This one doesn't, quite - there's still the fairy story "nothing will happen because I'm the hero/princess" thing, where they go wandering blithely into what should be serious danger and then come wandering out. I enjoy retellings of fairy tales, especially when they get more realistic. But overall, a fun, quick read! Read moreįun. But when Annie sets out on a quest to round up a bunch of princes to kiss her sister awake, her ability to resist spells and to see through magic facades proves to be her best asset.Baker's story draws in and parodies lots of other recognizable fairy tales and tropes, so this is a fun read for grownups as well.In places, the writing is a little stilted, and the ending seems very rushed to me. At home, this makes for a lonely existence, since no one in her family wants her anywhere near them lest they start to look old or plain. But because she has no such "gifts," Annie is not only ordinary in every way, her very presence disenchants those around her.
Apparently, fairy-tale characters are only perpetually lovely and charming and talented because they've been enchanted. Baker fleshes out nicely in this middle-grades book. Why? Because her overcautious parents, freaked out by the curse put on their firstborn, asked another fairy to ensure that their younger child would be resistant to magic.This is a great premise, which E. She is also described to have her 'fair share of freckles' in book two of the wide awake princess.A very clever retelling of Sleeping Beauty from the POV of her younger sister, who doesn't fall asleep after her older sibling pricks her finger on the spindle.
Annabelle meets Emma's daughter, Princess Millie the ll in the sixth book while she and Liam are on their grand tour.Īnnie is described with sun-bleached blond hair while her eyes were ordanary brown unlike her sister Gwendolyn whos eyes were violet and had buttercup-yellow hair. This other series is about a princess ( Emma) that gets turned into a frog and embarks on a great adventure through Greater Greenswald and more. You'll have to survive on your naturall charm." Princess Annabelle appears in another series called Tales of The Frog Princess By E. The gift Moonbeam said to Annie was "From this day on, no magic shall touch you or bring you harm. Annie would also cause magic to fade around her poweful enough to remove all the christenings from her sister Gwendolyn and anyone touching her would make the removing of the magic faster. The gift was that if one would cast magic on her the spell would only bounce off Annie and head straight for the caster. When Annie was born she was gifted one magical christening from The Fairy Moonbeam, who lived in Moonflower Glade. She is the current queen of Dorinocco and the former princess of Treecrest.
Princess Annabelle of Treecrest or more commenly known as Annie, is the narrorator for most of the series A Tale of The Wide Awake Princess.
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