Briar Rose

by Alyxandra Harvey

Fairy Tale poems

Genres: Poetry, Fairy Tales

144 pages, Paperback

First published November 28, 2011

About the author

www.alyxandraharvey.com

Alyxandra Harvey is the author of The Cinderella Society, The Dainty Devils, The Drake Chronicles, The Witches of London, Haunting Violet and more!
She likes chai lattes, tattoos, and books.
Sometimes fueled by literary rage.

Reviews

[Amanda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reading this collection of verse was much like getting lost in the forests Harvey brought to life so vividly and experiencing all the beautiful, uncertain, and wonderfully terrifying things nature elicits. While I so enjoyed the stories themselves, what I enjoyed, even more, was the feast for the senses. I could feel the cool earth beneath my feet, the warmth of the sun on my skin, the electricity from the storm. I could taste the mint leaves and the bursting blackberries. The longing, the innocence (and its loss), the fear, the pain all seemed so palpable and genuine. And I could smell the roses. This was such a pleasure to read and food for the soul.

[Aubrey · Rating 5 out of 5]

While it did take me a few pages to get into the tone of the book at first, ultimately this book of 'revisited' fairy tales swept me away. The author presents alternate voices to these stories, both those well-known and those less common, with a definite slant away from the passive, well-behaved princess and towards empowered, more wholly-developed young women.

[Lucy O'Donoghue · Rating 5 out of 5]

It was Damn good