The narratives are full of fun, romance, action, and adventure. The Wide-Awake Princess series of novels make use of a clever subversion of classic fairy tales such as Rapunzel, Sleeping Beauty, and Hansel and Gretel, among others to make for unique stories. Her quest also sees her have a lot of humorous fun that is normally reserved for the more beautiful members of the royal family.
While always reminded that she does not fit the princess ideal, she finds it easy to stir up love and admiration from persons who value her for herself rather than the physical attributes. While she was not born with the beautiful looks and magical powers of a princess, over the series, she develops a skill set and personality that make it possible for her to navigate a wide variety of situations and gain favor. Our protagonist is an intelligent, kind and an admirable alternative to the usual flawless princess fantasy that most authors serve up. With the kingdom at its most vulnerable, the curse becomes a blessing given that an awake Annie can work out ways of breaking the curse. For instance, when a cursed spinning wheel pricks her sister Gwendolyn’s finger, the entire castle is sent into a deep sleep except for Annie. However, the lack of magical powers turns out to be a curse and a blessing. The lack of the mystical powers not only makes her look ordinary, but also makes her impervious to spells and curses. Princess Annie does not have the magical powers that Gwendolyn her sister or other princesses and princes in other kingdoms have. Baker is one of the very first authors to put a spin on the Sleeping Beauty fantasy novels by making the lead character not a sleeping princess. The Wide-Awake series of novels is so different from other fantasy novels in that its draw seems to be its insistence that even persons who seemingly have no power to change things can sometimes do just that.Į.D. In his usual humorous and witty style, Baker writes a series of novels that are full of enchantment and fun, that are sure to entertain children and young adults alike. Traveling to exotic and far-flung kingdoms, Annie who is impervious to magic or curses stars as the heroine in freeing princes from animal bodies, protecting her friends from evil forces, and the kingdom from external aggression. Annie, Sleeping Beauty’s sister plays chief protagonist on a quest to find love and to break magical spells placed upon her family and friends. Unlike the typical Princess story, The Wide-Awake series is a narrative told from the perspective of Sleeping Beauty without the magic powers. She published the first novel in the series, The Wide-Awake Princess in 2010, and over the next 6 years, she published 6 more titles.
While Baker is one of the most prolific writers in the genre, the Wide-Awake Princess series of novels is one of her most popular. The Wide-Awake Princess is a series of fairy tale novels by popular American author E.D Baker.
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