Rosa is happy working as the head gardener at the magical Faraway Castle resort. (Well, mostly happy. Her inherited job of hiding the sleeping princess and brushing her hair always leaves her feeling mysteriously depressed.) But when a new Magical Creature Controller is sent to Faraway Castle, Rosa can tell that he’s hiding his identity with an enchantment. But he couldn’t possibly be a prince sent to wake the princess—could he? The Rose and the Briar is the third book in Jill Stengl’s Faraway Castle series. I’ve really enjoyed the others books in the series (especially the novella The Little Siren ), but I think that this one is the best yet. The setting and the ensemble of characters at the resort have come together nicely, and Rosa and Briar’s relationship really makes me smile. High Points This is Sleeping Beauty, but it’s Sleeping Beauty with several very large twists… probably the most obvious twist being the fact that...
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