Malice

<b>A princess isn’t supposed to fall for an evil sorceress. But in this “bewitching and fascinating” (Tamora Pierce)</b><b>retelling of “Sleeping Beauty,” true love is more than a simple fairy tale.</b><br> <br><b>“Walter’s spellbinding debut is for all the queer girls and women who’ve been told to keep their gifts hidden and for those yearning to defy gravity.”—<i>O: The Oprah Magazine</i></b><br><br>Once upon a time, there was a wicked fairy who, in an act of vengeance, cursed a line of princesses to die. A curse that could only be broken by true love’s kiss.<br><br> You’ve heard this before, haven’t you? The handsome prince. The happily ever after.<br><br> Utter nonsense.<br><br> Let me tell you, no one in Briar actually cares about what happens to its princesses. Not the way they care about their jewels and elaborate parties and charm-granting elixirs. I thought I didn’t care, either.<br><br>Un