tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post5458046120049726362..comments2024-02-19T15:25:57.626+11:00Comments on Breathless In the Bush: Tales From The Past Part Three: Sleeping BeautyHelzKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01921987291520604201noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-2317427047104110172017-06-28T07:38:20.568+10:002017-06-28T07:38:20.568+10:00Also just read that Kate Forsyth's new book Be...Also just read that Kate Forsyth's new book Beauty in Thorns is a new look at the Sleeping Beauty story! Hoorah.Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-72278990251155872732017-06-26T19:38:47.974+10:002017-06-26T19:38:47.974+10:00Hi Enisa. I think the hero grows so much in Beauty...Hi Enisa. I think the hero grows so much in Beauty and the Beast stories. They are often a great read.Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-26222008149676093552017-06-26T19:29:21.244+10:002017-06-26T19:29:21.244+10:00Hi Marilyn. Wasn't Maleficent a fantastic movi...Hi Marilyn. Wasn't Maleficent a fantastic movie? I haven't read The Sleeper and the Spindle. Please let me know what it's like.Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-68206116980709220632017-06-26T19:27:56.293+10:002017-06-26T19:27:56.293+10:00This comment has been removed by the author.Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-45834276852289885712017-06-26T19:27:14.912+10:002017-06-26T19:27:14.912+10:00Hi Cassandra, Waking Rose was a really interesting...Hi Cassandra, Waking Rose was a really interesting book. Quite unusual with a fascinating plot. I hope you get a chance to read it.Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-15372107755579506722017-06-26T19:25:49.445+10:002017-06-26T19:25:49.445+10:00Thanks Malvina. I'll have to read Open Season....Thanks Malvina. I'll have to read Open Season. I love Linda Howard's books. I agree it is difficult to match themes from fairy tale with romance novels at times.Sharon Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01662544181464130756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-56140555857443539172017-06-26T17:55:53.526+10:002017-06-26T17:55:53.526+10:00Hi Sharon. Great post that has me thinking hard. S...Hi Sharon. Great post that has me thinking hard. See, my fave romances are about wounded heroes that don't really fit the SB trope. More like Beauty and the Beast for me. Though I do have Flowers in the Storm on my keeper shelf.Enisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14618040099949009436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-79475097543320024452017-06-26T09:45:38.846+10:002017-06-26T09:45:38.846+10:00Hi Sharon. I've always loved the fairy tale ve...Hi Sharon. I've always loved the fairy tale version of Briar Rose, and I also really enjoyed the 'Maleficent' take on this theme. I was recently looking up other books based on SB and came across Neil Gaiman's 'The Sleeper and the Spindle'. I've downloaded it but haven't read it yet - apparently it has a great twist to the theme. I'm interested to see how Gaiman handles a fairy tale retelling (romance may not play a major role ;) ). Marilyn Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264683453138649702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-50435949004866788892017-06-26T09:23:51.759+10:002017-06-26T09:23:51.759+10:00Hi Sharon. I have both Flowers in the Storm and Th...Hi Sharon. I have both Flowers in the Storm and The Accidental Wedding on my keeper shelf. Both are fantastic examples of not only the sleeping beauty trope but of amazing story telling. I am intrigued by Waking Rose.Cassandra Samuelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13818025453828445251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2603806150366948575.post-82857571243518319182017-06-26T06:48:00.488+10:002017-06-26T06:48:00.488+10:00Hi Sharon, I love your ongoing fairy tale series. ...Hi Sharon, I love your ongoing fairy tale series. Sometimes it's hard to now which 'meme' to apply to which story, but I think a sleeping beauty theme could apply to Open Season by Linda Howard, about a shy librarian who morphs into a true heroine after a terrifying incident. It's one of my favourite Linda Howard books. I love Flowers From the Storm, it's my favourite Laura Kinsale book. A true classic. The Anne Gracie is on my reading list and I've just downloaded Waking Rose - love the books you're introducing me to! On another note I saw the ballet Sleeping Beauty is about to return to Sydney. I saw it two years ago and revelled in the over-the-top lavishness of it all, and the beautifully danced story. Don't miss it!Malvinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01643063300200396369noreply@blogger.com