Thursday 17 October 2013

'Briar Rose' by Jana Oliver

Did your parents ever read you bedtime stories? Stories about a princess who is doomed until her Prince Charming comes to rescue her? Well so did Briars and now she has found herself in her own fairytale, except this isn't the kind of story her parents ever told...

Briar knows she is not to speak or even go near to Josh her ex-best friend who tried to save her life, but she doesn't understand why, not until her 16th birthday anyway when she is thrown into a fairytale land where she meets Mr Prince Charming Ruric who is in search for his princess. Briar is given many obstacles to overcome and finds friendship in the most unlikely places.

Jana Oliver's 'Demon Trapper' trilogy is still amongst my favourite books ever! And I must admit that this was no let down, I was skeptical at first as I am not usually one for the whole fairytale take on a story but this was definitely not your usual and predictable fairy tale.

4/5 I would definately recommend this book to young adults of about 12+ perfect for those who love a bit of romance mixed in with abit of action.