I think some expansion in some parts and some reduction in others could have helped the pacing. The ideas were there, but it was missing something in the execution to really connect with me as a reader. The two of them had a lot of potentials to become complex, but I felt that the story fell short for both of them. Both Aurora and Philip share some cute banter, but their dialogue skews toward childish. For me, I would rather have this part of the story expanded and reduced to the beginning. She does not even meet Phillip until a quarter (or so) of the way through, which is when the story really starts to move forward. The book takes a bit to get started as Aurora is living in the castle with Maleficent. Overall, this novel was not bad, but it was not quite there to make it a hit for me. It made for an interesting take on the original Disney story as the two only met for an extremely short period of time before deciding they were meant to be. As Philip remembers them falling in love at first sight, Aurora is interested in getting to know each other more. This made an interesting dynamic as the two of them try to connect again to their HEA. As Philip is in Aurora’s dream, he can remember her, but she has no memory of him. The structure of the novel does get confusing in some moments as there are chapters throughout where the setting is in the real world and others where it is the dream world. It should be simple - a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. The concept of the story is interesting as the reader not only gets a deeper exploration into Aurora as a character, but it is unique where the story mixes Aurora’s reality and dream worlds. Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. When Aurora begins to get glimpses of another life in her mind, she begins to question what is real and what only exists in her mind. She “adopts” Aurora as her aunt and raises her in the castle. Maleficent rescues Aurora from her destructive parents and ends up as Queen. But when the prince falls asleep as his lips touch the fair maiden's, it is clear that this fairy tale is far from over. It should be simple-a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. This is the opening chapter of the novel before the main story begins following Aurora when she is younger. Once Upon a Dream marks the second book in a new YA line that reimagines classic Disney stories in surprising new ways. But when the prince falls asleep as his lips touch the. In this story, the author twists the story of Disney’s Sleeping Beauty where Prince Phillip ends up asleep after kissing her. It should be simplea dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her.

Lady Astrid - a second cousin of Aurora's father.Once Upon a Dream is the second novel in the standalone Twisted Tales series.Will the sleeping beauty be able to wake herself up?' But as Maleficent's agents follow her every move, Aurora struggles to discover who her true allies are and, moreover, who she truly is. Aurora isn't alone–a charming prince is eager to join her quest, and old friends offer their help. With a desperate fairy's last curse controlling her mind, Princess Aurora must escape from a different castle of thorns and navigate a dangerously magical landscape–created from her very own dreams. : Disney Twisted Tales: Once Upon a Dream (Novel): What if the Sleeping Beauty Never Woke Up (A Twisted Tale): The book has been read but.

It should be simple–a dragon defeated, a slumbering princess in a castle, a prince poised to wake her. What if the sleeping beauty never woke up?

Once upon a dream a twisted tale