The Princess Blog

I requested an ARC of  Castle of Broken Dreams  by A.R. Kaufer when I saw that it's a retelling of "Sleeping Beauty" and The Last Unicorn , which seemed like a whimsical and creative combination. This book absolutely delivers on its premise, though I wish it didn't contain spice so I could recommend it to the closed door community as well. Although I felt that the three brief spicy scenes interfered with the innocence of the overall story, it was a well-written book full of nostalgia for childhood stories and animation. What girl doesn't want to read more stories about faeries  and unicorns ? Aurora Rose is a powerful fae princess whose birth is celebrated throughout the land until she is cursed by the wicked sorcerer, Maleck, to prick her finger and die on her eighteenth birthday unless she agrees to marry him. The faery Alyssa (which is not a very faery-like name) amends the curse so she will fall into a death-like sleep instead, only to be awakened by true lo...

I'm not a huge fan of talking animals. To me, most animal stories come off as silly or out of place. However, there are some stories that do such a great job at building full-fledged animal societies that I can't help but appreciate them. Of course, it helps if they also manage to incorporate some princess mythology. The best show to do this that I've seen is  My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic . Unicorns are the next best thing to  faeries  and  mermaids , and no one does unicorn princesses better than Hasbro Studios . The vast world of Equestria is just as beautiful and magical as any fairy tale princess kingdom. The My Little Pony franchise began in the 1980s as a toy line for girls. I even had a couple of them as a kid, myself. The  My Little Pony 'n Friends  cartoon ran for two seasons in 1986 largely to promote the toy line. It was a bit of a mess, with inconsistent characters and stories. There were a few decent specials, but it wasn't until...