This was such an entrancing read!!! I loved how the different perspectives were told and how attached to the characters I became! It was extremely descriptive and painted a vivid image in my mind. Ther cliffhanger at the end left me with my jaw hanging on the floor! Five huge stars from me!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

'Creeping Beauty' will appeal to Middle Grade readers who enjoy fairy-tale retellings and also unique tales with fairy-tale elements. The premise is engaging and the cover is pure beauty.

I thought that this was a creative approach to the traditional fairytale reinterpretation I enjoyed the author’s style of journal entries intertwined with first person narrative. I enjoyed that the primary narrator “Bitsy” addressed the reader (“Dear reader” ) and spoke the reader as though telling one the story. The pacing story and dialogue kept me engaged. I find this book to be appropriate for Middle School readers while still having the ability to engage high school and adult fans of YA. It is a clean book with no swearing and no sex. The ending took me a bit to like. It was not the traditional end to a fairy tale—which I enjoy. But after thinking on it I have decided that it is a much better end to this unusual tale Our heroine has taken control of her destiny!n

0.75/5 stars! I was really excited to read this because there are not nearly enough "Sleeping Beauty" retellings out there. I was really disappointed in how this turned out. It is truly unfortunate when the cover is the best, and only great, thing about a book. There was nothing redeeming about this story. The plot was all over the place, the main character wasn't well-defined or likable, and the writing style switched between children and young adult throughout the book. I think the author could benefit from really deciding what genre they want to write and getting some revisions.

I received an advance review copy for free through NetGalley, and I am leaving this review voluntarily

"No. I was a princess in peril. And I saved myself. I am the permission"

This book wasn't what I was expecting. I love fairytale retellings, so that's why I initially requested the ARC. While it did have the bones of Sleeping Beauty, it also could be a totally new story all of it's own. It was a much darker than I imagined, but I love dark so that was a plus. The author made this rather horrifying other realm that princess Bitsy found herself in come to life. The writing did have a lot of pompous and stuffy language that was annoying at times, but I think it was probably spot on for a story that's taking place in a kingdom about nobles. So, I get what she was going for. Some of the banter was pretty funny. Especially between Princess Bitsy and the Count. The ending was a little disappointing, but it may have been done on purpose. (don't want to give to much away)

This was such a fun little fairytale retelling, reminiscent of the description of a book I’ve been meaning to read for FOREVER, and this book literally convinced me to give it a shot. (Ever Cursed is the similar book.) I’m convinced that reading Land of Stories at an impressionable age gave me an obsession with fairytale retellings, but I’m not complaining, because I love all of them. If you are like me and love every fairytale retelling put in front of you, you should definitely read this book!

I wanted to enjoy this one but I found the plot, story, and characterizations hard to follow and not really resonate the best for me at times.