A Curse So Dark and Lonely
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Summary
PRINCE RHEN， the heir to Emberfall， is cursed。 Forced to repeat the autumn of his eightenth year over and over， he can only be freed if a girl truly falls for him， and fter so many failures his kingdom and its people are barely holding on。
HARPER's life has never been easy， but she's learned to be tough enough to survive the streets of Washington， D。C。 When she is sucked into Rhen's world， nothing is as it seems。 Piwerful forces are standing against Emberfall 。。。 and it will take more than a broken curse to save it from utter ruin。
HARPER's life has never been easy， but she's learned to be tough enough to survive the streets of Washington， D。C。 When she is sucked into Rhen's world， nothing is as it seems。 Piwerful forces are standing against Emberfall 。。。 and it will take more than a broken curse to save it from utter ruin。
Reviews
Lissette Rojas
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Sigo un poco en shock con el libro。 Y definitivamente ya necesito el segundo y el tercero！Disfruté muchísimo ésta lectura， me gustaron los escenarios， los personajes y como estos se desarrollaron dentro del libro。 Cada uno tiene una personalidad bastante definida a mi parecer。 No tengo más palabras que decir que: Corran y vayan a leerlo！ Super recomendadisimo！ 💖😻
Meg Gael
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3。75*I really enjoyed it， even if it was slightly predictable。 Beauty & the Beast has forever been my favourite traditional Disney princess （apart from Pocahontas & Mulan） so I was expecting to at least partially like it due to that。 I do however feel as if I can already predict what is going to happen with the rest of the series， so it will be interesting to see if I’m right。
Mae Gabbert
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This is my new favorite book！ Goodness， I love everything about it。 I love the CP representation， and the romance。 This book had me turning pages so quickly！ The relationship between Harper and Rhen really goes through growth。 This book had me so invested so quickly， and it made me forget I was reading。 Brigid does a great job of making a powerful main character。 The world of Emberfall is just simply magical， to put it shortly！
Diana
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A strong 4 stars for this book。 Imaginative， well paced with witty dialogue and twists。 Enjoyed it a lot。
Manvi
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This was pretty great！ The characters， relationships， plot etc。 were all compelling and this was a fun really amazing read but I wasn't like hellllllla invested This was pretty great！ The characters， relationships， plot etc。 were all compelling and this was a fun really amazing read but I wasn't like hellllllla invested 。。。more
selma :）
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this book had me hooked。 it ended with a cliffhanger witch kinda sucked cause now i gotta read the series。 but boy oh boy you need to read this book rn😩
Grace
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I read this book quite quickly and enjoyed it。 The romance， despite being the main plot point， felt off。 Any romantic moment between Harper and Rhen felt out of nowhere， and a times felt like a fan fiction。 Grey， especially at the very end of the book， I loved。 He was extremely relatable for me and I found him lots of fun to read about。 Reading about the intricacies of ruling a country were strangely interesting， and seeing Rhen and Harper’s different outlook on what they should do。 Overall， it I read this book quite quickly and enjoyed it。 The romance， despite being the main plot point， felt off。 Any romantic moment between Harper and Rhen felt out of nowhere， and a times felt like a fan fiction。 Grey， especially at the very end of the book， I loved。 He was extremely relatable for me and I found him lots of fun to read about。 Reading about the intricacies of ruling a country were strangely interesting， and seeing Rhen and Harper’s different outlook on what they should do。 Overall， it was a very enjoyable read and I loved the fact that the chapters were short。 。。。more
Kristiāna Seimanova
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It was easy to get into。 I liked the main character。 It did remind me a lot of ACOTAR by Sarah。J。Maas， so I automatically connected this book to that and I believe it kind of ruined the experience a bit for me。
ᴀʙʏ ᴍᴏɴᴜᴇ
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Me ha gustado， pero no me ha encantado。Harper como protagonista es excelente， en cuanto a Rhen y Grey， me gustan ambos personajes pero personalmente no llegué a amarlos。Por ahora no tengo ganas de continuar con la trilogía， me ha gustado cómo terminó la historia， y sé que quedan muchas cosas por resolver， pero me siento satisfecha con este primer libro。
Colleen Holland
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Wonderfully unique telling of a classic fairy tale。 The strong female lead is inspiring。 I enjoyed having two narrators alternate to tell the story。Fast read and exciting development between characters and plot。
Dyanna
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DNF : 50%My conclusion is that Brigid Kemmerer should stick with the Young Adult Contemporary genre or my fault is mine because I grew old 😂The point is that there are more black holes like why Harper doesn't freak out that she arrives in a different world， the pacing is painfully slow and the characters are meh plus that I sense a love triangle that I hate。 In the end this book was not for me， her contemporary books are pure gold but fantasy？！ Terrible。。。 DNF : 50%My conclusion is that Brigid Kemmerer should stick with the Young Adult Contemporary genre or my fault is mine because I grew old 😂The point is that there are more black holes like why Harper doesn't freak out that she arrives in a different world， the pacing is painfully slow and the characters are meh plus that I sense a love triangle that I hate。 In the end this book was not for me， her contemporary books are pure gold but fantasy？！ Terrible。。。 。。。more
Taylor
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I really loved this。 I hate that I read some other more negative reviews prior to finishing this， because I can sort've see the points they made about how this isn't the most epic of romances。 I loved every genuine moment of their romance and I have no complaints， except basically the very last line， which of course is a spoiler， （view spoiler）[but she still can't say she loves him？ And he knows he loves her， but he doesn't even say it？ I'm sure that they declare their love for each other in the I really loved this。 I hate that I read some other more negative reviews prior to finishing this， because I can sort've see the points they made about how this isn't the most epic of romances。 I loved every genuine moment of their romance and I have no complaints， except basically the very last line， which of course is a spoiler， （view spoiler）[but she still can't say she loves him？ And he knows he loves her， but he doesn't even say it？ I'm sure that they declare their love for each other in the rest of the series but I certainly can't sit through another slow burn of ANOTHER couple when I'm still very much wanting to wrap up this couple。 （hide spoiler）]I don't think I will be reading the rest of the series just to read about their love second-hand， but I am still very content with having read this book。 I loved it a lot。 Just wish it was a happier happy ending。 。。。more
Cheyenne
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5 🌟 CW: violence， cancer mention， suicide， torture， descriptions of blood and corpses， death of a parent A Curse So Dark and Lonely is my first Brigid Kemmerer book， and OMG I loved it！ Do you ever read it a book and it feels like home right away？ This was this book for me。 We have a badass heroine with cerebral palsy， slow burn enemies to lovers， a bit of magic and a beast of course。 Did I mention that it's a Beauty and the Beast retelling？ （Sadly， there is no library in this version）。 We follo 5 🌟 CW: violence， cancer mention， suicide， torture， descriptions of blood and corpses， death of a parent A Curse So Dark and Lonely is my first Brigid Kemmerer book， and OMG I loved it！ Do you ever read it a book and it feels like home right away？ This was this book for me。 We have a badass heroine with cerebral palsy， slow burn enemies to lovers， a bit of magic and a beast of course。 Did I mention that it's a Beauty and the Beast retelling？ （Sadly， there is no library in this version）。 We follow Harper who is being the look out for her brother while he shakes some guy down for money， because he's stuck working for the loan shark their dad got caught up in。 Out of nowhere she sees a man try to abduct a girl， so Harper attacks him and ends up in Emberfall。 Enter the cursed， and frankly broody， Prince Rhen。 Not to mention his trusty and ever loyal commander of the guard， Grey。 Grey has to be my favorite character， though we don't get chapters from his pov， only Rhen and Harper's。 I just loved adventure Harper was having and how much growth it gave her。 I loved her friendship with Grey and her unfailing kindness for everyone she met in that strange Kingdom。 Except for Lilith。 She can rot in Hell。 We also get Harper's brother who just proves a point （with of Game of Throne reference） that readers are more equipped to find themselves suddenly in roy court situation and can pretend accordingly 😂。 This is definitely going to be a comfort read for me， and I can not wait to read the next one， but I'm on a book ban so 🤷🏾♂️ it will have to wait。 。。。more
carissa ferguson
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I enjoyed it but it wasn't until the last 150 pages。 Easy read I enjoyed it but it wasn't until the last 150 pages。 Easy read 。。。more
Ashlee
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Follow me and read all my other reviews at my blog: https://www。tumblr。com/blog/ashleesbo。。。https://twitter。com/AshleeBookishYA Fantasy Beauty and the Beast retelling。 Read that sentence again。 If you do not like YA， Fantasy， or B&B， don’t read this book。 Also， if you only like one of those things， don’t read this book。 This is a story based on a similar concept of Beauty and the Beast – man is cursed into being a monster until his little monster heart can find love and break the spell， woman is Follow me and read all my other reviews at my blog: https://www。tumblr。com/blog/ashleesbo。。。https://twitter。com/AshleeBookishYA Fantasy Beauty and the Beast retelling。 Read that sentence again。 If you do not like YA， Fantasy， or B&B， don’t read this book。 Also， if you only like one of those things， don’t read this book。 This is a story based on a similar concept of Beauty and the Beast – man is cursed into being a monster until his little monster heart can find love and break the spell， woman is brought to castle against her will and eventually falls in love with said beast。 That is where the comparisons end。 Harper is not a silent， book/library loving beauty like Belle and Rhen is not some hidden away beast quietly living his life away in his castle。 Harper is a badass from modern day Washington DC who is kidnapped and brought to Emberfell by Grey， the head guardsman to Prince Rhen （did I mention she also has Cerebral Palsy？ Amazing rep）。 Every “season” Rhen turns into a deadly terrifying monster who brings death and destruction upon his kingdom。 This book is YA which essentially means they’re teenagers。 I loved this book。 Did I love it enough to stop what I’m doing to read the sequel？ No。 But I did love it。 I liked Harper’s badass-ness and， despite his beastly issues， I really liked Rhen。 I appreciated that it wasn’t a “I don’t care if I’ve been kidnapped， I love him at first sight” situation。 Harper hated Rhen at first because…。 I mean…he had her kidnapped。 But she grows to appreciate him for what he is and grows to love him。 If all of the above sounds good to you， pick this book up。 You will not be disappointed。4 starts。Brigid Kemmerer is the New York Times bestselling author of dark and alluring Young Adult novels like A Curse So Dark and Lonely， More Than We Can Tell， and Letters to the Lost （Bloomsbury）， as well as paranormal YA stories like The Elemental Series and Thicker Than Water （Kensington）。 A full time writer， Brigid lives in the Baltimore area with her husband， her boys， her dog， and her cat。 When she’s not writing or being a mommy， you can usually find her with her hands wrapped around a barbell。 。。。more
Nara
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Muito bom！ Gostava de não ter tanto jeito para adivinhar plot twists tho。 Vou mudar outras pontuações depois deste livro
Sarah Bencosme
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Ok， I have to admit this book didn't exactly hook me from the first page， but I am glad it progressively got better。 To the surprise of absolutely no one， my favorite character turned out to be Grey， but the two main characters were very compelling （and you already know I was a sucker for their romance）。 The book was a little slow for me at times， but the whole concept made it all worth it。 Lately， I've been paying closer attention to the villains: their depth and motives， but Lilith was just pl Ok， I have to admit this book didn't exactly hook me from the first page， but I am glad it progressively got better。 To the surprise of absolutely no one， my favorite character turned out to be Grey， but the two main characters were very compelling （and you already know I was a sucker for their romance）。 The book was a little slow for me at times， but the whole concept made it all worth it。 Lately， I've been paying closer attention to the villains: their depth and motives， but Lilith was just plain annoying。 Powerful and badass， yes （but still annoying）。 I will say that the final plot twist left me absolutely shooketh， so I'm very excited about where Brigid is gonna take this in the sequel。 。。。more
Alondra
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Que tortura ha sido terminar este libro。Empezó bien y la trama estuvo algo buena， nada impresionante， pero me ayudo a terminar el libro。 Lamentablemente no pude conectar con NINGÚN personaje。 Me daba pena Rhen pero ya llega un momento en el que es demasiada auto compasión， vivía llorando y quejándose en vez de ayudar a su pueblo， me canso mucho leerlo。Quiero dejar en claro que PARA MI el romance es muy importante， así que el que no lo haya manejado bien me afecta bastante。Para empezar no sentía Que tortura ha sido terminar este libro。Empezó bien y la trama estuvo algo buena， nada impresionante， pero me ayudo a terminar el libro。 Lamentablemente no pude conectar con NINGÚN personaje。 Me daba pena Rhen pero ya llega un momento en el que es demasiada auto compasión， vivía llorando y quejándose en vez de ayudar a su pueblo， me canso mucho leerlo。Quiero dejar en claro que PARA MI el romance es muy importante， así que el que no lo haya manejado bien me afecta bastante。Para empezar no sentía que Rhen y Harper tuvieran química alguna， tampoco con Grey， lo cual me lleva a mi principal problema😭 este libro tiene una especie de triángulo que JAMÁS voy a olvidar 😖 yo creía que los triángulos en los que la chica amaba a los dos y se la pasaba indecisa eran los peores pero he descubierto que no😭 Este es el peor😖 NUNCA queda claro si es un triángulo o no。 Nunca se aclara nada， y eso me mataba， ponían a los personajes en ciertas situaciones que daban a entender algo y después decían otra cosa y ，repito， NUNCA aclararon nada。 No se si era porque Harper no sentía nada por ninguno o simplemente fue un problema de la autora， que no lo pudo plantear bien。 Ojo que Grey y Rhen también me paraban confundiendo， no solo Harper。Y ese final 🙄😩 Yo creí que para entonces todo estaría claro pero no 🤡 No voy a continuarlo， enserio sufrí mucho tratando de terminarlo。 Si alguien fuese tan amable de contarme el final de esta trilogía， que no me dejo muy intrigada que digamos， se los agradecería。 。。。more
Alyssa Ford
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WHAT DID I JUST READ？！ And now why am I obsessed with this world， characters， and universe。 Someone help me。 But in all seriousness， I really liked this Beauty and the Beast retelling- there are so many undertones that are just ahhhhh chefs kisses。 The humor。 The banter。 The characters。 Where is this all going？ I have no idea but I’m strapped in and ready for this ride。 I absolutely loved how the author wove in cerebral palsy and the differences between different types。 The main character is suc WHAT DID I JUST READ？！ And now why am I obsessed with this world， characters， and universe。 Someone help me。 But in all seriousness， I really liked this Beauty and the Beast retelling- there are so many undertones that are just ahhhhh chefs kisses。 The humor。 The banter。 The characters。 Where is this all going？ I have no idea but I’m strapped in and ready for this ride。 I absolutely loved how the author wove in cerebral palsy and the differences between different types。 The main character is such a badass and she knows her weaknesses and uses them for her strengths。 Such a power move。 I can’t like this book enough。 I’m really excited to see where this goes！！ 。。。more
Bex
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2。5 stars， rounded up because at least the writing kept me reading。Well that ending sucked！It could have been a lovely stand alone， Rhen sacrificed to kill Lilith then Grey as rightful heir getting with Harper to rule the country but nooooo it had to be a series， one where Harper doesn’t get to be with the guy she has chemistry with no she has to be with the bland prince。I may read on if I can get them from the library but otherwise I’m done and off to live in my fantasy world where Harper and G 2。5 stars， rounded up because at least the writing kept me reading。Well that ending sucked！It could have been a lovely stand alone， Rhen sacrificed to kill Lilith then Grey as rightful heir getting with Harper to rule the country but nooooo it had to be a series， one where Harper doesn’t get to be with the guy she has chemistry with no she has to be with the bland prince。I may read on if I can get them from the library but otherwise I’m done and off to live in my fantasy world where Harper and Grey marry， Jacob and Noah set up a seasonal exchange program and Emberfall prospers。 。。。more
Jess
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3。5
NoeHenry
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Si la historia hubiera pasado en un año， te la compro。 El problema es que te pone amor， que todo un pueblo confíe en alguien que los ha abandonado， etc， etc en creo que ¿una semana？ Hablamos de que secuestran a una chica， la llevan a un mundo fantástico y ella lo acepta en menos de dos días。 ¿Lo peor？ Que todo el rato intentan meterte el cuento de "ella no es como las demás" "ella es fuerte， no se preocupa por su aspecto， ella ha sufrido"。。。 Vamos， la misma tontería de siempre。 Que una mujer que Si la historia hubiera pasado en un año， te la compro。 El problema es que te pone amor， que todo un pueblo confíe en alguien que los ha abandonado， etc， etc en creo que ¿una semana？ Hablamos de que secuestran a una chica， la llevan a un mundo fantástico y ella lo acepta en menos de dos días。 ¿Lo peor？ Que todo el rato intentan meterte el cuento de "ella no es como las demás" "ella es fuerte， no se preocupa por su aspecto， ella ha sufrido"。。。 Vamos， la misma tontería de siempre。 Que una mujer que se maquille， se preocupe por su aspecto o que reaccione con MIEDO， es una chica "típica" y nada interesante ni fuerte。 EN FIN。 （view spoiler）[¿La trama？ 0 giros inesperados。 Te intenta meter un plot twist al final pero se ve a venir。 Y luego intenta justificar su "amor en dos segundos y medio después de que me secuestres porque eres un tío bueno" diciendo que no sabe si lo ama o no， pero acabas de romper una maldición entera por sacrificarte por amor。 （hide spoiler）] Le doy un 2 por el personaje de Grey。 。。。more
Davina Potter
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4。5 ⭐️ Last couple hundred pages were pretty beautiful。 And the one liners from a few of the characters were jokes。 My only qualms being is this a love triangle or not？ I’m assuming not and if it isn’t I feel as though the relationships between the two main antagonists should have been focused on more。 Not sure I liked that ending if I’m honest。 Feel as tho the epilogue could have been altered for a happy ending making it a stand-alone rather than a trilogy。 Sort of don’t want to read the next b 4。5 ⭐️ Last couple hundred pages were pretty beautiful。 And the one liners from a few of the characters were jokes。 My only qualms being is this a love triangle or not？ I’m assuming not and if it isn’t I feel as though the relationships between the two main antagonists should have been focused on more。 Not sure I liked that ending if I’m honest。 Feel as tho the epilogue could have been altered for a happy ending making it a stand-alone rather than a trilogy。 Sort of don’t want to read the next book but I’ve already bought it 🥴。Still good because it was written beautifully I feel as tho I’m just being harsh and suggesting an alternate ending。 。。。more
_EMMA_
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The ending I didn’t see coming I’m excited to read the next book
Bookstories 🍀
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3，5 ⭐️ en realidadLa historia en sí， me gustó bastante y me atrapó de principio a fin。 Los personajes como un todo y por separado tienen personalidades que me agradaron y me hicieron la lectura amena y ágil。 A pesar de ser un libro de 500 páginas y el primero de una trilogía yo jamás lo sentí lento ni pesado y es más que nada porque siempre están pasando cosas y siempre hay algo nuevo que descubrir。Lo que no me gustó es que sentí que la autora quizo ir a la segura con elementos similares a otros 3，5 ⭐️ en realidadLa historia en sí， me gustó bastante y me atrapó de principio a fin。 Los personajes como un todo y por separado tienen personalidades que me agradaron y me hicieron la lectura amena y ágil。 A pesar de ser un libro de 500 páginas y el primero de una trilogía yo jamás lo sentí lento ni pesado y es más que nada porque siempre están pasando cosas y siempre hay algo nuevo que descubrir。Lo que no me gustó es que sentí que la autora quizo ir a la segura con elementos similares a otros libros y me pareció innecesario。 Me recordaba a Trono de cristal en varias ocasiones en cuanto al interés amoroso （que llega a ser casi un triángulo）， y también a Una corte de rosas y espinas， que al ser un retelling de la misma historia genera muchas similitudes。El real interés amoroso no parece tal， porque no existe química alguna entre los personajes y desde el inicio hasta el final a mí siempre me dio igual si se quedaban juntos。 Incluso mi interés iba por otro personaje。Y finalmente consideré que hubo algunas cosas que estuvieron desarrolladas pobremente como lo fue el inicio con una Harper sin temores de un nuevo mundo desconocido y también el final que fue tan apresurado que me quedé con ganas de más。Es un libro que recomiendo y que continuaré porque necesito saber que más pasará。 También siento que la historia promete grandes cosas y muero por conocerlas。 。。。more
Amanda
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I was putting off reading this because I had a feeling I wouldn't like it （fantasy romance is not something that interests me。） I needed to unhaul this book so I decided to at least see what it was about and had to DNF at 15%。 There was zero atmosphere and personality to keep me interested。 I was putting off reading this because I had a feeling I wouldn't like it （fantasy romance is not something that interests me。） I needed to unhaul this book so I decided to at least see what it was about and had to DNF at 15%。 There was zero atmosphere and personality to keep me interested。 。。。more
Book Barbarian （Tammy Smith）
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Plottt3Actiontt3tCharacterst3Writingtt4World Buildingt3Spoiler free reviews！A gorgeously written retelling， definitely a great weekend read！Reads like: based on Beauty and the Beast with a modern， dark twistONE SENTENCE TO DESCRIBE THIS BOOK: Prince Rhen is heir to Emberfall， cursed by a powerful enchantress to turn into a beast and repeat the autumn of his 18th year over and over， then he meets Harper from D。C， she is sucked into his world after doing a good deed – together can they realize w Plottt3Actiontt3tCharacterst3Writingtt4World Buildingt3Spoiler free reviews！A gorgeously written retelling， definitely a great weekend read！Reads like: based on Beauty and the Beast with a modern， dark twistONE SENTENCE TO DESCRIBE THIS BOOK: Prince Rhen is heir to Emberfall， cursed by a powerful enchantress to turn into a beast and repeat the autumn of his 18th year over and over， then he meets Harper from D。C， she is sucked into his world after doing a good deed – together can they realize what is at stake and break the curse？Initial ThoughtsThe writing was superb （sometimes it’s just done right） I could not peel my eyes away for the first 100 pagesHarper， Rhen and Grey were really well crafted characters although I did do a sneak peak for fan art。The world building was spot on - not too much and not too little。The pacing was done right – shorter chapters always work for me。So many diverse reps - I always enjoy books with diversity。Anything wrong with it It was very predictable but the fantastic world building， characters and pacing really kept me invested。I would of liked to see an even darker twist or stray from the story。It really is sweet， it got me out of a reading slump and I had to rate it 4， however if this is as good as it gets I do wonder what the next book in the series could bring to the table。It was a sweet weekend filling read， what more can I say？Perfect for those that love retellings， YA fantasy and diverse representation Overall Rating: 41st book in a three part seriesPublish Date: 28 January 2019Cover Rating: 7/10 Young Adult / Fantasy/Retelling/Romance/Contemporary 。。。more
Chloe
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wow， i really enjoyed this book！ this was my first like *easy* classic， ya fantasy in a while and it was so nice。 the world building was really good， and i did really enjoy harper’s， grey’s and rhen’s characters and the dynamics between the three。 beauty and the beast has always been my fav disney princess movie and after finishing this i immediately watched the beauty and the beast live action remake lol。 the aesthetics were very similar imo！！ it might not have been the strongest in plot or cha wow， i really enjoyed this book！ this was my first like *easy* classic， ya fantasy in a while and it was so nice。 the world building was really good， and i did really enjoy harper’s， grey’s and rhen’s characters and the dynamics between the three。 beauty and the beast has always been my fav disney princess movie and after finishing this i immediately watched the beauty and the beast live action remake lol。 the aesthetics were very similar imo！！ it might not have been the strongest in plot or character development but it was a very enjoyable read and that’s all that matters！ i’m very excited to read the rest of the series and stare at fan art of rhen and gray lmfao 。。。more
gillian
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can't decide between 3。5 and 4 stars。 the only major problem i had with this was the story being told in present-tense （it just made it read weird for me） and that harper wasn't more fixated on her family at home/how easily she seemed to slip into this brand new world it felt unrealistic。 i also wish we'd had more about her cerebral palsy instead of only when it seemed to suit the story！！ but i did really love this and her relationships with everyone + all the characters were likable （rhen fell can't decide between 3。5 and 4 stars。 the only major problem i had with this was the story being told in present-tense （it just made it read weird for me） and that harper wasn't more fixated on her family at home/how easily she seemed to slip into this brand new world it felt unrealistic。 i also wish we'd had more about her cerebral palsy instead of only when it seemed to suit the story！！ but i did really love this and her relationships with everyone + all the characters were likable （rhen fell a little flat every now and then though admittedly）。 also loved the plot twist （but i did guess it ahead of time lmao） 。。。more
Sofia
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