Sleeping Handsome Blog Tour (+ book review)

Happy Valentine's day, my friends!  While I don't personally have a valentine to spend this day with, I still love this celebration of love.  And also that half-priced chocolate that tomorrow will bring.

But if you're in the mood for a cute romance novel to get you through this day of love, I have just the story for you.

The lovely Rebekah's novel, Sleeping Handsome, is OFFICIALLY OUT!!!!



And because she was wonderful enough to send me an advanced copy, you also get a review of it today!  YAY!


Sleeping Handsome



Author: Rebekah Eddy
Genre: Contemporary fairytale retelling
Content: A few kisses
Main Characters: Minnie and Prince Gregory

Synopsis:
Minnie's goal was to have a fun, worry free vacation with her best friend Amy. A few weeks spent in their favorite far away place before they both went back to their respective colleges. A visit to the many famous sights across the British Isles has been on both their bucket lists for a very long time, after all.
However, when a mysterious taxi driver mentions a legend that somehow concerns her ancestral heritage, she decides to dig deeper. After being accused of stealing the famous statue and tourist attraction known as Sleeping Handsome, Minnie and Amy are plunged into a world they would never have imagined existed.
Prince Gregory, after being awakened from being frozen in stone for hundreds of years, finds himself searching for his true love in order to reverse the stone spell on his kingdom and awaken the rest of his people. With his faithful horse Brutis by his side, he sets out to destroy his greatest enemy, release his kingdom from the stone spell, and win the heart of his princess.

What I Thought:

This was everything I wanted it to be.  I adore fairytale retellings (as y'all are probably aware), and this was such a cute way to turn the tale of Sleeping Beauty on its head.  It's rather short, which meant that I flew through the whole thing in two days of reading and I loved it.  The love story is sweet, the characters are sassy, the whole thing with the dragon was perfectly done and I thoroughly enjoyed myself throughout.

The Characters:
Minnie - Minnie is such a great protagonist.  She's level-headed but not afraid to have fun, she's somewhat snarky, she's a great friend, ahh, she's so wonderful.

Amy - This is Minnie's best friend, and she's a lot of fun.  It is her that convinces Minnie to take the steps that ultimately wakes the prince, and while I don't know that I would hang out with someone like her in real life (people like that stress me out, tbh), she was a joy to read about.

Prince Gregory - Can I marry this guy?  Oh, no, wait, Minnie's supposed to marry this guy.  But still, I adore him.  Add him to the list of fictional boyfriends, y'all. 

Brutus - I almost forgot to talk about Brutus?  Brutus is the talking horse and he's one of my favorite characters in this book.  He's snarky, he's always hungry, he's loyal to the core, he's basically my spirit animal.

Favorite Quote:


Overall Rating: 5 castle ruins out of 5

You can pick up an e-book copy of the book here and a physical copy here!

About the Author:

Rebekah grew up surrounded by family members who appreciated and read good literature. First, she fell in love with the stories her parents read aloud to her from the Bible and books like The Chronicles of Narnia, Great Expectations, The Hobbit, and Anne of Green Gables. After learning to read on her own, she discovered other fantastic books which helped to build her ever growing imagination.
She completed her first written work at the tender age of eight and now uses it to humble herself whenever the need arises. The story did serve to show her that God had given her a desire to write, however, and from that moment on Rebekah has never looked back or regretted picking up her pencil and becoming an author.
This nineteen-year-old homeschool graduate lives in rainy Western Washington and is currently working on receiving her BA in English in order to further her passion for creating worlds on paper.


Huge thanks to Rebekah for letting me participate in this awesome blog tour!  Go get yourself a copy of the book! 

~ Abby