DREAMS ARE DANGEROUS Unless she unlocks the powers of her mind. He fights his Otherworld shadow self.And with only fae magic to re-spin their tales.Princess Æroreh Rosen was faerie blessed before her birth. To promote the New Dawn Era, the Queen coded her daughter with every feminine perfection. Beauty. Gentleness. Obedience. Musicality. Kindness. Grace. Good cheer. Hunger and lung sickness … lung sickness plague the Kingdom of Ealdspell. But Æroreh is plugged into The Dream, a program created by a sect of faeries to control the realms through illusions of beauty and contentment. All Æroreh has ever known is blissful servitude to a cursed system, and she believes her realm is prospering. Until a different faerie sect decides to wake her sleeping mind and set her true magic free.Meanwhile, Félip Batten MacKinley holds a dangerous secret. One made more threatening by the frostbite scar across his cheek. He’s spit on, beaten, and demonized by a community that values a pretty face over all else. With no easy future in sight, he accepts that he’ll die a burden to his foster parents, his true history erased. But a tempting offer from the faerie’s Fate Maker leads Félip to cross paths with the hauntingly beautiful Æroreh—a young woman who represents all he loathes. Yet only she has the power to awaken a new Dream.Æroreh is a gritty spin on the romantic tale of Sleeping Beauty and blends faerie magic and pagan ritual with high technology. For fans of Margaret Rogerson, Holly Black, fairy tales, and young adult dystopian fantasy.CAN BE READ AS A STANDALONEName pronounced like Aurora.
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This cover is seriously what drew me in! I absolutely loved the story, the characters, and the writing! The perfect retelling!
This was a one click buy for me because of the cover, but I was so glad I did! Jesikah’s writing is beautiful and her world is so unique. Aeroreh is a riveting retelling you won’t want to miss!
Aeroreh by Jesikah Sundin was amazing!! The story was completely captivating and I just fell in love with the characters. I listened to the audio version of this story and the narration great and a perfect fit to the story. Really great retelling!!
I love this story for many reasons. Most of all the originality of the world building. Sundin’s take on Sleeping Beauty is poignant and her message to young people, empowering.
Sundin uses beautiful imagery and interesting twists in this retelling of Sleeping Beauty. It was an enjoyable story to read on my Winter Break and I know I will recommend it to others! The way the author blends nano/cyberpunk technology with magic/fantasy is fascinating. I particularly appreciated the Historical Notes at the end that explain how the different historical contexts and earlier versions were woven into the tale. I’m looking forward to reading the next volume in the The Ealdspell Cycle.
What a fun story! This is Mythpunk, which is a new genre for me. The magic system is mixed with technology. It’s super unique! It has some foreign words, though there’s a glossary (Thank You Jesikah!). I struggled at the beginning a little with remembering the words but it all came together in the first third of the book. It’s written with dual perspectives, which was really well done.
Æroreh kind of reminded me of Rapunzel from Tangled. Fun and silly, but also that internal struggle to please her mother. I love Æroreh and Félip’s chemistry. They are so cute together.
Two of my favorite lines:
“She was going to murder him, one smile at a time.”
“His humor softened and their gazes locked. ‘Lass, if I were to corrupt ye, there’d be no suffering, ye ken? Only sighs and smiles.’ ”
Looking forward to book 2!
I knew I was in for a ride after reading The Biodome Chronicles, and Aeroreh did not disappoint.
This is a fairytale retelling with a bit of cyberpunk thrown in (mythpunk, according to the author). I loved Aeroreh’s awakening, I loved her bright and sunny spirit, and I loved the drawn between her and Felip. Seriously, it was beautiful watching these two fall in love, and watching Aeroreh realize she was made for more than pleasing others.
Plus! This is going to be part of a series of retellings in the same world — the next promising to be Snow White. Ahhhh!
I have to admit, I’m not sure I fully understood the worldbuilding. Mostly the history stuff. Are these digital people? How are they living on a leaf? Are they in physical bodies, or digital representations of themselves, and if digital, how does the population reproduce? Probably too much went into the world to explain fully in one book, but definitely stuff that crossed my mind.
Also, can we please not write a book that tears at the fabric of my soul? Ok, just kidding. Do it. I love the way it hurts. Lol. I seriously love the author’s perspective on the world around us, and I love how she weaves it into her stories in such a poignant fashion.
Go ahead. Pick up this book (the red pill) and see just how far the rabbit hole goes.