I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A dark fantasy Sleeping Beauty with zombies! This was an interesting concept, but the female characters were what really made it great. Briar and Isabelle are both very interesting, science-minded girls. Briar (Sleeping Beauty) being a fantastic inventor was an unexpected character trait, and I loved how excited she was about seeing all the things invented while she was asleep.

There is a love triangle that seems more-or-less solved by the end of the book, but I found both guys lovable.

The worldbuilding was a bit amusing - the Kingdoms have rather simple names, but at least they are easy to remember. I liked the lore surrounding fairies and djinns, though, and the twist about the nature of the curse.

CW: a lot of gore and body horror. identity issues, violence, blood, zombies, etc