The Princess Game: A Reimagining of Sleeping Beauty

Written by Melanie Cellier

Narrated by Esther Wane

They call her the Sleeping Princess, but Celeste is far from asleep . . .

Celeste has been cursed since her sixteenth birthday-just not in the way the rest of the kingdom thinks. All they see is her breath-taking beauty, marred by her foolishness. Only she knows that she retains her brilliant mind. And it's a secret she must keep at all costs.

Over the years she's grown accustomed to the necessary deception. After all, her life depends on it. And she's even found a way to protect her kingdom, working from the shadows. But now a dangerous new threat has emerged, one that Celeste can't defeat alone. She needs the help of a newly-arrived prince. One who's altogether too handsome and too charming. Somehow she needs to keep her secret, save her kingdom and find a way to free herself from the curse. The last thing she has time to do is sleep.

In this reimagining of the classic fairy tale, Sleeping Beauty, it's only the princess' mind that is asleep. And sometimes appearances can be deceiving.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Jul 28, 2020
• ISBN: 9781705206447

Melanie Cellier

Melanie Cellier grew up on a staple diet of books, books and more books. And although she got older, she never stopped loving children's and young adult novels. She always wanted to write one herself, but it took three careers and three different continents before she actually managed it. She now feels incredibly fortunate to spend her time writing from her home in Adelaide, Australia where she keeps an eye out for koalas in her backyard. Her staple diet hasn't changed much, although she's added choc mint Rooibos tea and Chicken Crimpies to the list. She writes young adult fantasy including her Spoken Mage series, and her Four Kingdoms and Beyond the Four Kingdoms series which are made up of linked stand-alone fairy tale retellings. Visit Melanie at her website: http: //www.melaniecellier.com or follow her on Facebook: https: //www.facebook.com/Melanie-Cellier-689002674569364/ for all the latest news on her books.

Reviews for The Princess Game

[Jolly Per · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

The story is really awesome. I've always admire Melanie. I've discovered her accidentally (long story) but i never regretted reading her books..cheers!

[Jason Touchatt · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Great writing! Such a refreshing & unique retelling of Sleeping Beauty. I really liked the twist of the way the princess is "sleeping" and how the curse was placed on her.

[Clara Broderick-Smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I've listened to this book soooo many times, honestly probably at least seven times. It's one of my favorites in the series. The fairy tale twist is super unique, almost a mix between Sleeping Beauty and the Light Princess. I would totally recommend reading.