Kingdom of Slumber, Deborah Grace White
Kingdom of Slumber, Deborah Grace White
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Kingdom of Slumber
A Retelling of Sleeping Beauty

Author: Deborah Grace White

Narrator: Rachael Beresford

Unabridged: 12 hr 20 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 05/10/2022


Synopsis

Unlike everyone around her, Princess Azalea has never been especially troubled by the curse placed on her at her christening. But, as her sixteenth birthday approaches, even Ben—usually her only sanctuary from her well-meaning protectors—starts to worry. Not to mention he begins acting strangely about the betrothal that's bound them since childhood. Being forced to marry her best friend has always seemed like a far bigger problem than a mere curse—until the unthinkable happens.

Prince Bentleigh has been in a quandary for some time. How do you go about winning a girl who's already yours, whether she wants to be or not? Any hope of finding an answer withers the moment Azalea pricks her finger and is ripped from him. The magic powering her enchanted sleep is so strong, the whole kingdom succumbs during the hours of darkness. And nothing else matters but finding a way to wake her up.

Except Azalea isn't asleep. At least, not once the sun sets. And with the rest of the kingdom in an unnatural slumber, there's no one but her to fight the deadly magic creeping into the heart of her kingdom. As the curse becomes more aggressive, Azalea and Bentleigh grow increasingly desperate—enough to risk war with the dragons, their own lives . . . even their hearts.

About Deborah Grace White

Deborah Grace White is an author of YA fantasy and fairy tale retellings who was more or less born reading. She grew up on a wide range of books, from classic literature to light-hearted romps. Her love of fantasy was inevitable from the time her father read the entire Lord of the Rings trilogy to her and her siblings when she was four years old.

The love of reading has traveled with her unchanged across multiple continents, and carried her from her own childhood all the way to having children of her own.

But if reading is like looking through a window into a magical and beautiful world, beginning to write her own stories was like discovering that she could open that window and climb right out into fantasyland.

Now she gets to live that childhood dream from her hometown of Adelaide, Australia, where she lives with her husband and their three little ones.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Kendra on May 25, 2021

This might be my new favorite Sleeping Beauty. I say might, because I'm not sure it quiiiiite edges out over the other two I have vying for favorite, but it's close. Guys. I devoured this. It was amazing. Poor Ben. Poor Azalea. The ending was perfect. Ugh. How I'm going to wait 'til September for Ci......more

Goodreads review by Tricia on December 31, 2024

I liked the first book in this series, but book 2 blew it out of the water!!! I think this book is where this series really starts to shine and show just how unique its retellings on this tales are! This book features an adorable best-friends-to-lovers romance, and it is so adorable! Mostly because......more