Princess of Thorns

By: Stacey Jay

Narrated by: Julia Whelan

Though she looks like a mere mortal, Princess Aurora is a fairy blessed with enhanced strength, bravery, and mercy, yet she is cursed to destroy the free will of any male who kisses her. Disguised as a boy, she enlists the help of the handsome but also cursed Prince Niklaas to fight legions of evil and to free her brother from the ogre queen who stole Aurora's throne 10 years ago.

Will Aurora triumph over evil and reach her brother before it's too late? Can Aurora and Niklaas break the curses that will otherwise keep them from ever finding their one true love?

©2014 Stacey Jay (P)2014 Tantor

Critic reviews

"The combination of adventure; lovable, complex characters; and a touch of romance make this a book that teens will be drawn to, especially those who appreciate strong female protagonists." ( School Library Journal)

Love this story

I love this story, and I really like Julia Whelan as a narrator in general. Except in this instance, I didn’t like how she voiced Niklas—I think it would have been better to get a male narrator for that point of view.

Wonderfully magical!

Gahhh this book was perfection! It had so many magical elements! A princess disguised as a boy on a journey with a steamy hot cursed prince to gather forces against a troll queen! Need I say more...no! This book was epically beautiful!

Princess of Thorns

Would you listen to Princess of Thorns again? Why?

Yes. I really enjoyed the narration it was done really well and made the story extremely enjoyable and fun to listen to.

Very entertaining!

Fun story! I didn't want it to end. It was a well written adventure/love story.

Sweet fairytale with an awesome narrator

First of all, Julia Whelan is now officially on my favourite narrators list. Her voice is easy on the ear and shows a full range of emotions. She's certainly enhanced the story with her performance.

As for the story itself. Wow that was such a fun and very sweet fairytale full of romance and adventure! It's light hearted yet not light on twists and turns. This is the first book of Stacey Jay that I've read but I now look forward to checking out her other works.