The Secret World of Briar Rose

Name: The Secret World of Briar Rose
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ISBN: 9781037407154

Cindy Pham

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English

Miscellaneous
16 June 2026

Fantasy & magical realism (Children's&YA); Traditional stories (Children's&YA)

Enter the century-long dream of sleeping Princess Amelia, a place of whimsy, magic and hidden nightmares . . . the debut fairy-tale YA fantasy by beloved BookTuber Cindy Pham.

A century ago, Princess Amelia was cursed into eternal sleep, leaving the kingdom of Gyldan in ruins.

Sixteen-year-old thief Corin dismisses the story as a fairy-tale . . . until her sister Elly runs away to find the sleeping princess.

Corin follows her sister's trail to a buried, ancient castle and a portal to Amelia's subconscious. Elly has found a paradise of ice castles, sunflower mazes and star-filled oceans, where the sleeping princess's dream alter-ego, Briar Rose, lives in eternal spring - and even the demon who cursed her, Malicine, reigns over a wintry wonderland.

When Corin learns about Amelia's past - and the secrets hidden deep in this world of dreams - she must decide whether to stay . . . or return to the waking world, with all its horrors, and fight for a better life.

By: Cindy Pham
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 133mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 274g
ISBN: 9781037407154
ISBN 10: 1037407156
Pages: 400
Publication Date: 16 June 2026
Recommended Age: From 12 years
Audience: Young adult , General/trade , Preschool (0-5) , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Cindy Pham is a queer Vietnamese-American author of fantasy books. Based in New York City, she works as a full-time designer while moonlighting as a fiction writer and content creator. Her YouTube channel, Read With Cindy, has amassed over half a million subscribers and focuses on books, movie reactions and candid commentary. The Secret World of Briar Rose is her debut novel.

Reviews for The Secret World of Briar Rose

'The emotional depth of the characters adds many layers to the search for identity, overcoming grief, and finding belonging; the book shows how hope, love, and redemption can exist in this darkness' * School Library Journal, starred review * 'Intersectionally diverse, emotionally complex characters navigate a hope-fueled, twist-riddled plot in this empathetic exploration of identity, grief, forgiveness, and mental health' * Publishers Weekly * 'Somberly beautiful' * Kirkus Reviews *