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The Siren and the Scholar by J.M. Stengl Series: Faraway Castle
Published by Rooglewood Press on May 5, 2018
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Power-hungry princes are Rosa's greatest dread.
Deep within the gardens of Faraway Castle sleeps a secret Rosa the gardener has sworn to protect with her life--the legendary princess Zafira. For three years she has hidden the princess almost in plain sight. But two nosy princes threaten to undo the work of a century.
When asked to take his sister's old job as Faraway Castle's Magical-Creature Controller, Prince Briar leaps at the chance to disguise himself as a commoner, earn a place in the magical world, and be trained by the mysterious Gamekeeper. Nothing works out the way he'd expected, and he is far too busy working to gain Rosa's trust to bother about uncovering her secrets.
Until dashing Prince Javier of Evora pursues Rosa . . . and Briar suspects the rival prince of dark motives. Can Rosa and Briar learn to trust each other soon enough to prevent a magical disaster?
Will the kiss of a prince really awaken true love?
So as most of you might not know one of my favorite fairy tales is sleeping beauty….
I was a little afraid this retelling wouldn’t be different enough or I wouldn’t like it. But I’ve loved the way she’s retold the other stories so I was only a little worried.
I was blown away by this story! I loved it sooo much
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And Briar!!! I love him soooo much I hope we get to see him a bit more in The next books, because I need to know how he’s doing!
And of course I need to know how Rosa is doing! Is it bad that I like her more than the last two heroines??? Cause I do! Her ability with plants is amazing!! And I loved seeing what she was doing next.
One last thing can we take a minute to appreciate the cover?? The topiaries on it!! I love that teddy made it on the cover. Though I kinda miss the bunny that originally was on it.
So have you read any of the faraway castle books?? Which is your favorite so far?
Another book to my reading list. It seems like there are so many retellings lately. Thanks for bringing this one up.
I’ve loved each retelling in this series sooo much, they don’t really feel like retelling so I think that’s a major plus!!! Hope you like it!
Even better, when they are their own story 😀