History Literature / TheWideAwakePrincess

* FairyGodmother: Cause a lot of trouble

* BalefulPolymorph:
** Two witches, at different times, try this on Annie. It bounces back.
** A couple of the princes already are or have been polymorphs. Beldegard is a bear, and Emilio was a frog.

* MassiveMultiPlayerCrossover: Dozens of tales feature
* [[KingIncognito Prince Incognito]]: [[spoiler:Liam.]]

''The Wide-Awake Princess'' is a children's book by Creator/EDBaker about Annie, the younger sister of Gwendolyn, or Literature/SleepingBeauty. She was protected from her sister's fate by being made unaffected by magic and nullifying or reflecting any magic in her vicinity. This is less pleasant than it seems, but when it saved her from the cursed sleep falling on the castle, she sets out to break the curse early.

* MisterMuffykins: The HanselAndGretel-like stepmother gets rid of the children because they eat food her dogs could eat.

* WickedStepmother: A la HanselAndGretel.

The series has two, soon three, installments:

* {{Curse}}: Not only on Gwendolyn, but several other characters.

* FrogsAndToads: One witch tries to punish Annie by having toads and snakes fall from her mouth.

* BalefulPolymorph: Two witches, at different times, try this on Annie. It bounces back.

[[folder:Tropes in the first book]]

!!Tropes included

* BalefulPolymorph: Two witches, at different times, try this on Annie. It bounces back.
** A couple of the princes already are or have been polymorphs. Beldegard is a bear, and Emilio was a frog.
* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: Her parents realize that asking for protection was bad as soon as they get it.
* CoversAlwaysLie: Gwendolyn and Annie look pretty much alike on the covers.
* {{Curse}}: Not only on Gwendolyn, but several other characters.
* DancesAndBalls: Annie is not good at dancing because she lacks the magical princessly grace, but some fairies try to force her, and one features in a test of brides.
* DistressedDude: Liam is caught by a kelpie

* FirstKiss: Annie's is more fraught than usual, given that even her family members avoid touching her.

* FrogsAndToads: One witch tries to punish Annie by having toads and snakes fall from her mouth.
* TheHedgeOfThorns: About the castle
* ItsAllAboutMe: The dwarf in ''Unlocking''.
* ItWasAGift: A tiny spinning wheel was smuggled to Gwendolyn in a gift.

* MisterMuffykins: The HanselAndGretel-like stepmother gets rid of the children because they eat food her dogs could eat.
* OurDwarvesAreAllTheSame: Actually, one isn't; he travels about and curses people.

* TheQuest: The plot of both books.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Ogre, actually, but he makes Lizette ''laugh''.
* SweetPollyOliver: Annie starts out her search like this
* ThresholdGuardians: Annie meets one, who treats her food with contempt contrary to the tales, but finds her curse rebounding.

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It has one sequel, ''Unlocking the Spell'', about breaking the curse on her sister's fiance.

* FirstNameBasis: Liam

'''''The Wide-Awake Princess''''' is a children's book by Creator/EDBaker about Annie, the younger sister of Gwendolyn, or Literature/SleepingBeauty. She was protected from her sister's fate by being made unaffected by magic and nullifying or reflecting any magic in her vicinity. This is less pleasant than it seems, but when it saved her from the cursed sleep falling on the castle, she sets out to break the curse early.

'''''The Wide-Awake Princess''''' is a children's book by Creator/EDBaker about Annie, the younger sister of Gwendolyn, or SleepingBeauty. She was protected from her sister's fate by being made unaffected by magic and nullifying or reflecting any magic in her vicinity. This is less pleasant than it seems, but when it saved her from the cursed sleep falling on the castle, she sets out to break the curse early.

* AbusiveParents: Annnie's mother is getting there.

* SingleWomanSeeksGoodMan: Ogre, actually, but he makes her ''laugh''.

'''''The Wide-Awake Princess''''' is a children's book by Creator/EDBaker about Annie, the younger sister of Gwendolette, or SleepingBeauty. She was protected from her sister's fate by being made unaffected by magic and nullifying or reflecting any magic in her vicinity. This is less pleasant than it seems, but when it saved her from the cursed sleep falling on the castle, she sets out to break the curse early.