Beauty
Fair of face and figure,
Kristine is young, innocent, pure. Yet she has been condemned to the gallows
for killing a man. The only one who can save her is a lord so infamous that
some say he is the son of the Devil himself. . .
And the Beast
Erik Trevayne is called the
Demon Lord of Hawksbridge Castle, but few know of the curse he lives under. Or
the terrifying changes slowly gnawing away at his humanity. When he weds her,
all he wants of Kristine is a son. But when he beds her, a wild hope is
born--that love that can tame even the most monstrous of beasts...
I was prepared to enjoy this
story a bit, but I wasn’t prepared to fall in love and be unable to put it
down. Beauty and the Beast is one of my favorite fairytales, and this retelling
was done beautifully and with enough uniqueness that I was waiting anxiously
for what would happen next.
Kristine is an innocent young
woman, who is hours away from the gallows, when she’s saved by the mysterious
Lord of Hawksbridge. I loved Kristine because even though her marriage starts
off a bit rough, she’s determined to make her marriage work. I love her for her
courage, and her willingness to let Erik hide his issues, and not press him
even though the curiosity is killing her.
Erik, was a good guy, he didn’t
deserve the curse, and I think by allowing us to be in his point of view, the
author endears us to him. At times his actions are very brutish and fitting
with his curse of becoming a beast, but because we get to see his remorse and
his true feelings, and I fell a little in love with him too.
The curse isn’t broken in the
way I expected, and I liked that the author kept me guessing. I was very satisfied
with the ending, and I would easily re-read this story again.
I received a copy for the purpose of review. I was not compensated for my review.
Love when a book turns out way better than you'd expected :)
ReplyDeleteyeah, you made it sound intriguing!
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