Another book by E. D. Baker is The Wide-Awake Princess, and it follows Sleeping Beauty's sister as she tries to break the sleeping curse.
Princess Annie, younger daughter to the perfect and wonderful Princess Gwen, is plain and almost forgettable. There's only one thing that makes it impossible to forget that Annie is in the room.
Magic has no effect around her.
Background information: This world is steeped in magic. Fairies give blessings to practically everyone, from royalty to commoners - although of course royalty tends to get more. As a result, practically everyone in Annie's life is magically beautiful, talented, or tamed.
However, Annie was blessed (or cursed, as sometimes people believe) with only one magical gift: No magic can touch her, ever. Not only does that mean she cannot be cursed to eternal slumber like Gwen or blessed with incomparable beauty also like Gwen, but it also means the people around her who have been blessed or cursed will slowly begin to lose those blessings or curses.
You can imagine that few people actually want their beauty and talents to vanish.
Aside from the fact that few people want her nearby, Annie has found her own place in the world. She figures out what things Gwen cannot do, then she learns to do them. Her skills come in very handy throughout the book.
Wow, that's a lot of background information. Should I let it hang here and say go get the book for the rest? Or should I make another post tomorrow that mentions more plot?
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