Generally, you expect good to triumph over evil in most modern retellings of the story - unlike their Grimm counterparts. And in the end, a choice must be made.Most importantly, the novel isn't entirely predictable (although the budding romance was expected). As they are discovered, the relationship is altered for good or bad. The two characters get to know each other throughout the journey, but their are many secrets left untold. The love story blossoms under unusual circumstances and not without its share of problems. As such, the fairies stopped giving their gifts to human children.As with most fairytales, there is an element of romance. There are untold consequences to the blessings that cannot be avoided. But each blessing comes with a curse, as the magic always finds a way to turn the gift into a burden. A fairy can bestow a gift upon a human child, like beauty, courage, eloquence, obedience, or strength. One may not think of fairies and immediately imagine a human-like creature with great dexterity, skill in battle, and a lack of guilt -but the Fair Folk are shown this way in the novel. Their food source never changed and they prided themselves upon each soul they took, marking their bare skulls.The Fae seem human, although they possess extra-human traits and magic. After a time, the ogres began to become smaller and take on much more human-like appearances. As time went on, they were forced to change and limit how much they took.
They did not control themselves, but feasted on the entire soul leaving nothing behind. In the early years, the ogres were monstrous creatures that devoured souls whole. The ogres have evolved, or perhaps devolved depending upon who you ask. Not all are portrayed as you would expect. And you thought you had a dysfunctional family?In true fairytale fashion, there are ogres, witches, fairies, and ruffians. Although that familial tie is not explicitly stated, the King was the children's father and he married the ogre. She chooses to include the ill-fated mother, brother and sister, as well as the villainous step-mother. In a few versions of the tale, there is an evil step-mother or mother-in-law who attempts to eat the leading lady's children.The author makes use of these characters and plots in her novel. If you are familiar with the Grimm and Perrault versions of the tale, not only the Disney one, then you will notice many similarities. I believe that her mother's is the shortened form of Briar Rose, like German version of her tale by the Brother's Grimm. In the french version of the tale, Sleeping Beauty's daughter is named Aurore.
Her name is Aurora, like the Disney movie's princess and her mother's name is Rose. The main character is actually the daughter of the cursed princess, who awoke from a kiss. Princess of Thorns is a not-so-classic retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story.
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