygiven "talents" was a wonderful contrast to the destined love of Hamlin and Edouard though informed that they are connected by destiny, the boys are already falling in love and accept that, destiny or not, they want to be in love.


I did have a few quibbles:
I wish that the confession of love between the two boys had had a bit more tension or more of an acknowledgement that none of their meetings up to this point had been entirely positive.
The tone shift from tense to romantic felt too early and too sudden, It was a lovely scene, I just wanted more awkwardness, selfdoubt or misunderstanding before the kiss, Probably an entirely personal quibble as the entire book up to that point could be considered romantic tension even if not sexual for most.


I also didn't entirely buy that Edouard's mother didn't have a problem with the fact that he was in love with a man.
The fact that both boys kept

their desire for men hidden and we see no other acknowledged gay couples and Hamlin's brothers constantly imply that engaging in gay sex is demeaning seems to indicate that this society, if not overtly disapproving, is not exactly accepting of samesex couples.
And given Clarimond's bigotry about class again, crossing class barriers is allowed but just not really socially approved her acceptance of that but not of Hamlin's class rings false.



Overall, I think it a wonderful read, Lighthearted, romantic and wellwritten I finished the book with a smile on my face, AMAZING I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN TILL I FINISHED IT, IT WAS FANTASTIC. WON THIS BOOK ON GR GIVEAWAYS, OH. MY. GOODNESS. I can't believe at how good this book is, throws feels through the window
I liked it so much liked Wrong choice of word, I LOVED it.

It was like reading a folktale but revisited in a m/m key,

At first, I disliked Edouard it was so annoying and unpleasant since a little kid, But after a certain point I started to like him bit by bit, My fav since the beginning of the book was obviously Hamlin, poor kid mistreated by everyone, even by his halfbrothers I'm so glad he has a mom that loves him so much.
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This book had me enchanted it's the right word, in this case, it was so emotional yes, it was, it never get me bored, not one bit, and I was eager to finish it to know what would've happened, but at the same time "scared" because I didn't want it to end.

And after reading the end I told myself: "It ended, Can I cry now". Not that there was something to cry for, but it was the feelings the book gave me that made me want to cry.


It was beautiful, amazing, enthralling yes, I really did love it and who cares for the lack of romance although, a bit of interaction between the two boys was welcome.



Note: This book was given to me by J, M. Snyder by my request, for winning her weekly newsletter, Thanks again, deeply. Forbidden love, a talking raven, and a princess cursed to prick her finger on a spindle and sleep for a hundred yearsthe author weaves all the elements of a classic fairy tale into this story, whilst at the same time creating something that is completely original.
It explores the concepts of destiny and free will, and whether it can ever be right to choose personal happiness over duty.
Though the narrative does have an air of enchantment about it, a “happily ever after” feels a million miles away.


On the surface, the heroes in this novel are polar opposites: Prince Edouard, earnest, scholarly, and the son of a respected royal family, and Prince Hamlin, impulsive and warmhearted, with a commoner for a mother.
Its hardly surprising, therefore, that the two have never got along, From their first meeting, when Edouard was seven and Hamlin just four, and right through their adolescent years, the princes are incapable of occupying the same room without quarrelling.
Yet, for all their antagonism, their destinies are inescapably entwined, whether they like it or not,

When, on the verge of adulthood, they do eventually realize their feelings for one another, it happens with unexpected simplicity, with a kiss at a party.
For a brief spell they lose themselves in discovery and wonder, all the while keeping their relationship secret from the outside worldor so they believe.
Edouards mother, it transpires, has suspected their involvement from the outset, Moreover, she will go to any lengths to prevent her precious son from consorting with such a lowlife as Hamlin, and it seems that there love could be in jeopardy before it has even had a chance to blossom.


The thing that appealed to me most about this story was the developing relationship between Hamlin and Edouard.
We see them grow from spoilt children into thoughtful adults, gradually overcoming their differences to form an unbreakable bond.
If anything, I perhaps would have liked a greater focus on the romance and for there to be more interaction between the heroes, who in fact spend much of the novel apart, each grappling with their own troubles.
However, the encounters when they do come together are fraught with tension and fascinating to watch,

If you have a soft spot for fairy tales, enjoy the friction that results from two such contrasting personalities sparking off one another, and are looking for something a little quirky, this book may well be for you.


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